Apply for a water authority exemption from prohibitions under water protection area ordinances

• The building project is located in a Wasserschutzgebiet (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. In the "Wasserschutzgebiete" (water protection areas) subject area, an address search is possible. • The building project is affected by prohibitions under the respective Wasserschutzgebietsverordnung (water protection area ordinance) • Contamination of the groundwater or any other adverse change to its properties can be ruled out through special precautions • or predominant reasons of the public good require a deviation, or the prohibition constitutes an unreasonable hardship in the individual case

• Application for exemptions from the prohibitions of the Wasserschutzgebietverordnungen (water protection area ordinances) You can preferably submit the informal application in writing, by email or by post. • Description of the project and statement of the construction costs Please enclose a detailed description with your application. Exemptions require special justification. • Site plan • Evidence that you meet the requirements under section 52 (1) sentences 2 and 3 WHG (Wasserhaushaltsgesetz, Federal Water Act) if applicable, an examination of alternatives • If represented: power of attorney If the applicant is not also the building owner or the property owner, you need a power of attorney. • For registered associations (eingetragene Vereine): current exemption notice (Freistellungsbescheid) from the Finanzamt (tax office) (recognition of non-profit status) service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/328088/

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

• Wasserhaushaltsgesetz (WHG, Federal Water Act) § 52 para. 1, sentences 2 and 3 www.gesetze-im-internet.de/whg_2009/__52.html • Wasserschutzgebietsverordungen (water protection area ordinances) www.berlin.de/sen/uvk/service/rechtsvorschriften/umwelt/wass • Umweltschutzgebührenordnung (UGebO, Environmental Protection Fees Ordinance) tariff item 5060 gesetze.berlin.de/bsbe/document/jlr-UmwGebVBEV12Anlage

approx. 2–3 months from receipt of complete documents

• 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 field 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 water authority approval for construction projects in a water protection area (service) service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/351453