Effektivitaet und Effizienz technischer Normen und Standards fuer kommunale Umweltschutzaufgaben am Beispiel der kommunalen Abwasserentsorgung Abschlussbericht

The objective of the study focused especially on examining the effectiveness of technical standards in the field of municipal waste water systems with regard to imparting knowledge, possible simplification or obstruction of administration, influence on the market and competition. In addition, the economic effects (e.g. rationalisation effects, facilitation of innovative solutions or the entrenchment of suboptimal technologies, other impacts on production and transaction costs, influence on external effects) had to be critically analysed. The process of setting-up standards by private institutions as well as the impacts of the application of technical standards are examined. The process of setting-up standards was evaluated using the materials of standardisation institutions, relevant publications, discussions with experts and in depth interviews regarding 6 selected technical standards. The application of norms was examined in detail using 43 examples for the planning and realisation of sewing or waste water treatment plants. In spite of the deficiencies determined, overall, a positive effect of technical standards can be ascertained. (orig.)Available from TIB Hannover: RN 8908(98-108,1) / FIZ - Fachinformationszzentrum Karlsruhe / TIB - Technische InformationsbibliothekSIGLEUmweltbundesamt, Berlin (Germany); Bundesministerium fuer Umwelt, Naturschutz und Reaktorsicherheit, Bonn (Germany)DEGerman