Abwasser - Beseitigung

Wastewater disposal includes the collection, conveyance, treatment, discharge, infiltration, rainfall and trickling of wastewater (sewage, rainwater) as well as the dewatering of sewage sludge in connection with wastewater disposal.

Wastewater disposal also includes the removal of sludge produced in small wastewater treatment plants and, in the case of drainless pits, the emptying and transport of the pit contents. According to § 56 of the Water Resources Act, wastewater must be disposed of by legal entities under public law that are obliged to do so under state law.

In Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, wastewater disposal was transferred to the municipalities by Section 40 (1) LWaG, which perform these mandatory tasks within the framework of municipal self-administration. The municipalities can transfer the duty of wastewater disposal or its implementation to other corporations under public law. For this purpose, they may, in particular, form water, soil or special-purpose associations or conclude agreements under public law.

The parties responsible for wastewater disposal can also use private third parties to fulfill their duties, whereby the duty remains with the municipality/association. In Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, there are currently 110 wastewater disposal authorities. These include 32 special-purpose associations, one water and soil association, 76 towns and municipalities, some of which belong to local authorities, and one local authority.

Exceptions from the public disposal obligation are regulated by § 40 para. 3 Water Act of the State of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (LWaG). For example, the disposal obligation of the municipality/association does not apply.

a) for precipitation water that runs off from public traffic areas in the outer area,

b) for precipitation water that is recycled or infiltrated,

c) by decision of the water authority at the request of the party obliged to dispose of the wastewater, if an alternative disposal of the wastewater is expedient for reasons of water protection or because of an unjustifiably high expense, in particular if

d) the wastewater cannot be disposed of together with wastewater from households because of its nature or quantity, or

e) a transfer of the wastewater is also technically not possible or because of the settlement structure the wastewater must be disposed of separately.

In these cases, the person who generates the wastewater is obliged to dispose of it.

Pursuant to Section 40 (2) LWaG, wastewater is to be handed over to the municipality or association responsible for disposal. These have determined by statute how the wastewater generated is to be transferred to them. They can also stipulate that certain wastewater must be treated before it is released.

The bylaws can be viewed on the Internet platforms of the respective body responsible for wastewater disposal.

Exceptions to the obligation of the municipality/association to dispose of and release the wastewater are governed by Section 40 (3) LWaG.

The bodies responsible for wastewater disposal levy fees and contributions on the basis of their statutes in accordance with the provisions of the Law on Municipal Charges (KAG MV).

Further information can be obtained from the Internet platforms of the respective wastewater disposal authorities or their contracted wastewater disposal companies.

Wastewater disposal is a task of general interest which has been assigned to the municipalities as a sovereign task. The municipalities perform this compulsory task within the framework of self-administration within the meaning of Section 2 (2) of the Local Government Constitution, insofar as they have not transferred this duty to another body under public law, e.g. to a special-purpose association.

Municipality or association responsible for wastewater disposal (can be obtained from the municipality/office in each case)