Water Pollution Control Measures and Test Reporting Management Regulations Article 17

The independent and exclusive electricity meters that enterprises or sewage systems set up for the wastewater or sewage treatment/pre-treatment facilities shall meet the following requirements:I. The specifications shall meet relevant requirements of The Weights and Measures Act, and the entire electricity consumed for the wastewater or sewage treatment/pre-treatment facilities shall be measured.II. An transparent window shall be available.III. The electricity meters shall be sealed with lead sealing by a competent authority or electric power company; the seal shall be confirmed by the competent authority and shall not be destroyed.IV. The source and destination of incoming and outgoing circuits shall be marked explicitly.For maintenance or replacement of the electricity meters referred to in the preceding paragraph, the seal may be torn off only after informing the competent authority. The electricity consumption shall be recorded during the maintenance or replacement; the recording method shall be subject to the consent of the competent authority. The competent authority shall be informed within one week after the maintenance or replacement.In case no independent and exclusive electricity meters can be set up for wastewater or sewage treatment/pre-treatment facilities, the facilities that have automatic control, measurement, and recording functions may be used to measure and record the consumption of electricity after being approved by the competent authority.