Water Supply Act Article 25

Within one year from being granted the water right, an entity intending to operate a water supply enterprise shall submit an application together with the construction and operation plans to the county (city) authority-in-charge for approval of exclusive operation right by the central authority-in-charge. Only after obtaining the certificate of exclusive operation right can the entity commence the water supply works. If the construction work is located in a municipality, the applicant shall submit the documents to the municipal authority-in-charge for approval.The municipal authority-in-charge shall file the approval of exclusive operation right pursuant in the preceding paragraph with the central authority-in-charge for approval for reference. If there are two or more private entities applying for exclusive operation right in the same area, the central or the municipal authority-in-charge may notify all private entities concerned to settle the matter within a specified period. Where no agreement is reached, the dispute shall be decided by the central or the municipal authority-in-charge.The required information to be stated in the construction and operation plans pursuant to Paragraph 1 hereof shall be stipulated by the central and the municipal authority-in-charge, respectively.