Water right applications

Depending on the scope and boundary conditions, simplified to complex applications for water rights must be submitted to the competent authority for the use of water bodies in the context of construction projects or other interventions. By definition, the use of a water body also includes the use of groundwater. This means that in the case of groundwater lowering and discharges into bodies of water or into the public sewerage system, as usually occurs in construction projects with basements, a so-called water right application must be submitted in accordance with $49 WHG. In addition to a description of the construction dewatering, this water rights application also includes an expert evaluation of the impact of the groundwater lowering on protected assets (e.g. vegetation, monuments). In the case of known contamination, the effects of the groundwater lowering on this damage must also be mentioned in the water right application.

Even if substances (e.g. shoring) are introduced into the groundwater or if construction projects lead to a damming or lowering of the groundwater level in the final state, these must be described and applied for.

The approved permit as a response of the competent authority to an application for water rights is usually subject to conditions. In most cases, a monitoring concept is necessary, which includes the recording of water levels in the immediate vicinity and the transmission of this data to the authorities.

Due to our many years of experience in the field of planning and application for construction water retention, Mull und Partner Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH offers you all services related to water right applications from one source. Whether it is an application for water rights for the construction of apartment buildings or entire residential quarters - even in the case of difficult building sites and suspected contamination - we as Mull & Partner Ingenieurgesellschaft provide you with sound support.