Display for a garden fountain

If you wish to install a well to irrigate your private garden with groundwater, you must give at least one month's notice.

Contact points

Description of the course

If the work is not prohibited within one month of receipt of the notification including the complete documentation, the project may commence in accordance with the submitted planning.

No further authorisation is required for the use of groundwater via the garden well.

Required documents

The documents should preferably be submitted digitally.

Completed and signed notification form (see "Links and documents")
Site plan with entry of the well location (e.g. from BayernAtlas)

Duration and costs

Processing time

Maximum one month.

Legal basis

Section 49 of the Federal Water Act (WHG)Article 30 of the Bavarian Water Act (BayWG)

Links and downloads

Display form

Landeshauptstadt München

Referat für Klima- und Umweltschutz
Sachgebiet Wasserrecht

Internet address

Send an e-mail

Postal address

Landeshauptstadt München
Referat für Klima- und Umweltschutz
Sachgebiet Wasserrecht

Bayerstraße 28a
80335 München

Address

Bayerstraße 28a
80335 München

How to find us

Public transport

Related services

Water law permit - construction projects in groundwater

Construction projects may result in interference with the groundwater. A permit under water law is required for this.

Advice on the ecological criteria catalogue

If you want to build on a municipal property, you must comply with the ecological criteria catalogue of the City of Munich. We can advise you on this.

Water permit - heat pump/ cooling system from 50kW

Anyone operating a groundwater heat pump or cooling system and thus pumping or infiltrating groundwater via a well requires a permit under water law.

Drilling and working in groundwater

Work that penetrates so deeply into the ground that groundwater could be encountered must be reported at least one month before the planned start of work.

Completion of the replacement planting

If you have felled a tree, a replacement planting may be required as compensation. The completion of this replanting must be reported.

Report tree damage (during construction work)

If trees are damaged without authorisation, owners or polluters can be obliged to restore or plant replacement trees.

Water law permit - rainwater infiltration in water protection areas

A permit under water law is required for the infiltration of rainwater into the ground in a water protection area.

Drilling indicator well - heat pump/ cooling system up to 50kW

Drilling for the construction of extraction and absorption wells for groundwater heat pumps or cooling systems must be notified in good time before drilling work begins.

Water law permit - building in flood areas

A permit or authorisation under water law is required for the erection or extension of structures or measures in floodplains.

Tree felling - protected landscape areas

If you want to cut down a tree or make other changes to a tree in a landscape conservation area, you must submit an application.