information requirements of evaporative cooling systems, cooling towers and wet scrubbers; Notification of an excess measure value

Exceedances of measure values for the concentration of Legionella in industrial water must be reported to the competent authority!

As the operator of an evaporative cooling system, a cooling tower or a wet scrubber, you are obliged to inform the competent authority immediately in accordance with Annex 3 Part 1 of the 42nd BImSchV and within a period of 4 weeks in accordance with Annex 3 Part 2 of the 42nd BImSchV if a laboratory test reveals that the measures specified in Annex 1 of the 42nd BImSchV for the concentration of Legionella in industrial water have been exceeded. The competent authority receives the information and examines the measures you have taken.

The competent authorities are the regional councils

The information according to the Ordinance on Evaporative Cooling Systems, Cooling Towers and Wet Separators is provided electronically via the "Cadastre for the Recording of Evaporative Cooling Systems 42nd BImSchV – KaVKA".

This information does not constitute an administrative act. For this reason, no remedy will result.

The information according to the Ordinance on Evaporative Cooling Systems, Cooling Towers and Wet Separators is provided via the "Cadastre for the Recording of Evaporative Cooling Systems 42nd BImSchV – KaVKA".

In order to inform about the exceeding of a measure value, a registration in the system KaVKA-42.BV is first required. After successful registration and setting of the master data of the workplace (the location of the plant) and the plant, information can be provided

Below you will find information on login and registration.

If a measure value is exceeded, you are obliged, among other things, to inform the competent authority immediately in accordance with Annex 3 Part 1 and within a period of 4 weeks in accordance with Annex 3 Part 2.