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Third-order watercourses; information on watercourse maintenance
In Bavaria, the maintenance of third-order water bodies is the responsibility of local authorities and water and soil associations.
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Stadt Dorfen - IV.3 Tiefbauamt
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Rathausplatz 2
84405 Dorfen
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Postfach 11 55
84401 Dorfen
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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 bodies of water and their banks, please contact your municipality first.
If you have any questions about the maintenance and structural condition of smaller bodies of water and their banks, please contact your municipality first.
Special 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 the local water management office.
You can obtain suggestions and answers of a technical nature from the local water management office.
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Waters of the third order; application for fundingThe Free State of Bavaria supports Bavarian towns and municipalities in the implementation of water management measures (in the area of watercourse development and maintenance) with grants.
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First and second order watercourses; information on watercourse developmentWatercourse development is the creation, removal and significant redesign of a watercourse or its banks.
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First and second order watercourses; information on watercourse maintenance
Water maintenance is a public law obligation of the state and local authorities.
Status: 23.05.2025
Editorially responsible for prodecure description: Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Umwelt und Verbraucherschutz
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