Calculating and setting the wastewater levy
Do you discharge wastewater into a body of water? Then you must pay a levy to the respective federal state. You should submit the declarations (forms) required for the assessment of the levy to the competent authority.
Description
In Germany, a wastewater tax is levied on the discharge of wastewater (wastewater and precipitation water) into surface waters or groundwater on the basis of federal and supplementary state law. The wastewater levy is collected by the individual federal states.
Citizens - including small dischargers - and indirectly discharging companies only pay the wastewater levy indirectly (via the wastewater charge or via the local authority passing it on). Only companies that have their own wastewater treatment plant and discharge wastewater pay a wastewater levy directly to the state.
Online services
There is currently no online service available for this location.
Competent office
- As a rule, the lower water authorities are responsible for collecting the wastewater levy: districts, independent and large independent cities, Hannover region
- In certain cases, the Lower Saxony State Agency for Water Management, Coastal Defence and Nature Conservation (NLWKN) is responsible for collecting the water abstraction charge
Contact point
Responsibility lies with the district and the independent city.
Contact person
Unfortunately, no contact persons were found for District Verden (Lower Saxony). Please check the service description above for information on how to find the responsible contact person.
Forms
The names and designs of the individual forms vary from state to state. Generally speaking, the following declarations/forms are available.
- Declaration of discharge for precipitation water
- Declaration of discharge for small dischargers
- Declaration of monitoring values (§ 6 para. 1 AbwAG)
- Declaration of lower monitoring values (§ 4 Para. 5 AbwAG)
- For industrial dischargers: Application for deduction of preload (§ 4 para. 3 AbwAG)
- If applicable, link to the aforementioned forms: Federal state specific
- Online procedure possible: Federal state specific
Prerequisites
Anyone who discharges wastewater into a body of water is liable to pay the levy.
Basis for legal action
Legal remedy
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Procedure
In Germany, a wastewater tax is levied on the discharge of wastewater (wastewater and precipitation water) into surface waters or groundwater on the basis of federal and supplementary state law. The wastewater levy is collected by the individual federal states.
Citizens - including small dischargers - and indirectly discharging companies only pay the wastewater levy indirectly (via the wastewater charge or via the local authority passing it on). Only companies that have their own wastewater treatment plant and discharge wastewater pay a wastewater levy directly to the state.
Notes (specifics)
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Unterstützende Institutionen
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Welche Dokumente resultieren aus dieser Leistung?
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Area of validity
Lower Saxony
Official approval
Officially approved by Lower Saxony Ministry for the Environment, Energy, Building and Climate Protection
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