Installations near water bodies (10m range)

Under water law, the term facilities includes, for example, bridges, buildings, pipelines, fences, walls, bank protections, or even composting areas.

If such facilities are erected, removed (demolition) or substantially altered in the 10 m range of the shoreline of water bodies, including streams, roadside ditches, ponds, ponds, canals, etc., the project sponsor must have this project approved by the lower water authority in good time prior to the measure (see § 31 LWG in conjunction with § 36 WHG).

In the case of buildings (e.g. single-family house), which require a building permit, the responsible building permit authority decides on the building permit in agreement with the responsible water authority (cf. § 31 para. 4 p. 2 LWG).

Approval of facilities shall not be granted only if the project is expected to have a detrimental effect on the public welfare or to cause significant disadvantages, hazards, nuisances for other properties and facilities, which can neither be prevented nor compensated for by conditions and requirements.

Installations on and in water bodies must not impair the ecological functions of the water bodies and must not deteriorate their natural or nature-like condition.

Required Documents:

• Request letter
• Explanatory report
• General site plan, scale 1:10,000 with marking of the location of the project
• Detailed plan/site plan, scale 1:250 with drawing of the corresponding plant
• Geocoordinates ? Right value / High value
• Cadastral data ? District and parcel and land parcel
• Cadastral plan
• Cross profile of water body and plant
• In the case of changes to the cross-section of the watercourse, appropriate hydraulic calculations of the water management effects.

Cost:

The cost of issuing a permit for a facility is governed by the LVO

• Municipal administration
• Municipal administration
• Municipality
• District administration
• Lower water authority