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Wastewater disposal; implementation
Wastewater disposal is carried out by the municipalities and cities or municipal wastewater associations.
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Procedure details
Description
According to the Bavarian Water Act, wastewater disposal is a mandatory task of the municipalities and cities and is carried out by them within their own sphere of influence. The municipalities and cities (or municipal wastewater associations) build and operate sewer networks (for wastewater collection and discharge) and wastewater treatment plants (for wastewater treatment).
Wastewater may only be discharged into bodies of water if its quality meets certain minimum requirements, which are laid down in the Federal Water Act and specified in the Wastewater Ordinance.
To ensure that the municipalities and cities can collect the wastewater and comply with the requirements, they regulate the scope of the municipal area to be sewered as well as the requirements for the type and quality of the wastewater to be discharged into the sewer system by households and commercial enterprises through the municipal drainage bylaws. The statutes on contributions and charges regulate the financing of the wastewater facilities via (one-off) contributions and (ongoing) charges. In those areas of the municipal area where no public sewer system is installed, the proper disposal of wastewater is the responsibility of the property owners and is usually carried out via small wastewater treatment plants.
If you have any questions about wastewater disposal (sewer connection options, compulsory connection and use, amount of contributions and fees, wastewater treatment, effluent values of the wastewater treatment plant, etc.), it is best to contact your municipality first.
Wastewater may only be discharged into bodies of water if its quality meets certain minimum requirements, which are laid down in the Federal Water Act and specified in the Wastewater Ordinance.
To ensure that the municipalities and cities can collect the wastewater and comply with the requirements, they regulate the scope of the municipal area to be sewered as well as the requirements for the type and quality of the wastewater to be discharged into the sewer system by households and commercial enterprises through the municipal drainage bylaws. The statutes on contributions and charges regulate the financing of the wastewater facilities via (one-off) contributions and (ongoing) charges. In those areas of the municipal area where no public sewer system is installed, the proper disposal of wastewater is the responsibility of the property owners and is usually carried out via small wastewater treatment plants.
If you have any questions about wastewater disposal (sewer connection options, compulsory connection and use, amount of contributions and fees, wastewater treatment, effluent values of the wastewater treatment plant, etc.), it is best to contact your municipality first.
Legal bases
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Verordnung über Anforderungen an das Einleiten von Abwasser in Gewässer (Abwasserverordnung - AbwV)Anhang 1 Häusliches und kommunales Abwasser
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Gemeindliche Entwässerungssatzungen (EWS) sowie Beitrags- und Gebührensatzungen (BG-EWS)
Appeal
(Optional) appeal procedure
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Appeal procedure (optional); lodging an appeal
If the objection has no suspensive effect, an application for suspension of enforcement can be made to the original authority or the objection authority in accordance with Section 80 (4) VwGO. Instead, an application for an order or restoration of the suspensive effect of the objection can be made to the competent Bavarian Administrative Court in accordance with Section 80 (5) VwGO.
Please note: If it concerns the demand for public charges and costs (§ 80 Para. 2 Sentence 1 No. 1 VwGO), an application to the court is generally only admissible if the authority has previously rejected an application for suspension of enforcement (§ 80 Para. 6 VwGO).
Related issues
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Wastewater; payment of wastewater chargesYou pay for the disposal of the wastewater you produce via (ongoing) wastewater charges.
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Wastewater; payment of drainage contributionsYou co-finance the construction and provision of such a facility in accordance with the principle of solidarity by making contributions to the public drainage system.
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Wastewater disposal; application for exemption or partial exemption from compulsory connection and useThe obligation to connect to and use a public drainage system ensures proper public wastewater disposal.
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Wastewater disposal; application for a property connectionYou connect your property to the public drainage system by means of a property connection.
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Wastewater disposal; payment of a small discharger levy
According to the federal and state wastewater levy law, the municipalities are obliged to pay a wastewater levy to the state for small dischargers.
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Wastewater disposal via small wastewater treatment plants; notification of the test resultSmall wastewater treatment plants on your own property must be regularly inspected by a recognized private expert. The test result must be reported to the lower water authority.
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Rainwater; information on infiltration without a permit
Rainwater from paved areas should be returned to the natural water cycle as far as possible (= near-natural rainwater management).
Status: 02.05.2025
Editorial responsibility Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Umwelt und Verbraucherschutz
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