Art. 71 Act Introducing the Federal Acts on Environmental Protection and on the Protection of Waters - Groundwater Protection Zones and Areas

1. For groundwater and spring water abstractions of public interest, the necessary protection zones and areas (Protection Zones S) must be designated.

2. The owners of the abstractions shall carry out the necessary investigations for the delineation of the protection zones, develop the protection zone regulations, acquire the necessary real rights, and bear the cost of any compensations for restrictions on property rights.

3. The protection zone plans and regulations shall be displayed by the municipalities affected by the protection zones for 30 days. The display must be publicly announced. The affected property owners must be notified in writing. During the display period, written objections may be submitted to the Department of Construction and Economic Affairs with specific requests and justifications.

4. The Department of Construction and Economic Affairs enacts the Protection Zones S.

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