Question juridique clé
Whether the KKL roof runoff must be treated as polluted wastewater under water protection law.
Solution extraite
Yes. Based on updated measurements and expert assessments, the copper wash-off causes a relevant pollution of the roof runoff.
Motifs extraits
The court held that any measurable harmful change qualifies as pollution. Although roof runoff is generally presumed unpolluted, specific circumstances here rebutted that presumption: a very large copper roof, measurable copper emissions, sediment contamination at the discharge point, and technical guidance classifying such runoff as heavily loaded.