Authority for the Environment, Climate, Energy and Agriculture

Apply for a change of permit for the extraction of groundwater

Prerequisites

• The responsible authority has a water law permit for the project.
• The groundwater and the public water supply are not endangered by your use.
• Your project does not fall under public use, for which no water law permit is required.

Documents required

Which documents you need for your application varies depending on the type and scope of your project. In a preliminary discussion with the responsible water authority, you can clarify which documents are required in your case.

As a rule, you must provide all documents proving the change, such as

• Site plan with changes
• Explanatory report in case of significant changes,
• Information on planned facilities

Please note

Deadlines

There is no legal deadline. Apply for the change in permit well in advance of the planned change in the withdrawal.

Procedure

• You send your application for a change of permit with the required documents to the responsible authority.
• The competent authority
  • checks the completeness of your application and documents and contacts you if any information or documents are missing,
  • examines your application from a water management and water law perspective and, if necessary, involves other bodies.
• You receive
  • a change notice for the permit or
  • a rejection notice
• You will also receive a fee notice.
• You pay the fee.

Processing time

The processing time depends in particular on the quality and scope of your application and the documents. You must expect a processing time of 4 weeks. In individual cases, processing may take longer or shorter.

Fees

30.00 EUR - 5,000.00 EUR

Legal remedies

Contradiction

Legal basis

Section 8 paragraph 1 of the Water Resources Act (Water Resources Act - WHG)

www.gesetze-im-internet.de/whg_2009/__8.html


Section 9 paragraph 1 number 5 of the Water Resources Act (Water Resources Act - WHG)

www.gesetze-im-internet.de/whg_2009/__9.html