In Germany, a water abstraction fee may be charged for the abstraction and discharge of water from an above-ground water, as well as for the extraction, transport of substation, substation and discharge of groundwater. The individual countries decide whether and to what extent the collection of water collection fees takes place.
Das Land Rheinland-Pfalz hat zur Abgabe der Erklärungen die Fachanwendung „eWaCent“ entwickelt, die von den Entgeltpflichtigen verpflichtend zu verwenden ist.