814.201WPOFederal Council OrdinanceJan 1, 1999Original source
The amount of the global compensatory payments for measures to rehabilitate waters (Art. 62b para. 1 WPA) is governed by:
the length of the stretch of water that is to be rehabilitated or is opened by the removal of obstructions;
the width of the channel bed of the watercourse;
the width of the space provided for the waters that are to be rehabilitated;
the benefits of rehabilitation for nature and the landscape in comparison with the probable costs;
the benefits of rehabilitation for recreation;
the quality of the measures.
The amount of the global compensatory payments shall be agreed between the FOEN and the canton concerned.
Compensatory payments may be made individually if the measures:
cost more than five million francs;
have a supracantonal impact or concern border waters;
affect protected zones or properties listed in national inventories;
require a complex or special expert assessment due to the possible alternatives or for other reasons; or
were unforeseeable.
The contribution to the allowable costs of the measures under paragraph 3 shall amount to between 35 and 80 per cent and is governed by the criteria listed in paragraph 1.
Compensatory payments for rehabilitation shall only be made if the canton concerned has drawn up a rehabilitation plan that meets the requirements of Article 41d .
No compensatory payments shall be granted under Article 62b paragraph 1 WPA for measures required under Article 4 of the Federal Act of 21 June 19911on Hydraulic Engineering.