Sielverband
A sewer association , sometimes also referred to as a sewer pool , is a water and soil association with a specific area of responsibility: Its task is the drainage of the association area through the expansion of receiving waters . This includes the construction and maintenance of drainage facilities such as sluices and pumping stations . This also includes cleaning the sewer depth.
This is financed by the Sielschloss . This is a levy that everyone has to pay.
The Low German word Sielacht is attested for the first time in 1437; the old Frisian form Sīlfestene was used in the neighboring Groningerland as early as 1309.
The Sielachten in Ostfriesland received formal status in 1611 in the Osterhusischen accord . There they allowed the sails to choose their own judges . This was confirmed again in 1620 and 1651. As a result, the prince has no right to the dike or the sluice. This still applies today:
“The property restrictions for reasons of public welfare only exist as long as the dyke serves as a protective barrier and is subject to the exhibition. If the dike ceases to be a public defense barrier, private ownership comes to the fore to the full "(OVG Lüneburg of January 30, 1958)
The funeral judge presides over the funnel. The election is almost democratic. The voting weight is based on the proportion of the land to be drained. So the sewage judges (like the dike judges) came from the most respected (and richest) families. Since considerable sums of money were involved, the judge always had to leave bail . He must also be well versed in organization and diplomacy. The sluice show takes place twice a year, if no defects are found, the sluice is declared free.
Examples
literature
- The eight and their seven sluices , Volume II, ISBN 3-7921-0365-6
- Ewald de Wall, Herbert Taphen Sielacht Wangerland. Yesterday and Today , Verlag Brune-Mettcker 1999, ISBN 978-3875420296
- Sielverband Cecilienkoog (Ed.) 100 Years Cecilienkoog 1905-2005 , Association of the North Frisian Institute 2005, ISBN 978-3880073289