… is initially open to all types of use and no one should be excluded from access to the medium of water through ownership or pricing. The use of water can have the characteristics of public goods (ocean shipping), natural monopolies (drinking …

… Monitoring and assessment The federal and state governments regularly collect data on the North Sea and Baltic Sea using various monitoring methods. This helps to assess the marine environment and counteract negative trends. In addition to traditional …

… Water body structure last update on 16.04.2012 Classification of quality of the water body structure A classification of quality of the water body structure (see table below) developed by the Working Group of the Federal States on Water Issues (LAWA) describes a change in …

… calculation methods for determining stack heights and for dispersion calculations. The calculation programs BESTAL (BESMIN, BESMAX) and AUSTAL are exemplary implementations of these specifications. They are provided free of charge by the Federal Environment Agency. last update on …

… Risk management in river basins Emissions to air, water and soil and the number of accidents at industrial facilities due to shortcomings in accident prevention had taken on alarming proportions by the 1970s. UBA addressed the problem and in the years since then has formulated a comprehensive risk …