Genehmigung Errichtung oder Änderung einer Anlage an oberirdischen Gewässer beantragen

§ Section 78 of the Saarland Water Act (SWG)

§ Section 36 of the Federal Water Act (WHG)

If your project crosses a body of water or takes place in or on a body of water, you require a permit for this, which you will receive if the approval requirements are met.

If you are planning a project that is to take place in, on, above or below a body of water, you require a permit.

If you wish to construct a facility or make significant changes to an existing facility in, above, below, over or on surface waters, you require a permit from the competent authority.

Installations can be Bridges, footbridges. Pipelines, cable lines, watercourse crossings, buildings, underpasses, port facilities, landing stages, pipelines, ferries, dams, culverts, supply and disposal lines parallel to the watercourse, bank reinforcements, property enclosures, land filling or removal.

• Description of the planned measure / explanatory report Description of the planned measure / explanatory report
• General site plan
• Dimensioned cross-section
• Dimensioned longitudinal section
• Proof of ownership and/or permissions and accessibility

The project must not be expected to adversely affect the public good, in particular public safety or order, which can neither be prevented nor compensated for by conditions or requirements.

Building regulations remain unaffected.

Cost type: variable

Cost amount (variable): from 51 to 1,533 euros

Prepayment: No

Description of costs: Administration fee

Payment method: Bank transfer/payment slip

You can apply for a permit for the construction or substantial modification of a facility in, on, over or under a body of water in writing or online via the relevant online service.

Once you have submitted the application, the process continues as follows:

• The authority checks the application documents; if necessary, it requests documents and involves any bodies concerned.
• If necessary, you submit further documents and the body or bodies concerned submit their comments.
• On the basis of the documents submitted and the comments received, the authority checks whether a permit can be issued.
• If your application is approved, you will receive a notice of approval for the installation in, on, over and under a body of water.
• You pay the administrative fee.

The processing time after submission of the complete application documents is 4 weeks in simple cases, but can be longer depending on the complexity of the individual case.

Remark:In good time before installation of the system

The State Office for Environmental Protection and Occupational Safety is not responsible in the following cases:

• If a permit, approval or notification is required for the project in accordance with building regulations, the building supervisory authority shall decide in agreement with the State Office for Environmental Protection and Occupational Safety. This does not apply to installations that require a permit or authorization for use, maintenance or expansion of the watercourse, a mining permit or other official approval under the Water Resources Act or this Act.
• Federal or state installations do not require a permit if the public client has assigned the management of the design work and construction supervision to a civil servant of the higher civil engineering administrative service.

• Appeal
  Further information on how to lodge an objection can be found in your (approval/rejection) notice
• Appeal to the administrative court

• Application for approval for the construction or significant modification of a facility in, on, above or below surface waters
• Application for the construction or modification of installations on, in, above or below surface waters, e.g. pipelines, bridges, footbridges, cable lines
• Responsible: State Office for Environmental Protection and Occupational Safety