Authority for the Environment, Climate, Energy and Agriculture

Garden irrigation fountains on private property

Prerequisites

• It is a private garden that belongs to your own home.
• The property on which the garden irrigation fountain is to be located is outside a water protection area. In Hamburg, water protection areas are located in
  • Baursberg,
  • Billstedter,
  • Curslack/Altengamme,
  • Eidelstedt/Stellingen Langenhorn/Glashütte
  • Süderelbmarsch/Harburg Mountains
• The garden irrigation fountain is used exclusively for watering your garden and not for commercial purposes.

Documents required

Please note

In certain circumstances, a notification is not sufficient. You must apply for a permit instead. This is the case if

• the well is to be located in an allotment garden or a plot of land that is only used seasonally.
• the fountain is located in the garden of an apartment building
• the property is not only used for private purposes.
• the well is located in a water protection area.

According to the Explosive Ordnance Ordinance of January 1, 2006 (Section 5), the property owner is obliged to carry out a survey when intervening in the building site. Therefore, you are responsible for clarifying the suspicion of explosive ordnance before construction begins, at your own expense.

In addition, you or the company commissioned to drill the well must report the drilling via the online portal “Norddeutsche Bohranzeige”. According to the Geology Data Act, this must be done at least two weeks before work begins.

Deadlines

4 weeks before construction begins

Procedure

• You submit the report online.
• The system will immediately inform you if there is anything preventing the construction of your garden irrigation well.
• At a later date, you will usually also receive a confirmation email from the responsible office with further instructions.

Processing time

Up to 4 weeks

Fees

No

Legal remedies

This is a report by you. No legal remedy is provided.

Legal basis

§ 30 a Hamburg Water Act (HWaG)


www.landesrecht-hamburg.de/bsha/document/jlr-WasGHA2005pP30a