Sachverständiger für die Selbstüberwachung bei Abwassereinleitungen Anerkennung

    If you would like to work as an expert for private wastewater pipes, you must be recognized by the relevant chamber or authority.

    Description

    Any private owner of a property who installs new wastewater pipes or significantly changes the installation is obliged to have their condition and functionality checked by experts.

    You can apply for recognition as an expert for the inspection of such wastewater pipes at the chamber responsible for you.

    The application must be processed by the responsible body within three months.

    The prerequisites for recognition are a relevant educational qualification, at least two years of relevant professional experience and participation in a training course, including passing a theoretical and practical examination.

    Private property owners who lay new wastewater pipes or make significant changes to them are obliged to have their condition and functionality checked by experts.

    You can apply for recognition as an expert for the inspection of such wastewater pipes at your local chamber.

    The application must be processed by the responsible body within three months.

    The prerequisites for recognition are a relevant educational qualification, at least two years of relevant professional experience and participation in a training course, including passing a theoretical and practical examination.

    Competent office

    Your responsible chamber or the Lower Saxony State Agency for Water Management, Coastal Defence and Nature Conservation

    Contact point

    Your responsible chamber or the Lower Saxony State Agency for Water Management, Coastal Defence and Nature Conservation

    Forms

    Not specified

    Prerequisites

    You must fulfill one of the following requirements:

    • Public appointment and swearing-in as an expert in a relevant discipline
    • Engineer in a relevant technical field (e.g. civil engineering with at least three years of relevant professional experience)
    • Master craftsman/master craftswoman in road construction, bricklaying and concrete construction (related to sewer construction), plumbing and heating construction or well construction, master craftsman/master craftswoman for pipe, sewer and industrial services and persons with an equivalent professional qualification in the relevant discipline
    • Exemption permit in accordance with Sections 8, 9 of the Crafts Code or authorization to practice in accordance with Sections 7a, 7b of the Crafts Code in the relevant specialist field
    • Completed relevant craft or industrial/technical training and at least two years of professional experience in the field in which you will be working, in particular

    - Civil engineering technician specializing in pipeline or sewer construction

    - Pipeline or sewer builder

    - Specialist for wastewater technology

    - Specialist for pipe, sewer and industrial services

    In addition, the minimum knowledge of expertise in testing private sewage pipes must be demonstrated by attending a training course and passing an examination at a listed training institution.

    You must fulfill one of the following requirements:

    • Public appointment and swearing-in as an expert in a relevant technical field
    • Engineer in a relevant technical field (e.g. civil engineering with at least three years of relevant professional experience)
    • Master craftsman* in the road construction, bricklaying and concrete construction (related to sewer construction), plumbing and heating or well construction trades, master craftsman* for pipe, sewer and industrial services and persons with an equivalent professional qualification in the relevant discipline
    • Exemption permit in accordance with Sections 8, 9 of the Crafts Code or authorization to practice in accordance with Sections 7a, 7b of the Crafts Code in the relevant specialist field
    • Completed relevant craft or commercial-technical training and at least two years of professional experience in the field in which you will be working, in particular

    - Civil engineering technician specializing in pipeline or sewer construction

    - Pipeline or sewer builder

    - Specialist for wastewater technology

    - Specialist for pipe, sewer and industrial services

    In addition, the minimum knowledge of expertise in testing private sewage pipes must be demonstrated by attending a training course and passing an examination at a listed training institution.

    Complaint to the administrative court that has jurisdiction at the applicant's place of residence.

    Procedure

    Before registering for a training course, applicants should check with their chamber or the Lower Saxony Water Management, Coastal Defence and Nature Conservation Agency (NLWKN) whether their professional qualifications and successful participation meet the requirements for recognition of their expertise.

    Notes (specifics)

    Not specified

    Unterstützende Institutionen

    Not specified

    Welche Dokumente resultieren aus dieser Leistung?

    not specified

    Area of validity

    Lower Saxony

    Official approval

    Officially approved by Lower Saxony Ministry for the Environment, Energy, Building and Climate Protection

    Version

    Technisch erstellt on 26.02.2026
    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