Brief description
In Bavaria, the maintenance of third-order water bodies is the responsibility of local authorities and water and soil associations.
Description
There are around 90,000 km of small watercourses in Bavaria. The municipalities and water and soil associations are obliged to maintain these water bodies. In some cases, this maintenance obligation is also transferred to users (e.g. hydropower plant operators).
If you have any questions about the maintenance and structural condition of smaller watercourses and their banks, please contact your local authority in the first instance.
Legal basis
Legal remedy
Administrative court action
Further links
Notes
If you have any questions of a legal nature, the local district administrative authority (district office or independent city) can help you.
You can obtain suggestions and answers of a technical nature from your local water management office.
