WATERTIME NATIONAL CONTEXT REPORT : GERMANY

The report include the following issues: a set of general data and a country background containing the basic information to frame the national water context, the water resources and their main characteristics and a general overview about the water uses ; the legal framework of the water and sewerage services including a general description of the national political system, the general competences of the different levels of government and a more detailed explanation of the most relevant aspects of the national legislation related to the water system and their historical evolution.