Help us to keep the Danube clean!
Keeping the Danube clean is very important to us. Together with the Austrian Ministry BMK, we are taking targeted action against potential water pollution on the Danube and are counting on your support. If you observe pollution of the Danube, please report this immediately to the nearest navigation authority. This is the only way to find the cause and take immediate action.
Further information you can also find on the Website of the BMK regarding their initiative against water pollution.
Water quality
If you have any requests or questions regarding water quality, please contact the responsible offices of the state authorities. viadonau is not responsible for this topic.
The water quality survey in Austria is carried out in accordance with the Water Condition Monitoring Ordinance (GZÜV), in a division of tasks between the federal and state governments. The Austrian Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Regions and Water Management, in cooperation with the offices of the state governments and the Environment Agency Austria, have been running an extensive monitoring program for domestic waters for several decades. The federal states are responsible for the operational processes of sampling, while the Environment Agency Austria carries out data management and analytical evaluations.
Data can be found under the following link and in the annual report (only available in German language): https://www.umweltbundesamt.at/wasser/untersuchung-der-wasserqualitaet/jahresbericht
Weiterführende Informationen
>> Responsible bodies for the topic of water quality/ water supervision of the state authorities concerning the Danube:
- Vienna: Magistratsabteilung 45 der Stadt Wien - Wiener Gewässer
Phone: +43 1 4000-96520
E-Mail: post[at]ma45.wien.gv.at - Lower Austria: Amt der NÖ Landesregierung - Abteilung Wasserwirtschaft
Phone: (+43 2742) 9005-14271, 14938
E-Mail: post.wa2[at]noel.gv.at - Upper Austria: Amt der OÖ Landesregierung - Abteilung Wasserwirtschaft Gruppe Gewässergüteaufsicht & Hydrographie
Phone: (+43 732) 77 20-124 12
E-Mail: ww.post.gh[at]ooe.gv.at
>> Information of BML on water quality and water protection: https://info.bml.gv.at/themen/wasser/wasserqualitaet.html