Approval from the water authority

Where you can sort this out:

Plzeňská 134, Příbram I (Natura Building), 1st floor, Environment Department

Basic information:

Approval from the water authority is required:

• for structures and installations on land where watercourses are located, or on land adjacent to such land, provided that these structures and installations affect water conditions,
• for the installation of long-distance pipelines and structures enabling the underground storage of substances in earth cavities, as well as for warehouses, landfills or reservoirs, provided that the operation of such structures and landfills may significantly endanger the quality of surface or groundwater,
• for structures, mineral extraction or land-use alterations in floodplains,
• constructions situated within 15 metres of the air foot of a watercourse embankment,
• to structures within water source protection zones.

Time limit for processing:

In straightforward cases, without delay; in other cases, within 60 days; and in particularly complex cases, within 90 days from the commencement of proceedings. This does not apply to consents issued as part of a single environmental opinion.

Who is entitled to submit an application, notification, etc.:

Landowners or building owners, or their authorised representative.

Other parties to the proceedings:

• the local authority,
• the watercourse manager (if the proceedings concern a watercourse),
• the river basin authority (if the decision may affect water conditions in the river basin),
• and others.

Form – where to obtain it:

A hard copy of the application form can be obtained from the Department of the Environment and on the town’s website.

Download here: Application for consent

 Legislation governing the procedure:

• Act No. 500/2004 Coll., the Administrative Procedure Code
• Act No. 254/2001 Coll., on Water
• Decree No. 183/2018 Coll., on the requirements for decisions and other measures of the water authority and on documents submitted to the water authority
  
  

Procedure under the Code of Administrative Procedure:

Consent is granted through administrative proceedings, by means of a binding opinion, or as part of a single environmental opinion.

Requirements for the application:

Under the Water Act:

Section 17a
(1) An application for authorisation shall contain, in addition to the general requirements under the Administrative Procedure Code
: a) a basic description of the project, its scope and purpose; and
b) identifying details of the site at which the project is to be carried out.
(2) The application shall
include a) documentation relating to the construction, facility or activity, with the exception of authorisation under Section 17(1)(i),
b) an expert assessment of the project’s impact on drainage conditions, where these may be affected,
(c) the opinion of the river basin authority, with the exception of consent under Section 17(1)(g) and (i) for domestic purposes,
d) a statement from the relevant watercourse manager, if the project is to affect a watercourse, and
e) a plan for geological works in the case of consent under Section 17(1)(i).

Administrative (or other) fee:

Not specified.

Remedies:

The proper remedy in administrative proceedings is an appeal. The decision issued contains instructions on how to appeal, specifying the time limit within which an appeal may be lodged, the authority to which it must be addressed, and where it may be lodged.

Related:

Planning consent forms the basis for the building authority to issue the relevant decision.