Financial Support for Projects on Wastewater Disposal in Rural Areas
Funding of investment costs, own contributions, engineering services, and statutory sewage and canal fees for the connection of decentralized disposal properties to the public sewer system or the construction of small sewage treatment plants in the rural areas of Baden-Württemberg. Applications can be submitted at any time to the lower water authorities.
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Grant criteria
Funding objective
The goal is to connect properties with decentralized waste disposal in outlying areas either to the public sewer system or to install a technically up-to-date small sewage treatment plant. The funding supports applicants due to their specific local circumstances.
Eligible expenses
- Investment costs
- Own contributions
- Engineering services
- Statutory sewage and canal charges
Non-eligible expenses
- Approval fees
- Compensation payments
- Insurance contributions
- Dismantling and sludge disposal of existing facilities
- Drainage pipes within buildings
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Eligible to apply
- Individuals
- Public Institutions
Funding requirements
- Coordination of the project with the lower water authority and the municipality
- Submission of complete application documents
- Functionality of the project
- Completion of all required legal procedures before the grant notification
- Construction must not have started yet
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Documents required for application
- Application letter
- Brief explanatory report
- Alternative analysis with cost-effectiveness proof (if applicable)
- Cost estimate
- Site plan or site sketch
- Approval from the municipality
- Confirmation of no legal objections
Description
Funding Program "Wastewater Disposal in Rural Areas"
The state of Baden-Württemberg supports private property owners and public institutions in the environmentally sound disposal of wastewater in rural peripheral areas. Up to 30% of eligible expenses are subsidized, including investment costs, in-kind contributions, engineering services, as well as statutory sewage and canal fees (max. €7,000 per property). The aim of the program is to connect properties that have so far been disposed of decentrally either to the public sewer system or – if such a connection is not possible – to install a small sewage treatment plant according to the state of the art. The continuously open funding opportunities allow applications to be submitted at any time to the lower water authorities.
Participation Requirements and Application Documents
Before the grant approval, the project must be coordinated with the municipality and water authority, and all necessary legal procedures must be completed. Construction may not begin before approval. A minimum personal contribution of €10,000 per property is required. Eligible applicants also include municipalities acting in a fiduciary capacity as well as application consortia of multiple properties. A complete application includes, among other things, a cover letter, an explanatory report on the drainage situation, cost estimates, site plan or sketch, municipal approval, and confirmation of the absence of legal objections. Permit fees, insurance contributions, sludge disposal, rainwater systems, or wastewater disposal for new buildings are not funded. The program specifically promotes sustainable infrastructure development and contributes to climate and water protection in rural areas.
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