Water Association Law.

Article 1 of the above-mentioned Law establishes that water and soil associations are public bodies based on the law of the Reich or Land with the following tasks: 1) to create, modify and keep in orderly state waters and their banks, to regulate the discharge of waters and to ensure their elimination as appropriate; 2) to create, modify, keep in good state, run, exploit and as appropriate to eliminate navigation plants, dams, floodgates, hydropower stations and watersheds; 3) to drain, to irrigate, to lay dry and to protect land from flooding, 4) to eliminate, recycle and clean waste water and make it safe; 4) to procure potable water and water for use; 5) to improve and conserve the soil in good conditions and to cultivate and use agricultural land, 6) to manage ground water adequately; 7) to reclaim land from waters; 8) to contribute to the adoption of measures concerning water resources, waterworks, soil and waste water. The text consists of 3 articles.

Implements: Water Association Act. (1991-02-12)