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Water supply; payment of water contributions
You co-finance the construction and provision of a public water supply facility in accordance with the principle of solidarity through production contributions for the public water supply facility.
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Procedure details
Description
The local contribution and fee statutes for the water supply statutes (BGS / WAS) stipulate that property owners who have the opportunity to connect their property to a public water supply facility must generally pay (one-off) production contributions. They thus participate in the financing of this facility according to the solidarity principle (every owner in the facility area is required to contribute).
The amount of the contribution is often based on the size of the property and floor area; a certain contribution rate is payable perm2 of such areas, which is specified in the BGS/WAS. However, it is also common to calculate the contribution based on the plot area and the floor area permitted for the plot under building law. The contribution rate is usually calculated on the basis of a so-called global calculation. In this calculation, all costs incurred are summarized and mathematically allocated to the total of the existing and expected property and floor areas.
In the course of constructing such a public facility, municipalities also have the option of demanding so-called advance payments from the property owners prior to completion, e.g. in order to reduce the municipal borrowing required for the construction measures. Advance payments are offset against the final settlement (final production contribution) after completion of the construction work.
It should also be noted that a municipality can also levy so-called improvement contributions after the initial construction of a facility if, for example, it has modernized or upgraded the long-standing facility.
Please contact your local authority for more information on the specific local regulations.
Legal bases
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Gemeindliche Beitrags- und Gebührensatzungen zur Wasserabgabesatzung (BGS/WAS)
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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Water supply; application for a garden connectionYou can also use the water provided by the public water supply system for watering your garden.
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Status: 06.06.2025
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