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Federal Act on the Protection of Waters (Waters Protection Act, WPA)
English is not an official language of the Swiss Confederation. This translation is provided for information purposes only and has no legal force.
of 24 January 1991 (Status as of 1 January 2022)
Art. 39Introduction of solid substances into lakes
1The introduction of solid substances into lakes is prohibited even in cases where these substances would not lead to pollution.
2The cantonal authorities may permit the creation of embankments:
a.
for the construction of buildings in built-up areas which cannot be located elsewhere if an overriding public interest requires such an embankment and the purpose in view cannot be attained in any other way;
b.
if a shallow water zone may be thereby improved.
3The embankments created shall be as natural as possible, and all bank flora destroyed shall be replaced.