Water rights for groundwater and surface waters Hamburg

The approximately 20,000 registered water rights include the rights of use of above groundwater as well as groundwater transferred by the competent water authorities through administrative acts. The following categories of rights of use are listed: Groundwater: — Lowering and other use — Discharge into groundwater — Energy generation — Extraction from groundwater Surface waters: — Installation to/in/over waters — Expansion/entertainment — Discharge into surface waters — Removal from surface waters — Flood protection — Jam — Other uses The water rights are entered in the Wasserbuch, which is to be kept in accordance with Section 87 of the Water Resources Act (WHG) in conjunction with § 98 et seq. of the Hamburgischer Wassergesetz (HWaG). The water book is maintained by the Office for Environmental Protection and includes the type of use (e.g. groundwater production, production of a bridge) as well as information on the extent of the use (e.g. permitted production volumes, size of the bridge). The data provided here includes a map presentation and a download service with the locations and essential content of the water rights. A complete operation in the water book consists of a digital, keyword-like brief description of the right of use, which is supplemented by a digital file containing a copy of the notice or other documents justifying the right of use. The files of water rights can be consulted in the Office for Environmental Protection. The data is provided as a WFS download service and as a WMS representation service.