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Do you extract large quantities of water for commercial, agricultural or forestry purposes? In exceptional cases, you can apply for exemption from the water abstraction charge.

If you withdraw or discharge water from surface waters, you must pay a water abstraction charge. This also applies if you withdraw, extract, convey or discharge groundwater.

Under certain conditions, you can apply for an exemption from the water abstraction charge and, in exceptional cases, be exempt from payment.in whole or in part.

• Application for exemption
• Proof of hardship, for example:
  • Profit and loss account
  • Management reports on the annual financial statements for the financial year in question and the previous two financial years
  • Documents on the price calculation for the financial year in question

• Your company withdraws water for commercial, agricultural or forestry purposes on such a large scale that its competitiveness is significantly and sustainably impaired by the payment of the water abstraction charge.
• You may be exempted from paying the water abstraction charge if ecological, water management or other public interests require this. require this.

• Please submit the completed forms to the competent authorityauthority.
• The competent authority will check your application.
• You will then receive a decision.

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Further information can be found on the website of the State Administration Office.

You can lodge a complaint with the competent administrative court within one month of notification of the decision.

• A water abstraction charge is payable when water is abstracted or discharged from surface waters.
• The charge also applies to the abstraction, pumping, piping or discharge of groundwater.
• An application for exemption from the water abstraction charge can be made under certain conditions.
• In exceptional cases, full or partial exemption from payment is possible.h.
• The completed form must be submitted to the responsible office.
• The responsible office will review the application.
• A decision will be issued after review.

Please contact the State Administration Office.