Indirect dischargers, approval of expert bodies according to the Indirect Discharger Regulation

Wastewater is produced by the domestic, commercial, agricultural and other use of water in almost all areas of the economy and life. If necessary according to the area of origin, waste water from the commercial sector is pre-treated and sent via the public sewerage system to municipal sewage treatment plants for further treatment (indirect discharger). The treated wastewater is then discharged into a surface body of water.

In the areas of origin of waste water, which provide for corresponding de minimis regulations and requirements and for which only a notification instead of a permit is required for discharge, the discharges are monitored by expert bodies in accordance with the Indirect Discharger Ordinance. This applies, for example, to separator systems for the treatment of wastewater containing mineral oil, amalgam separators in dental practices or dry cleaning plants.

Expert bodies may act in accordance with the extent to which they are approved. Approvals may be limited to certain test areas or limited in time.

Approvals from other federal states as well as other member states of the European Union, a contracting state to the Agreement on the European Economic Area or Switzerland shall be deemed to be approvals if their equivalence has been determined by the licensing authority and published in the State Gazette for the State of Hesse.

The Hessian State Agency for Nature Conservation, Environment and Geology is responsible for the recognition procedure.

You can also complete the procedure electronically via the Point of Single Contact

Decisive is the Guidelines for the Recognition of Expert Bodies according to § 4 Indirect Discharger Ordinance, as of April 2019.

The leaflet can be found on the website of the HLNUG (www.hlnug.de) under Water – Wastewater – Regulations.

A separate platform has been developed for online applications. On the so-called service platform you can submit your applications electronically and much more! You are welcome to get your own impression of the application in advance without registering beforehand. To do this, use the simulation. In order to make full use of the online application, you must first register with the online application process.
 

Online application procedure of the Point of Single Contact Hesse

The costs for the recognitions and extensions of the recognitions are different in the individual areas and are in the range of approx. 480.00 Euro and 2,500.00 Euro.

Only expert bodies and not individuals are recognised.