Registration of a domestic well

As the owner of a private well for drinking water supply, you are required to register it. 

As the owner of a domestic well for drinking water supply, you are required to register it.
To ensure drinking water quality, water from private wells used for drinking water supply must be tested for contaminants at regular intervals.
To determine the necessary tests and testing intervals, the initial commissioning, construction, major technical modification, or transfer of ownership must be reported to your responsible public health department.
Subsequently, the health department will contact you regarding an on-site inspection and will determine the scope of the water testing as well as the testing frequency. The microbiological parameters of Appendices 1 and 3 of the Drinking Water Ordinance (TrinkwV) must be tested at least once a year.
 

You are registering your domestic well.

After you have provided and confirmed all the information, you will receive a confirmation of the notification from the responsible health authority.

Your local health authority will contact you regarding an on-site inspection of your well and coordinate the next steps with you.

You must register a domestic well with the local health authority four weeks prior to its initial commissioning, construction, or transfer of ownership. You must also report changes to parts carrying drinking water that could have a significant impact on the quality of the drinking water four weeks in advance. The complete or partial decommissioning of a water supply system must be reported within three days.

There is no right of appeal.