Bereitstellung vom Wasserbuch beantragen

§ 87 Water Resources Act (WHG) and § 55 Hessian Water Act (HWG)

The Water Book is a register of water rights, provides environmental information and is important for the implementation of the EU Water Framework Directive. The water book is provided by the individual countries.

For all water bodies – groundwater and surface water – the water book is kept. Almost all existing water rights are entered in the water book. The water book provides information on the type, scope and purpose of water use.

For example: permits that do not only serve temporary purposes, permits, old rights and powers, planning approval decisions/planning permits, water/mineral spring protection areas, risk areas, defined floodplains, independent fishing rights under the Hessian Fisheries Act.

The water book is a public directory and can be viewed by anyone. The management of the water book is the responsibility of the regional councils of Darmstadt, Gießen and Kassel. They provide information from the water book.

Usually none; if necessary, documents will be requested.

There are no prerequisites to be met.

As a rule, the provision is free of charge for the citizen.

Please address your request for information to the relevant regional council.

The processing time depends on the quality and scope of the request for information.

• Water Book Provision
• is a list of essential water rights, i.e. water management legal relationships related to water bodies
• Information can be provided
• The regional councils of Darmstadt, Gießen and Kassel are responsible

• Darmstadt Regional Council for the
  independent cities: Darmstadt, Frankfurt, Offenbach and Wiesbaden
  Districts: Bergstraße, Darmstadt-Dieburg, Groß-Gerau, Hochtaunus, Main-Kinzig, Main-Taunus, Odenwald, Offenbach, Rheingau-Taunus and Wetterau
• Regierungspräsidium Gießen for the
  Districts: Giessen, Lahn-Dill, Limburg-Weilburg, Marburg-Biedenkopf and Vogelsberg
• Kassel Regional Council for the
  independent city of Kassel
  Districts: Kassel, Schwalm-Eder, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Fulda, Hersfeld-Rotenburg and Werra-Meißner

• Online procedure possible: yes
• Written form required: no
• Personal appearance required: no