Calculate water withdrawal charges

There is no uniform procedure of the Länder, as this depends on the specific legal requirements and structures in the individual Länder.

The competent body is the result of the national regulations of the individual Länder.

Water abstraction is subject to a charge for those who take water from an above-ground body of water, discharge it or extract groundwater, extract it, unearth or discharge it.

There is no uniform regulation in the Länder where water abstraction charges are levied.

The amount of the fee depends in principle on the medium from which the water was taken (groundwater or above-ground water), the amount of water and the rate of charge to be used.

The processing time depends on the quality and scope of the submitted forms and documents.

• Water abstraction charging laws of the länder

• DIRECTIVE 2000/60/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE RATES of 23 October 2000 on the establishment of a regulatory framework for Community action in the field of water policy (WFD)
• Tax Code (AO)
• Landesgesetz über die Erhebung eines Entgelts für die Entnahme von Wasser aus Gewässern (LWEntG)
• Abgabenordnung (AO)

The water withdrawal fee notice may be objected to within one month of notification. The opposition has no suspensive effect.

• Weitere Informationen zum Wasserentnahmeentgelt

Rural Service Centre (DLR)

05.10.2020