Water Act Article 83-2

To respond to climate change and ensure the effect of existing flood control facilities, the central authority-in-charge may make a public announcement of implementation scope of the specific river basins or catchment areas of regional drainage for runoff allocation depending on the flooding potential, the degree of urban development and major constructions. The authority-in-charge shall draw up a runoff allocation plan within the given deadline and report to the central authority-in-charge for approval and public announcement before implementation.If the specific river basins or catchment areas of regional drainage referred to in the preceding paragraph are adjacent, the authority-in-charge may integrate them into one runoff allocation plan. If the specific river basins or catchment areas of regional drainage are under the jurisdictions of different authorities-in-charge, the authority-in-charge of the runoff allocation plan shall be designated by the central authority-in-charge.The authority-in-charge of each level shall establish a runoff allocation review committee to formulate and review the runoff allocation plan referred to in Paragraph 1.Regulations governing the public announcement of the specific river basins or catchment areas of regional drainage, the deadline, principles, formulation, review, and approval and public announcement of the runoff allocation plan and the organization of the runoff allocation review committee as well as other related matters shall be stipulated by the central authority-in-charge.