If you take water from a surface water body or groundwater, or extract or divert groundwater, or drain groundwater, you will have to pay a fee for this.
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You may have to pay a water abstraction fee. The responsible authority decides whether and how much you have to pay a water abstraction fee.
There is no uniform regulation in the federal states in which the water abstraction fee is levied.
There are no special features.
There is no uniform regulation in the federal states in which the water abstraction fee is levied.
There is no uniform procedure across the federal states, as this depends on the specific legal requirements and structures in each state.
The processing time depends on the quality and volume of the forms and documents submitted.
The costs depend on the amount of water withdrawn.
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Surface Water Fee Ordinance (OGewGebO)
Environmental Fee Ordinance (UmwGebO)
Last updated: 07.09.2025