Research Article
Apr 1976
Water Quality Law in Federal Republic of Germany
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VIEW THE REPLYAuthors: Klaus Seifert and T. Clark Lyons, AM.ASCEAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Journal of the Water Resources Planning and Management Division
Volume 102, Issue 1
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The Federal Republic of Germany (FRG or Bundesrepublik Deutschland) is one of the most industrialized countries in the world today with a Gross National Product exceeded only by two other nations (USA and Japan). This industrial base as well as a population of 62,000,000 people is crowded into an area of 248,000 sq km, which is about the size of the State of Oregon. Attendant with this intensive development has been the same water quality problems that plague all heavily industrialized nations. Like other nations with these environmental problems, the FRG has developed a body of laws and administrative procedures that are intended to expedite the nation's effort in environmental enhancement. This paper traces the historical development of legislation and administrative procedures in water quality law, and their practicability. The paper concludes with proposals on both changes in the laws and on the methods which water quality legislation could be implemented and administered in the FRG.
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Journal of the Water Resources Planning and Management Division
Volume 102 • Issue 1 • April 1976
Pages: 23 - 33
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© 1976 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Feb 12, 2021
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Klaus Seifert
Lawyer and Asst. Prof. Inst. for Water Resource Law, Univ. of Bonn, Bonn, Federal Republic of Germany
T. Clark Lyons, AM.ASCE
Co. Mgr., Systems Assoc. GmbH, and Assoc. Engr., Water Resources Engrs., Inc., Hamburg, Federal Republic of Germany
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