Issuing a permit for the construction or modification of a facility in, on, above and below surface waters; applying for backfilling and excavation work

    The construction and significant alteration of facilities in accordance with § 36 WHG, including embankments or excavations in and on surface waters, require the approval of the water authority.

    Description

    If you wish to construct a facility or make significant changes to an existing facility in, above, below, over or on surface waters, you can apply for a permit from the water authority. Installations can be: dams, bridges, crossings, culverts, watercourse crossings with supply/supply lines, construction measures on watercourses, pipeline routes parallel to watercourses, bank reinforcements and property enclosures, footbridges.

    Online services

    There is currently no online service available for this location.

    Competent office

    Lower water authority

    Contact point

    To the lower water authority

    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

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    Prerequisites

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    Procedure

    You can apply informally for approval of installations on surface waters.

    - The competent authority will review your application

    - You will receive feedback on your application

    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 and Climate Protection on 09.02.2022

    Version

    Technisch erstellt on 05.09.2023
    Technisch geändert on 27.03.2026

    Language version

    Deutsch

    Sprache: de
    Technisch erstellt on 07.06.2017
    Technisch geändert on 14.05.2025

    Englisch

    Sprache: en
    Sprachbezeichnung nativ: English
    Technisch erstellt on 22.10.2025
    Technisch geändert on 23.10.2024