Art. 22

(Art. 8, 25 let. a and 26 WRFA)

1. The operator must report to the supervisory authority any occurrences of relevance to the safety of the water retaining facility; the following must be reported in particular:
   1. without delay: safety-relevant occurrences of major significance involving serious damage to the water retaining facility or to third-party property or serious or fatal injuries to third parties;
   2. within 24 hours: safety-relevant occurrences of moderate importance with significant damage to the water retaining facility or third-party property or minor injuries to third parties;
   3. within 5 days: safety-relevant occurrences of minor importance with minor damage to the water retaining facility or third-party property and without injury to third parties.
2. The operator must notify the supervisory authorities in advance of the dates for the following:
   1. inspection of relief and outlet works;
   2. on-foot inspection of the water retaining facility as part of the annual and five-yearly inspections;
   3. emptying of the facility.