Measures of watercourse maintenance
In accordance with the German Federal Water Act (WHG) and the Lower Saxony Water Act (NWG), watercourse maintenance measures are
- cleaning, clearing, keeping clear and protecting the bed of the watercourse including its banks to ensure proper water flow,
- the preservation and planting of site-appropriate riparian trees and shrubs,
- maintaining the navigability of navigable waters,
- the maintenance and operation of the facilities used to drain the water.
Waters of the first order are waters of considerable importance for water management, such as inland waterways. The Uelzen Water and Shipping Authority is responsible for maintenance. In the city of Wolfsburg, only the Mittelandkanal is a water body of the first order.
Water bodies II. These waters are of supra-local importance for the area of a maintenance association (UHV) and have been defined by ordinance by the water authority. These waters are maintained by maintenance associations (UHV).
The following UHVs are responsible for the Wolfsburg municipal area:
- UHV Oberaller
- UHV Schunter
Watercourses of the third order are all other watercourses that drain several properties.
Maintenance is the responsibility of the respective owner or the riparian owners or the Barnbruchverband in its association area.