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Salzgitter

Calculating and setting water withdrawal charges

The state of Lower Saxony charges a fee for the withdrawal of water.

Water withdrawals subject to charges are
the abstraction and discharge of water from surface waters,
the abstraction, extraction, extraction and discharge of groundwater.
The lower water authority is responsible for setting and charging the fee.

Description

Description

In Germany, a water abstraction charge can be levied for the abstraction and discharge of water from surface waters, as well as for the abstraction, extraction, underground conduction and discharge of groundwater. The individual federal states decide whether and to what extent a water abstraction charge is levied.

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