These Regulations are determined pursuant to Article 18 of the Water Pollution Control Act (herein referred to as this Act
).
Terms used in these Regulations are defined as follows.
Dilute
means the mixture, prior to diversion to wastewater and sewage treatment facilities, of process wastewater, blowdown wastewater, non-contact cooling water, runoff wastewater or sewage that requires treatment in order to meet control limits with wastewater or sewage that does not require treatment in order to meet control limits, water that does not require treatment or non-contact cooling water.
Preventive management measures
means facilities, treatment and disposal methods, operating and maintenance procedures, prohibited operations, record reporting and other management measures adopted in order to prevent pollutants from goods and materials storage areas, rainwater runoff areas, transportation, manufacturing and goods and materials processing areas, loading and unloading areas, and sludge and waste disposal areas from entering a body of water, or in order to reduce the volume of these pollutants that enter a body of water, due to scouring by rainwater, dumping or leakage, improper disposal or accident.
Storage
means the placement of wastewater or sewage in a pool, tank or other container that constitutes a process unit not part of a wastewater and sewage treatment facility.
Bypass discharge
means wastewater or sewage discharged without passing through the treatment facility units it is required to pass through during normal operations.
Discharge of wastewater or sewage into the sea via marine discharge pipelines
means means to convey via pipelines wastewater or sewage for discharge into the sea at some point offshore.
Industrial wastewater categories shall be as follows.
Process wastewater
means wastewater produced at an enterprise by manufacturing, processing, repairing, disposal, operating, cooling, rinsing, backwashing, treatment, provision of service, animal breeding, natural resource development, or other operations, and is in direct contact with people or things.
Blowdown wastewater
means wastewater that has been vented from industrial cycle water to reduce the cumulative pollutant content of recycled process water.
Non-contact cooling water
means water provided exclusively for temperature exchange in heat exchange pipelines.
Runoff wastewater
means wastewater that carries pollutants due to the scouring by rainwater of outdoor facilities, the surfaces of buildings, or the ground and raw materials and goods in outdoor working environments.
Things
in Subparagraph 1 of the foregoing paragraph includes raw materials, intermediate products, products, byproducts, waste, waste gasses, animals or plants, or other articles.
Enterprises shall adopt preventive management measures; the content of these measures shall include the following items.
Goal of preventive management measure
Duty assignment for personnel that implement preventive management measures
Confirmation pollutants have entered water body
Accident record and report
Chemical material compatibility evaluation
Environmental cleanup work
Preventive maintenance regulations
General inspections and records
Safety inspections
Employee training related to preventive management measures
Management of other areas or specially designated pollutants designated by the competent authority
Enterprises shall adopt emergency response measures in accordance with the following items.
Alert method
Notification method
Operating abnormality, malfunction and accident resolution methods and pollutant cleanup methods to be adopted when a large volume of wastewater or sewage is dumped or leaked while in storage or in use
The pollutant cleanup and hazard mitigation methods for those circumstances in which an operating abnormality, malfunction or accident causes the volume of wastewater or sewage produced by a production or service facility or wastewater and sewage treatment facility to exceed the maximum treatment volume of a wastewater and sewage treatment facility, or for when there is concern of the volume of wastewater or sewage exceeding standards designated in this Act
Accident resolution methods and pollutant cleanup and hazard mitigation methods for those circumstances in which wastewater or sewage that is to be injected into a groundwater body or discharged into soil cannot be injected into the groundwater body or discharged into the soil for some reason, causing a large volume of leakage or the exceedance of treatment standards
Emergency response measures to be adopted by the commissioning enterprise when, after having commissioned the treatment of wastewater or sewage, the commissioned enterprise is unable to treat the wastewater or sewage for some reason, or an accident occurs when the wastewater or sewage is in transport; emergency response measures to be adopted if the commissioned enterprise is unable to treat the wastewater or sewage of the commissioning enterprise for some reason
Abnormal pipeline installation resolution methods and pollutant cleanup and hazard mitigation methods for those that discharge wastewater or sewage into the sea via pipelines
Accident resolution methods and pollutant cleanup and hazard mitigation methods for those circumstances in which wastewater or sewage to be recycled cannot be recycled for some reason, causing a large volume of leakage or the exceedance of effluent standards
Suspension of operations, reduction of production, or other measures adopted to reduce pollution discharges
Emergency incident records and reports
Duty assignment, external support and training tasks for participating response personnel
Water body monitoring plan for during or after occurrence of emergency incident
Wastewater and sewage treatment facilities shall possess sufficient functions and equipment; regulations for this requirement shall be as follows.
Effluent shall comply with the standards of this Act and relevant regulations when treating wastewater or sewage at maximum production capacity or service scale.
Treatment facilities shall be able to treat water volume load surges from foreseeable abnormal operation of production or services facilities or from rainstorms.
There shall be backup equipment for those portions of treatment facilities that are easily damaged and not easily replaced. There shall be spare parts for parts that are easily damaged. The provision of spare parts to effect repairs or the repair of damage shall not exceed 24 hours.
There shall be independent, special-purpose electricity meters
Other functions or equipment designated by the competent authority
In addition to the requirement to comply with the foregoing paragraph, those wastewater and sewage treatment facilities designated by the competent authority shall install independent, special-purpose cumulative intake water flow measurement facilities. When such installation would cause substantial difficulty, those enterprises having obtained the approval of the competent authority may use alternative measurement facilities or measurement methods sufficient to verify intake water volume.
The wastewater and sewage treatment facilities of those enterprises for which wastewater or sewage-generating production facilities possess spare power equipment shall likewise possess spare power sufficient to maintain operation.
Wastewater and sewage treatment facilities shall perform regular service and timely maintenance to maintain normal operation and safeguard their treatment function.
Enterprises shall draft operating manuals and maintenance/service plans in connection with the operational service and maintenance in the foregoing paragraph, shall perform work in accordance with manuals and plans, and shall keep records; records shall be preserved for three years for checking by the competent authority.
Those enterprises that violate Article 7, Paragraph 1 of this Act and are notified by the competent authority to make improvements within a limited period shall maintain the normal operation of existing facilities during said period, and shall adopt such measures as the reduction or suspension of production or service volume, or improvement of wastewater and sewage treatment facilities.
Those enterprises that implement important measures in the foregoing paragraph that are required to remove existing facilities before they may continue to perform construction shall do so only after having obtained the approval of the competent authority.
If those independent, special-purpose electricity meters, water volume measurement facilities, and other major operating parameter measurement facilities installed at wastewater and sewage treatment facilities are not continuous and automatically recording, one daily record shall be made of the cumulative kilowatt-hours, water volume measurement facility readings, and other readings during operating periods. The use of chemical agents and volumes of sludge produced, stored, and transported from wastewater and sewage treatment facilities shall be recorded by occurrence, and monthly statistics shall be maintained.
Records, forms or invoices (or their photocopies) in the foregoing paragraph shall be preserved for three years for checking by the competent authority.
Independent, special-purpose electricity meters installed at industrial wastewater or sewage treatment facilities shall comply with the following items.
The selection and use of special-purpose electricity meters shall correspond to the power load capacity and calculated electrical current of the wastewater and sewage treatment facility, and shall be able to measure the total power usage of the facility; specifications shall comply with relevant regulations in metrology laws and regulations.
Special-purpose electricity meters shall have transparent windows, and shall allow the competent authority to seal the meter with lead and verify kilowatt-hour use.
Special-purpose electricity meters shall have clear and distinguishable input and output circuits. It should be possible to trace circuits and routes within the meters, and to verify that they are not connected with any other unknown power uses.
Special-purpose electricity meters and other relevant facilities shall be sealed with lead. The competent authority shall apply the lead seal, which may not be arbitrarily destroyed.
An enterprise shall report to the competent authority prior to the breaking of the seal when maintaining or replacing a special-purpose electricity meter in the foregoing paragraph. The kilowatt-hours on the meter at the time of maintenance or replacement shall be recorded; the enterprise shall obtain the approval of the competent authority for the record-keeping method. The enterprise shall report the completion of maintenance or replacement work to the competent authority within one week after the completion of maintenance or replacement work so the competent authority can apply a lead seal.
Those wastewater and sewage treatment facilities for which a special-purpose electricity meter cannot be installed in front of the facility due to the power distribution system, but which possess automatically-controlled measurement and recording facilities used to measure and record the power consumption of the wastewater and sewage treatment facility, shall be considered to have installed a special-purpose electricity meter.
Pipelines and processing units involved in the collection, treatment, discharge, and storage of industrial wastewater or sewage and sludge shall be clearly labeled with the wastewater and sewage treatment facility name and name and flow direction of the fluid within the pipelines.
An enterprise shall obtain joint use verification from the sewer competent authority or special-purpose sewer system management organization in those circumstances in which industrial wastewater or sewage is diverted into the sewage system of a completed sewage treatment plant.
The sewer competent authority or special-purpose sewer system management organization shall also notify the local competent authority when notifying an enterprise of refusal to allow the diversion of industrial wastewater or sewage.
Pipelines or ditches shall convey wastewater or sewage when enterprises jointly establish wastewater or sewage pre-treatment facilities to treat wastewater or sewage. However, said facilities shall not be subject to this restriction after having obtained the approval of the competent authority.
Those enterprises within sewage system areas that discharge industrial wastewater or sewage on their own shall obtain the approval of the sewer competent authority and special-purpose sewer system management organization, and shall also obtain a discharge permit in accordance with laws and regulations, prior to performing discharges.
Wastewater or sewage produced by enterprises in the foregoing paragraph may not be discharged into the rainwater sewers of the water drainage area at issue. However, those that obtain the permission of the sewer competent authority, special-purpose sewer system management organization, and competent authority shall not be subject to this restriction.
Those that divert industrial wastewater or sewage into sewage systems and that have been notified by the sewer competent authority pursuant to the Sewer Act to suspend use due to severe circumstances shall promptly adopt response measures and may not discharge wastewater or sewage.
Those enterprises performing mixed aquaculture/livestock operations shall record, by the day or by the batch, the date and time of shed washing, the volume of wastewater or sewage discharged to fish ponds, and fish pond wastewater or sewage discharge times, discharge methods, and locations.
Records in the foregoing paragraph shall be preserved for three years for checking by the competent authority.
Those that discharge fish pond wastewater or sewage in the foregoing paragraph shall obtain a discharge permit or simple discharge permit document pursuant to this Act prior to making discharges. The enterprise shall notify the competent authority three days prior to making discharges; discharged wastewater or sewage shall comply with effluent standards.
Those enterprises that commission another party to treat wastewater or sewage (herein referred to as commissioning enterprises
) shall commission those enterprises that have obtained relevant permits or permit documents pursuant to this Act.
The actual daily volume of wastewater or sewage treated by those enterprises commissioned to treat wastewater or sewage (herein referred to as commissioned enterprises
) shall not exceed the approved maximum daily volume stated on the permit or permit document.
Those enterprises that commission the treatment of wastewater or sewage shall draw up and sign contracts with the commissioned enterprises; a photocopy of a contract shall be submitted to the special municipality, county or city competent authorities of the locations of the two concerned parties within 30 days after the day after the date of contract signing. Likewise in the case of changes to contract content or termination of contract. However, wastewater or sewage produced as a consequence of responding to a natural disaster or accident shall not be subject to this restriction.
The contract in the foregoing paragraph shall explicitly state the following items.
Source of wastewater or sewage to be treated under commission, volume to be treated, and water quality
Schematic diagram of site or location of wastewater or sewage storage within plant area prior to commissioned treatment, frequency of wastewater or sewage transport, name of transporter, transport method, delivery location, and preventive safety measures to be adopted during transport
The wastewater or sewage treatment processes, name and treatment volume of each treatment unit of the commissioned enterprise
Number and expiration date of permit or permit document obtained by commissioned enterprise pursuant to this Act
Other content designated by the competent authority
Those enterprises designated and officially announced by the central competent authority pursuant to Article 13, Paragraph 2 of this Act shall, prior to commissioning the treatment of wastewater or sewage, pass the review and approval of an agency commissioned by the competent authority or central competent authority in accordance with industrial water pollution control measure plan application and review regulations.
Those that commission enterprises that transport wastewater or sewage by means of tanker truck shall fill out three-leaf commissioning records with continuous serial numbers. The commissioning enterprise shall keep the first leaf when the transporter signs to accept a shipment. The transporter shall keep the second leaf when the wastewater or sewage is consigned to the commissioned enterprise and the latter signs to accept the shipment. The commissioned enterprise shall keep the third.
Commissioning records in the foregoing paragraph shall explicitly state the commissioned wastewater or sewage volume, name of the commissioning enterprise, name of the transporter, transport method, and delivery location. Records shall be preserved for three years for checking by the competent authority.
Commissioned enterprises shall promptly record, by day or by batch, delivery time, storage pond (tank) number, wastewater or sewage volume, and name of commissioning enterprise in its receipt record book with pre-printed serial numbers when receiving wastewater or sewage. Records shall be preserved for three years for checking by the competent authority.
Commissioned enterprises shall treat wastewater or sewage within a 24-hour period after acceptance. However, those that have obtained storage permit documents shall not be subject to this restriction.
Those enterprises designated and officially announced pursuant to Article 13, Paragraph 2 of this Act that discharge wastewater or sewage into the sea via pipelines shall perform discharge in accordance with to Article 13, Paragraph 4 of this Act.
Marine Effluent Standards shall apply in those circumstances in which the initial dilution rate of wastewater or sewage discharged into the sea via a pipeline is above 100 times.
The initial dilution rate means the dilution multiple as calculated by the method designated by the central competent authority when wastewater or sewage has been discharged from a pipeline into the sea and an equilibrium has been reached after the wastewater or sewage column has mixed with the surrounding seawater.
Those enterprises that discharge industrial wastewater or sewage into the sea via pipelines shall perform environmental monitoring and maintain records in accordance with an approved environmental monitoring plan after permission has been received from the competent authority to start the use of the pipeline. Records shall be preserved for three years for checking by the competent authority.
The enterprise in the foregoing paragraph shall report marine environmental monitoring results to the competent authority once every three months.
Water that does not require treatment or non-contact cooling water may not be mixed with treated wastewater or sewage prior to discharge.
Those enterprises permitted to store wastewater or sewage shall make appropriate labels on the exterior of storage tanks or containers, and shall record storage time, method, volume, subsequent treatment method, and treated water volume on a daily or by-batch basis. Records shall be preserved for three years for checking by the competent authority.
The storage tanks or containers in the foregoing paragraph shall be equipped with measurement facilities sufficient to display the stored water volume or other measurement method approved by the competent authority.
The wastewater or sewage of an enterprise may be recycled for use after having been treated to comply with effluent standards.
Those enterprises that recycle wastewater or sewage shall submit a recycling plan explicitly stating the following items to the special municipality, county or city competent authority prior to the performance of recycling; likewise in the case of any changes to the recycling plan.
Basic information concerning the enterprise
Water quality testing report that demonstrates that the quality of the recycled water is in compliance with effluent standards
Daily planned and actual maximum used water volume, treated water volume, recycled water volume, overall water balance, and schematic diagrams of recycling processes
Other documents designated by the competent authority
The enterprise shall comply with the regulations of the Soil Treatment Standards in those circumstances in which wastewater or sewage is discharged into soil.
Wastewater or sewage shall not be required to be treated to the extent that it is in compliance with effluent standards pursuant to Paragraph 1 in those circumstances in which an enterprise uses recycled wastewater or sewage in manufacturing, operating or wastewater or sewage treatment processes, or a waste landfill uses recycled seepage water at the landfill surface.
Those enterprises designated and officially announced by the central competent authority pursuant to Article 13, Paragraph 2 of this Act shall pass the review and approval of an agency commissioned by the competent authority or central competent authority in accordance with industrial water pollution control measure plan application and review regulations prior to recycling wastewater or sewage.
Enterprises shall use clearly-visible signs and colors to label recycling pipelines and indicate direction of flow.
With the exception of runoff wastewater, all wastewater or sewage produced by enterprises shall be collected in the working environment by means of ditches, pipelines or containers, and may not be collected together with rainwater.
Those established enterprises that are unable to comply with the foregoing paragraph due to construction or technological difficulties may collect wastewater or sewage together with rainwater after submitting proof and obtaining the permission of the competent authority.
Enterprises shall adopt runoff wastewater pollution reduction management measures, and shall collect and treat runoff wastewater produced in the working environment during initial rainfall.
The central competent authority shall issue an official announcement concerning the types of enterprises in the foregoing paragraph, the volume of runoff wastewater from initial rainfall that shall be collected and treated, and runoff wastewater pollution reduction management measures.
If the volume of rainfall is greater than the officially announced volume of runoff wastewater from initial rainfall that is required to be collected and treated in the foregoing paragraph, that portion that exceeds the volume of runoff wastewater from initial rainfall that is required be collected and treated may be released by bypass discharge, and shall not be subject to the control limits of the effluent standards.
Those enterprises that are not designated and officially announced enterprises in Paragraph 2 of the foregoing article shall adopt necessary measures to reduce the volume of filterable substances and eroded silt in runoff wastewater. Structures such as dikes, ditches or walls shall be installed around areas where goods and materials are stored or on erosion-prone ground in the working environment where there is no vegetation or pavement. However, those working environments for which no runoff enters from outside shall not be subject to this restriction.
The central competent authority may separately issue an official announcement concerning necessary runoff wastewater management measures to be adopted by enterprises in the foregoing paragraph.
Those enterprises that adopt necessary measures in accordance with Paragraph 1 and 2 may employ bypass discharge, and shall not be subject to the control limits of the effluent standards.
The effluent standards for building sewage treatment facilities shall apply to that domestic sewage produced in the office premises, employee dormitories or other activity premises or buildings of an enterprise insofar as it has not contacted any category of industrial waste, and to wastewater or sewage to be recycled pursuant to Article 29 in any of said premises.
If an enterprise obtains water from a water body to use for cooling or cycle purposes, that non-contact cooling water may be directly released into the original water body if water temperature and pH comply with control limits and other water quality items do not exceed those of intake water.
Enterprises may discharge wastewater or sewage only through discharge points permitted by the competent authority.
The wastewater or sewage discharge points of an enterprise shall comply with the following regulations.
Discharge points shall be installed forward of the point at which effluent enters the receiving water body, and shall leave sufficient space for the competent authority to take samples from outside the periphery. Those enterprises that encounter installation difficulties due to insufficient space, and have obtained the approval of the competent authority, shall not be subject to this restriction.
For those discharge points installed with catch basins, effluent shall be thoroughly mixed and of uniform quality. Catch basin facilities shall be considered to be a part of the discharge point.
Discharge points shall be equipped with cumulative-type water volume measurement facilities to monitor effluent volume.
Notice signs shall be installed.
Other items designated by the competent authority
If installation of the cumulative-type water volume measurement facilities in Subparagraph 3 of the foregoing paragraph poses substantial difficulties, those enterprises that obtain the approval of the competent authority may use alternative measurement facilities or measurement methods sufficient to verify effluent volume.
Installation of discharge point notice signs in Subparagraph 4 of the foregoing article shall comply with the following regulations.
Notice signs shall record the name, control serial number, discharge point serial number, and the daily actual maximum effluent volume of the enterprise.
Notice signs may not be less than 32cm in length and 15cm in width. Background color shall be white, and labeling text shall be in black characters. Characters may not be smaller than a 1.5cm square in size. Irrelevant designs may not be arbitrarily added (see attached diagram 1).
Notice signs shall be attached to the sides of sampling sites. Notice signs shall be in readily visible locations, and may not be more than two meters higher than the discharge point.
Notice signs shall be made of strong, sturdy materials. The labeling text shall be clear and easily-visible; notice signs that are damaged or unclear shall be replaced promptly.
Notice signs shall be firmly held in place, so that they are not easily moved.
Those enterprises that have already installed discharge point notice signs pursuant to official letter Huan-Shu-Shui-Tzu No. 37271 issued on November 1, 1990 by the central competent authority may continue to use existing notice signs.
Those enterprises that discharge wastewater or sewage into the sea via pipelines shall install discharge points at appropriate locations between the joint treatment plant and the marine discharge pipelines. Those enterprises that have not established a joint treatment plant shall install discharge points at appropriate location between the enterprises' boundaries and the marine discharge pipelines.
Industrial wastewater or sewage may not be released by bypass discharge. However, the enterprise shall not be subject to this restriction when one of the following circumstances applies.
In an emergency situation, personnel or treatment equipment cannot be saved without bypass discharge.
A wastewater and sewage treatment facility has suffered a malfunction, and is in compliance with Article 59 of this Act.
There is no appropriate alternative discharge method apart from bypass discharge during routine maintenance of pollution control equipment.
Those enterprises that may use bypass discharge pursuant to Article 32, Paragraph 3 and Article 33, Paragraph 3.
Enterprises in Subparagraph 1 of the foregoing paragraph shall report to the competent authority within three hours after bypass discharge occurs, and shall record the circumstances of the bypass discharge for checking by the competent authority. Those enterprises in Subparagraph 3 of the foregoing paragraph shall apply to the competent authority for approval ten days prior to the implementation of pollution control equipment maintenance, and may not perform maintenance without approval.
Those that wish to discharge industrial wastewater or sewage into irrigation canals may not do so prior to having obtained the approval of the management agency (organization) or owner, and shall adopt water pollution control measures apart from discharge in accordance with relevant regulations.
If an enterprise performs wastewater or sewage discharge, storage, dilution, injection into groundwater bodies, soil treatment, or bypass discharge not in accordance with regulations without having obtained permission, in addition to being punished pursuant to this Act, the discharge points and relevant facilities of the enterprise shall be sealed or removed within a limited period in accordance with the orders of the competent authority.
The surface of the effluent may not have scum or other floating material.
In those circumstances in which a visible deposit of sludge forms below where wastewater or sewage is discharged from a pipeline or near where wastewater or sewage enters a water body, the enterprise shall clean up the sludge on its own, or shall remove it within a limited period in accordance with the orders of the competent authority.
Those enterprises that mix wastewater from two or more different industry types for treatment and discharge shall comply with the effluent standards for each of those industry types.
In those circumstances in which the water quality control items of each industry type in the foregoing paragraph are identical, the volume of wastewater from one industry type accounts for 75% or more of total wastewater volume, and the enterprise has installed cumulative-type water volume measurement facilities or uses a measurement method approved by the competent authority sufficient to verify water volume, the enterprise may apply to the competent authority to control common items using the effluent standards of the industry type at issue.
The percentage of total wastewater volume in the foregoing paragraph shall be calculated using records from the previous half year.
Those enterprises that install and use cumulative-type water volume measurement facilities shall install, calibrate, and maintain said facilities in accordance with the specifications of the maker so that the facilities comply with the functionality of the model of cumulative-type water volume measurement facilities at issue.
The cumulative-type water volume measurement facility specifications in the foregoing paragraph may not, within the range of measurable flow volume, have an error in excess of 10% of the actual value. Those circumstances in which motor operating time is used to calculate flow volume of non-contact cooling water not used cyclically shall not be subject to this restriction.
For those cumulative-type water volume measurement facilities and other recording facilities that are required to be sealed with lead, the competent authority shall apply the lead seal, which may not be destroyed without authorization.
Prior to the performance of calibration, maintenance or replacement on cumulative-type water volume measurement facilities, enterprises shall report to the competent authority prior to breaking the seal on the facilities. Water volume shall still be recorded during the calibration or maintenance period, and the recording method shall obtain the approval of the competent authority. Enterprise shall report the completion of calibration or maintenance work to the competent authority within one week after the completion of calibration or maintenance work so the competent authority can apply a lead seal.
Those enterprises in the foregoing paragraph that, due to technological or manpower limitations, are unable to perform calibration or maintenance in a timely manner, and have obtained the approval of the competent authority, shall not be subject to this restriction.
Regulations for approval times for applications accepted by the competent authority pursuant to these Regulations shall be as follows.
For those documents required to be submitted that have omissions or fail to meet regulations, the enterprise shall be notified to make corrections within a limited period within seven days of the receipt of the application; the applications of those that fail to make corrections by the deadline shall be rejected.
For those applications for which documents required to be submitted are complete, reviews shall be completed within fourteen days.
The number of days required for making corrections shall not be calculated into the review period and the total number of days required for making corrections may not exceed forty-two days.
If the contents or technologies of water pollution control measures are complicated, the competent authority may extend the review period after notification of the enterprise; the extension period shall be limited to fourteen days.
The central competent authority shall determine the format of all application documents and forms designated in these Regulations.
Established enterprises shall complete improvements, reporting or approval pursuant to Articles 12, 20, 29 and 30 within three months after these Regulations take effect; under special conditions, those that have obtained the approval of the local competent authority may be granted an extension, however, the extension period shall be limited to three months.
Those established enterprises that have difficulty achieving technological requirements and that obtain the approval of the competent authority within three months after these Regulations take effect shall be exempt from the regulations in the foregoing paragraph.
Those enterprises that are required to perform construction work in order to comply with these Regulations shall submit a project plan to the competent authority within three months after these Regulations take effect or the official announcement of relevant regulations. The competent authority shall approve a period of time appropriate for the project. While a project is being implemented, if the enterprise obtains the approval of the competent authority, these Regulations shall temporarily not apply to matters connected with the project.
Enterprises that are required to implement an environmental impact assessment may submit application documents pursuant to Articles 20 and 29 together with the environmental impact assessment review. After the environmental impact assessment review has passed, an enterprise may, on its own initiative, apply to the special municipality, county or city competent authority for approval of wastewater or sewage storage or dilution permit documents.
The permit in the foregoing paragraph shall be approved on the basis of the reviewed and passed environmental impact statement or environmental impact assessment report content and review conclusions.
Those enterprises that apply to a special municipality, county or city competent authority for review or to change approved content pursuant to Articles 20 and 29 may also concurrently submit applications pursuant to Articles 13, 14, 20 or 24 of this Act, and the review fee shall be the highest volume for a single item.
Articles 2 through 14, Article 16, and Articles 19 through 51 shall apply to sewage systems.
These Regulations shall take effect on the date of promulgation.
