Water Pollution Control Act Article 11

The central competent authority shall collect water pollution control fees from enterprises and sewage systems (excluding public sewage systems and community sewage systems) that discharge wastewater or sewage into surface water bodies based on their discharge water quality and water volume or based on their discharge water quality and water volume as determined through a calculation method designated by the central competent authority.Local governments shall collect water pollution control fees from households that are located in the sewage system zones announced in accordance with the Sewerage Law and fail to discharge sewage into sewage systems.The water pollution control fees in the preceding two paragraphs shall be provided exclusively for national water pollution control matters; the disbursement items of these fees shall be the following.I. Water pollution control fees collected in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph 1:(1)Remediation of the pollution of surface water bodies and monitoring of water quality;(2)Improvement of water quality in drinking water source quality protection areas;(3)Improvement of water quality in water pollution total quantity control zones;(4)Water pollution control technology research and development, acquisition and strategy research and development;(5)Employment of personnel required for implementation of fee collection work; and(6)Other relevant water pollution control work.II. Water pollution control fees collected in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph 2:(1)Construction of primary and secondary public sewage system main pipes;(2)Construction of wastewater treatment plants and wastewater and sewage interception facilities;(3)Construction of nightsoil dumping stations and nightsoil treatment plants;(4)Construction of centralized treatment facilities for sludge produced by wastewater and sewage treatment facilities;(5)Public sewage system operation and maintenance fees;(6)Employment of personnel required for implementation of fee collection and management of public sewage system construction; and(7)Other fees relevant to household sewage treatment work.Disbursements for Item 5, Subparagraph 9 of the preceding paragraph shall not be higher than 10% of each corresponding classification of disbursements.Water pollution control fees in Paragraph 1 shall be distributed to the central and local governments and the distribution principle shall be determined by the central competent authority after taking into account the requirements of each special municipality, county or city competent authority for pollution control.Competent authorities shall set up a special fund consisting of water pollution control fees in Paragraph 1. The regulations for income, expenditure, custody and use of the fund shall be determined separately by Executive Yuan, the special municipality, county or city competent authority.Local governments shall set up a special fund consisting of water pollution control fees in Paragraph 2. The regulations for income, expenditure, custody and use of the fund shall be determined separately by local governments.The water pollution fees in Paragraph 1 may be collected in stages; the central competent authority shall determine collection times for each stage, collection targets, collection methods, calculation methods, fee payment procedures, fee payment deadlines, use for each stage, and other binding fee collection regulation matters. Water pollution control implementation performance shall be reevaluated annually and reported to and filed for future reference with the Legislative Yuan.Local governments shall determine collection times, collection targets, collection methods, calculation methods, fee payment procedures, fee payment deadlines, and self-government regulations providing for other binding matters. Water pollution control fee rates shall be in consistent with sewer usage fee rates.For the water pollution fees in Paragraph 1, the central competent authority shall establish a fee rate review committee for water pollution control fees; the central competent authority shall determine establishment regulations for this committee.
中文原文 水污染防治法第11條
中央主管機關對於排放廢(污)水於地面水體之事業及污水下水道系統(不含公共污水下水道系統及社區專用污水下水道系統),應依其排放之水質水量或依中央主管機關規定之計算方式核定其排放之水質水量,徵收水污染防治費。
地方政府應對依下水道法公告之下水道使用區域內,未將污水排洩於下水道之家戶,徵收水污染防治費。
前二項水污染防治費應專供全國水污染防治之用,其支用類別及項目如下:
一、第一項徵收之水污染防治費:
(一)地面水體污染整治與水質監測。
(二)飲用水水源水質保護區水質改善。
(三)水污染總量管制區水質改善。
(四)水污染防治技術之研究發展、引進及策略之研發。
(五)執行收費工作所需人員之聘僱。
(六)其他有關水污染防治工作。
二、第二項徵收之水污染防治費:
(一)公共污水下水道系統主、次要幹管之建設。
(二)污水處理廠及廢(污)水截流設施之建設。
(三)水肥投入站及水肥處理廠之建設。
(四)廢(污)水處理設施產生之污泥集中處理設施之建設。
(五)公共污水下水道系統之操作維護費用。
(六)執行收費及公共污水下水道系統建設管理相關工作所需人員之聘僱。
(七)其他有關家戶污水處理工作之費用。
前項第一款第五目及第二款第六目之支用比例不得高於各類別之百分之十。
第一項水污染防治費,其中央與地方分配原則,由中央主管機關考量各直轄市、縣(市)主管機關水污染防治工作需求定之。
第一項水污染防治費,各級主管機關應設置特種基金;其收支、保管及運用辦法,由行政院、直轄市及縣(市)政府分別定之。
第二項水污染防治費,地方政府得設置特種基金;其收支、保管及運用辦法,由地方政府定之。
第一項水污染防治費得分階段徵收,各階段之徵收時間、徵收對象、徵收方式、計算方式、繳費流程、繳費期限、階段用途及其他應遵行事項之收費辦法,由中央主管機關定之。
水污染防治執行績效應逐年重新檢討並向立法院報告及備查。
第二項水污染防治費之徵收時間、徵收對象、徵收方式、計算方式、繳費流程、繳費期限及其他應遵行事項之自治法規,由地方政府定之;其中水污染防治費費率應與下水道使用費費率一致。
第一項水污染防治費,中央主管機關應成立水污染防治費費率審議委員會,其設置辦法由中央主管機關定之。

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