Apply for water authority approval for construction projects in a water protection area

• Advice and information before submitting an application from the Wasserbehörde (water authority) (optional) • Obtain advice on whether a water-law approval or permit is required for your building project. • If prohibitions under the relevant Wasserschutzgebietsverordnung (water protection area ordinance) apply, it can be checked in advance whether a change of plans is necessary, or whether an exemption (pursuant to § 52 para. 1 WHG [Federal Water Act]) is possible as a departure from the respective prohibition (see "Further information"). • The building project is located in a water protection area <https://gdi.berlin.de/viewer/main/?MAPS={"center":[389920,5819697],"zoom":2}&LAYERS=[{"id":"hintergrund_default_grau","visibility":true,"transparency":0},{"id":"wsg:wsg","visibility":true,"transparency":0},{"id":"wsg:wasserwerke","visibility":true,"transparency":0},{"id":"wsg:brunnen","visibility":true,"transparency":0},{"id":"wsg:blattschnitt","visibility":true,"transparency":0}]> Use the Geoportal to check whether a property is located in a water protection area. Address search is available in the "Wasserschutzgebiete" (water protection areas) subject area. • Your building project requires a water authority approval (Genehmigungsbedürftigkeit [requirement for approval]) gesetze.berlin.de/bsbe/document/jlr-WasGBEpP22a The following require water authority approval: the construction or substantial alteration (including change of use) of • residential buildings (excepted are residential buildings with up to three full storeys where wastewater is discharged into the sewer system or into sealed monolithic wastewater collection tanks), • other buildings (other buildings means all buildings that do not serve exclusively residential purposes), • commercially used facilities, or • traffic areas. Structural alterations within buildings do not require water authority approval.

• Application for the issuance of a water authority permit (wasserbehördliche Genehmigung) for construction projects in water protection areas You should preferably submit the signed application in writing by email or by post. • Attachments required according to the application form, depending on the construction project Submit the completed attachments together with the application and the required documents in writing. • If represented: power of attorney (Vollmacht) If the applicant is not also the building owner or the property owner, you need a power of attorney. • Site plan • Building drawings • Construction description including drainage planning • If applicable: information from the Bodenbelastungskataster (register of contaminated sites) service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/353866/ If the property is listed in the register of contaminated sites as a contaminated site or a site suspected of contamination. • For registered associations (eingetragene Vereine): current exemption notice (Freistellungsbescheid) from the tax office (Finanzamt), recognizing non-profit status service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/328088/

• Application for a water authority permit (wasserbehördliche Genehmigung) for construction projects in water protection areas (Wasserschutzgebiete) www.berlin.de/sen/uvk/_assets/umweltschutz/service/formulare

150.00 euros (minimum) up to 61,355 euros (maximum): 0.2 percent of the construction costs

• Berliner Wassergesetz (Berlin Water Act, BWG) § 22a gesetze.berlin.de/bsbe/document/jlr-WasGBEpP22a • Wasserhaushaltsgesetz (Federal Water Resources Act, WHG) § 52 www.gesetze-im-internet.de/whg_2009/__52.html • Umweltschutzgebührenordnung (Environmental Protection Fee Ordinance, UGebO), tariff item 5060 gesetze.berlin.de/bsbe/document/jlr-UmwGebVBEV12Anlage • Wasserschutzgebietsverordnungen (Water Protection Area Ordinances) www.berlin.de/sen/uvk/service/rechtsvorschriften/umwelt/wass

Approx. 2-3 months from receipt of complete documents, if you submit the application to the Wasserbehörde (water authority).

• Building in a water protection area (information sheet for planners, investors, building owners and construction companies) (Senatsverwaltung für Mobilität, Verkehr, Klimaschutz und Umwelt [Senate Department for Mobility, Transport, Climate Action and the Environment]) www.berlin.de/sen/uvk/_assets/umwelt/wasser-und-geologie/pub • Forms in the area of water and geology (Senatsverwaltung für Mobilität, Verkehr, Klimaschutz und Umwelt) www.berlin.de/sen/uvk/service/formulare/umwelt/wasser-und-ge • Information sheets and notices (Senatsverwaltung für Mobilität, Verkehr, Klimaschutz und Umwelt) www.berlin.de/sen/uvk/umwelt/wasser-und-geologie/merkblaette • Apply for a water authority exemption from prohibitions under water protection area ordinances (Wasserschutzgebietverordnungen) (service) service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/351489/

Please address your application to: • the Bau- und Wohnungsaufsichtsamt (Building and Housing Inspection Office) of the district in which the water protection area is located: if your construction project requires a building permit • the Wasserbehörde (water authority): if your construction project does not require a building permit