Water Act Article 84-1

To effectively and sustainable use water resources, the central authority-in-charge may impose the water conservation charge on the user with the water usage exceeding a certain scale. However, the user fulfilling the water-saving measures may be exempted from up to 60% of the water conservation charge.When the water price of water department is included in the cost of water conservation and drought preparation, the water conservation charge shall be reduced or exempted.The central authority-in-charge shall work with the central authority-in-charge of relevant industry shall stipulate the calculation and collection, object of collection, payment deadline, water-saving measures, scope and method of reduction of water conservation charge and other related regulations. The water conservation charge collected in accordance with regulations stipulated in Paragraph 1 shall be managed and used by Water Resources Operation Fund under the central authority-in-charge for the promotion of water resource management, water recycling, and water conservation.