Geological survey; display

A geological survey comprises all general geological, raw material geological, engineering geological, geophysical, mineralogical, geochemical, pedological, geothermal, hydrogeological and geotechnical measurements and recordings of the earth's surface, the geological subsurface, the soil or the groundwater by means of prospecting, drilling, field or borehole measurements and other exploration methods such as remote sensing.

All geological investigations must be notified to the Bavarian State Office for the Environment (LfU) as the competent authority within the meaning of the Geological Data Act (GeolDG) two weeks before the start of the work by the party carrying out the investigation for its own account or for the account of a third party.

The notification of geological investigations in accordance with the GeolDG does not replace the obligation to notify earth excavations or boreholes in accordance with the Water Resources Act (§ 49 WHG), the Federal Mining Act (BBergG) or the application for water law or mining law procedures. These must be submitted separately to the authorities responsible for the investigation site in compliance with the statutory deadlines.

Data on the geological subsurface was obtained during an investigation within the state of Bavaria.

The LfU provides an online application to fulfill the legal obligation to report geological investigations (see "Online procedure").

The online application "Geological survey online" allows you to

• for a project with one or more individual investigations, to enter the contact details of the notifier as well as the client and the planner once in all forms,
• navigate in a map application to the survey location down to parcel level,
• enter technical information on the survey method in the form fields after marking the survey locations,
• conveniently send the data online to the LfU after the final check,
• prompt confirmation of receipt of the report by the LfU by e-mail.

For each survey entered, the notifier receives a unique identification number which must be quoted in the event of queries or other correspondence.

After completion of the geological survey, the results obtained (technical and evaluation data) must be transmitted to the LfU in accordance with the requirements of Sections 9 and 10 GeolDG.

All geological investigations must be notified at least two weeks before work begins.

After completion of the geological investigation, the technical data must be submitted to the LfU within 3 months and the assessment data within 6 months.