Water protection

When handling substances hazardous to water (gases, liquids and solids), special protective measures must be taken to protect water.

Do you operate a facility in which substances hazardous to water are handled? Then you are obliged to comply with the water protection requirements. Substances hazardous to water are substances that are either considered to be generally hazardous to water or can be assigned to a water hazard class (WGK).

Requirements for systems in which substances hazardous to water are handled are regulated in the AwSV (Ordinance on the Handling of Substances Hazardous to Water).

Do you need an expert opinion, an inspection by an AwSV expert or general advice on the subject of plant-related water protection (AwSV)?

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Approval procedure

Expert opinions for immission control approval procedures

As part of approval procedures, an expert opinion is regularly required to check compliance with the requirements of plant-related water protection. The requirements arising from the AwSV and the Technical Rules for Substances Hazardous to Water (TRwS) are examined here.

Application documents
We are happy to support you in preparing the necessary application documents as part of approval procedures in accordance with BImS
Authority assessor
We are also happy to act as an official expert for your application procedure (after confirmation by the authorities). Please note that we can either advise you or check your systems.
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Notification

according to § 40 AwSV

The competent authority must be notified in writing at least six weeks in advance of the construction or significant modification of an AwSV facility subject to inspection and of any modification that leads to a change in the hazard level.

We will be happy to assist you in preparing a notification in accordance with § 40 AwSV for submission to the competent authority.

Content of the notification
The notification essentially contains information on the operator, the location and boundaries of the facility, the substances hazardous to water that are handled in the facility, certificates of usability issued by the building authorities and the technical and organizational measures that are important for the safety of the facility.
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Suitability assessment

Expert opinion in accordance with Section 41 AwSV

According to § 63 WHG, the suitability of facilities for storage, filling and handling (LAU facilities) must be determined before construction and operation as well as after significant changes.

We will be happy to provide you with the relevant reports for submission to the competent authority.

Exemption from the requirement to determine suitability
As the operator, you have the option of making use of the exemption from the requirement to determine suitability (Section 41 AwSV) and having the suitability of your system determined by an AwSV expert by submitting the required evidence of the system components together with a water protection expert opinion.
Content of the expert opinion
Taking into account the evidence in accordance with § 41 (2) sentence 1 (e.g. general design approvals), it is demonstrated that the installation as a whole meets the water protection requirements.
Authority's deadline
The installation may be constructed and operated as planned if the competent authority has neither prohibited the construction or operation nor specified requirements for the construction or operation within a period of six weeks after submission of the relevant evidence and the water protection expert opinion.
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Suitability assessment

Expert opinion in accordance with Section 42 AwSV

As part of the suitability assessment in accordance with Section 63 WHG, authorities may require the submission of an additional water protection expert opinion from an AwSV expert.

We will be happy to support you in communicating with the authorities to clarify the scope of the expert opinion and prepare the required expert opinion for submission to the authority responsible for you.

Content of the expert opinion
The content of the expert opinion can include all water protection-related content for which the authority requires the opinion of an AwSV expert.
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Plant documentation

according to § 43 AwSV

According to § 43 AwSV, as the operator of an AwSV plant you are obliged to keep plant documentation.

We will be happy to support you in preparing your documentation by providing sample templates, checking for completeness or preparing a complete register.

Contents of the plant documentation
In particular, the plant documentation must include information on the structure and boundaries of the plant, the substances used, the design and materials of the individual plant components, safety equipment and protective measures, extinguishing water retention and stability.
Necessity
System documentation in accordance with Section 43 AwSV must be kept for all AwSV systems (not only for AwSV systems subject to mandatory testing).
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Inspections

according to § 47 AwSV

Systems that fall within the scope of the AwSV must be inspected by an expert within the meaning of the AwSV in accordance with Section 47 AwSV.

We are happy to offer to carry out the necessary inspections for your AwSV systems.

Obligation to inspect according to location
Annex 5 of the AwSV specifies the inspection dates for systems outside protected areas or provisionally secured flood areas. Annex 6 lists the inspection dates for installations within the aforementioned areas.
Obligation to inspect
The obligation to inspect is specified for the various types of system in Annex 5 and Annex 6 of the AwSV. We would be happy to check the obligation to inspect your systems for you.
Prüfpflicht
Die Prüfpflicht ist für die verschiedenen Anlagentypen in Anlage 5 und Anlage 6 der AwSV festgelegt. Gerne prüfen wir für Sie die Prüfpflicht Ihrer Anlagen.
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Classification of substances and mixtures

according to Annex 1 AwSV

As the operator of a plant, you are obliged to classify the substances handled in your plant as “not hazardous to water” or in a water hazard class. Such a classification already exists for many substances and you can fall back on this. For company-specific mixtures, such information is usually not available and you must carry out a classification yourself in accordance with the requirements of Annex 1 of the AwSV.

We will be happy to carry out this classification for you and prepare the necessary documentation for submission to the competent authority (Federal Environment Agency) or for internal use.

Classification of substances
It must first be checked whether a substance can be classified as non-hazardous to water. If the criteria are not met, the water hazard class (WGK) must be determined.
Classification of mixtures
Mixtures can also be classified as non-hazardous to water. If the criteria are not met, the water hazard class (WGK) must be determined on the basis of the components of the mixture.
Documentation of the self-classification
The self-classification is documented in forms in accordance with Annex 2 of the AwSV and must be submitted to the Federal Environment Agency (UBA).
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Consulting

Do you have a specific question about the AwSV?

Feel free to contact us, we will of course also be happy to advise you on all your questions about plant-related water protection.

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Do you have questions about our services or need a quote? Feel free to contact us by phone, e-mail or via our contact form.

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