Water Pollution Control Act Enforcement Rules Article 18

Law:: Water Pollution Control Act Enforcement Rules
Chinese:: 水污染防治法施行細則第18條

The term discharging into the ground surface water body as referred to under par 1, Article 36 of the act refers to one of the following circumstances, where,I. Voluminous discharge of pollutants, which the competent government authorities reckon it to severely undermine the water quality of the nearby water bodies.II. The wastewater (polluted water) (pre-) treatment facility has not been fitted with sufficient functions and equipment as stipulated below:(I) Under the maximum output or service scale, the processed wastewater (polluted water) can all ensure that the processed wastewater (polluted water) complies with the law and its relevant stipulations.(II) The processing production or service facility is able to process the water volume capacity under foreseeable anomaly operations.III. The business wastewater (polluted water) treatment facility encountering malfunction but the business has failed to report to the competent government authorities as stipulated under Article 59 of the act.IV. Businesses failing to abide by the competent government authorities have ordered of ceasing to act, ceasing to store, work suspension, business suspension or business closure per stipulated by the act, but continue to discharging the wastewater (polluted water).

中文原文水污染防治法施行細則第18條

本法第三十六條第一項所稱排放於地面水體，指有下列情形之一：
一、大量排放污染物，經主管機關認定嚴重影響附近水體水質。
二、廢（污）水（前）處理設施未依下列規定具備足夠之功能與設備：
（一）在最大產能或服務規模下處理廢（污）水，均能使處理後之廢（污）水符合本法及其相關規定。
（二）能處理生產或服務設施可預見之異常作業之水量負荷。
三、事業廢（污）水處理設施發生故障，未依本法第五十九條規定通報主管機關者。
四、事業未遵行主管機關依本法規定命停止作為、停止貯存、停工、停業或歇業，繼續排放廢（污）水者。

English translation for reference only; the Chinese text prevails. Not legal advice.