ACT ON PROMOTION AND SUPPORT OF WATER REUSE
Act No. 10359, Jun. 8, 2010
Amended by Act No. 11908, Jul. 16, 2013
Act No. 12248, Jan. 14, 2014
Act No. 13260, Mar. 27, 2015
Act No. 13876, Jan. 27, 2016
Act No. 13879, Jan. 27, 2016
Act No. 14532, Jan. 17, 2017
Act No. 16080, Dec. 24, 2018
Act No. 17326, May 26, 2020
Act No. 18750, Jan. 11, 2022
Act No. 19045, Nov. 15, 2022
Act No. 19087, Dec. 13, 2022
Act No. 20172, Jan. 30, 2024
CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS
The purpose of this Act is to plan sustainable use of water resources and to enhance people's quality of life by utilizing water resources efficiently through promoting water reuse and by decreasing any influence compromising water quality.
The terms used in this Act are defined as follows: <Amended on Jul. 16, 2013; Jan. 27, 2016; Jan. 17, 2017>
| 1. | The term "water reuse" means using water reuse facilities to treat rainwater, unclean water, treated sewage, treated wastewater, or thermal effluents from power plants, and using such treated water (hereinafter referred to as "treated water") for purposes of daily life, industry, agriculture, landscaping, river maintenance, etc.; |
| 2. | The term "water reuse facility" means a rainwater harvesting facility; gray water system, treated sewage and wastewater reuse facility; and thermal effluent reuse facility; |
| 3. | The term "rainwater harvesting facility" means a facility to treat catchment rainwater from the roofs of buildings, etc., to use such rainwater; |
| 4. | The term "gray water system" means a facility to individually or regionally treat for reuse of unclean water from an individual facility, or from an area created in a development project, etc., without discharging such unclean water to a public sewerage system; |
| 6-2. | The term "thermal effluents from power plants" means drain-water discharged in an elevated temperature condition, which derives from collected seawater used as a coolant that absorbs waste heat released during power generation at power plants (excluding nuclear power plants); |
| 7. | The term "treated sewage and wastewater reuse facility" means a treatment facility enabling reuse of treated sewage or treated wastewater, and its appurtenant facilities and supply pipelines; |
| 7-2. | The term "thermal effluent reuse facility" means a treatment facility enabling reuse of thermal effluents from a power plant and its appurtenant facilities and supply pipelines; |
| 8. | The term "treated sewage and wastewater reuse business" means the business (excluding cases in which a public sewerage management authority supplies secondary treated sewage and wastewater pursuant to Article 10) of treating treated sewage or treated wastewater in a treated sewage and wastewater reuse facility to reuse such treated sewage or treated wastewater, and of supplying such treated water (hereinafter referred to as "secondary treated sewage and wastewater"); |
| 9. | The term "thermal effluent reuse business" means the business of treating thermal effluents from a power plant in a thermal effluent reuse facility to reuse such treated thermal effluents, and of supplying such treated water (hereinafter referred to as "secondary treated thermal effluents"); |
| 10. | The term "business of designing and constructing treated sewage and wastewater reuse facilities, etc." means the business of designing and constructing treated sewage and wastewater reuse facilities, and thermal effluent reuse facilities. |
| Article 3 (Responsibilities of State and Local Governments) |
| (1) | The State shall formulate a plan to promote water reuse and formulate appropriate policies and endeavor to provide technical and financial support required to local governments and persons who install and operate a water reuse facility. |
| (2) | Local governments shall formulate and implement policies to promote water reuse in their jurisdictions and endeavor installing, managing, etc., relevant facilities. |
| (3) | Citizens shall cooperate in the policies related to water reuse promoted by the State and local governments. |
| Article 4 (Relationship to Other Statutes) |
Except as otherwise provided in other statutes, this Act shall govern water reuse.
CHAPTER II WATER REUSE PLANS
| Article 5 (Formulation of Water Reuse Master Plans) |
| (1) | For promoting water reuse and the systematic development of related technologies, the Minister of Environment shall formulate and implement a comprehensive master plan for promoting water reuse (hereinafter referred to as "water reuse master plan") every ten years. <Amended on Jan. 27, 2016> |
| (2) | When the Minister of Environment formulates or amends a water reuse master plan, he or she shall hear the opinions of the Special Metropolitan City Mayor, a Metropolitan City Mayor, a Special Self-Governing City Mayor, a Do Governor, or a Special Self-Governing Province Governor (hereinafter referred to as "Mayor/Do Governor") and consult with the heads of relevant central administrative agencies. <Amended on Mar. 27, 2015> |
| (3) | Where the Minister of Environment formulates or amends a water reuse master plan pursuant to paragraph (2), he or she shall notify the heads of relevant central administrative agencies and Mayors/Do Governors of such formulation or amendment. |
| (5) | A water reuse master plan shall include the following matters: <Amended on Dec. 24, 2018> |
| 2. | Matters concerning outlook for demand for treated water and objectives of supply; |
| 3. | Matters concerning basic direction-setting for water reuse measures and implementation strategies, such as a plan to supply treated water for an area that does not have enough water supply to meet its demand; |
| 4. | Matters concerning developing and distributing water reuse related technologies; |
| 5. | Matters concerning calculating expenses to be incurred in water reuse business and concerning fundraising plans; |
| 6. | Other matters concerning promoting water reuse, which are prescribed by Presidential Decree. |
| (6) | If five years pass from the date a water reuse master plan is formulated, the Minister of Environment shall reexamine the validity thereof and amend it as necessary. |
| (7) | If necessary for the formulation of a water reuse master plan, the Minister of Environment may request the heads of central administrative agencies, Mayors/Do Governors, the heads of Sis/Guns, or the heads of relevant agencies to submit data necessary for the formulation of the plan. |
| Article 6 (Formulation of Water Reuse Management Plans) |
| (1) | In accordance with a water reuse master plan, the Special Metropolitan City Mayor, a Metropolitan City Mayor, a Special Self-Governing City Mayor, the Jeju Special Self-Governing Province Governor, or the head of a Si/Gun (excluding the head of a Gun in the jurisdictions of Metropolitan Cities; hereinafter the same shall apply) shall formulate a plan for promoting water reuse in their jurisdictions (hereinafter referred to as "water reuse management plan") including the matters prescribed by Presidential Decree, such as measures to supply treated water in cases where a high water demand continuously occurs including industrial water demand, and obtain approval from the Minister of Environment. The same shall apply where they intend to amend important matters prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Amended on Mar. 27, 2015; Dec. 24, 2018; Jan. 23, 2024> |
| (2) | Where a sewerage system extends over at least two areas under the jurisdiction of the Special Metropolitan City, Metropolitan Cities, Special Self-Governing Cities, Dos, Special Self-Governing Province, or Sis/Guns (excluding Guns under the jurisdictions of Metropolitan Cities; hereinafter the same shall apply), the relevant Mayor/Do Governor or the head of a Si/Gun prescribed by Presidential Decree shall formulate a water reuse management plan. <Amended on Mar. 27, 2015> |
| (3) | When the Special Metropolitan City Mayor, a Metropolitan City Mayor, a Special Self-Governing City Mayor, the Jeju Special Self-Governing Province Governor, or the head of a Si/Gun formulates a water reuse management plan, he or she shall ensure that the plan is line with the plan for waterworks installation and management under Article 5 of the Water Supply and Waterworks Installation Act, the framework plan for sewerage maintenance under Article 5 of the Sewerage Act, and the master plans for public wastewater treatment facilities under Article 49 of the Water Environment Conservation Act. <Amended on Mar. 27, 2015; Jan. 27, 2016; Jan. 17, 2017; Jan. 11, 2022; Jan. 23, 2024> |
| (4) | Where the Minister of Environment intends to approve or approve amendment of a water reuse management plan, he or she shall have a prior consultation with the heads of relevant central administrative agencies. |
| (5) | The Special Metropolitan City Mayor, a Metropolitan City Mayor, a Special Self-Governing City Mayor, the Jeju Special Self-Governing Province Governor, or the head of a Si/Gun shall reexamine the appropriateness of a water reuse management plan every five years after obtaining approval under paragraph (1) and amend it as necessary. <Amended on Mar. 27, 2015; Jan. 23, 2024> |
| (6) | Where the Special Metropolitan City Mayor, a Metropolitan City Mayor, a Special Self-Governing City Mayor, the Jeju Special Self-Governing Province Governor, or the head of a Si/Gun formulates a water reuse management plan, such plan shall be based on the relevant urban master plan under Article 18 of the National Land Planning and Utilization Act. <Amended on Mar. 27, 2015; Jan. 23, 2024> |
| Article 7 Deleted. <Jan. 27, 2016> |
CHAPTER III INSTALLATION AND MANAGEMENT OF WATER REUSE FACILITIES
| Article 8 (Installation and Management of Rainwater Harvesting Facilities) |
| (1) | A person who intends to newly build (including extension, alteration, or reconstruction of at least the scale prescribed by Presidential Decree; hereafter in this Article, the same shall apply) a sports complex, indoor gymnasium, government office building, multi-family house, school, or golf course prescribed by Presidential Decree or superstore under subparagraph 3 of Article 2 of the Distribution Industry Development Act shall install and operate a rainwater harvesting facility. <Amended on Jul. 16, 2013; Mar. 27, 2015; Jan. 23, 2024> |
| (2) | A person who is required to install and operate a rainwater harvesting facility shall report the rainwater treatment capacity, etc. of such facility to a Special Self-Governing City Mayor, the Jeju Special Self-Governing Province Governor, or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu (the head of a Gu means the head of an autonomous Gu; hereinafter referred to as the "head of a Si/Gun/Gu, etc.") as prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Environment before filing an application for building permission under Article 11 of the Building Act for a facility under paragraph (1) or providing notification of building construction under Article 14 of that Act. The same shall also apply where he or she intends to modify important matters prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Environment among reported matters. <Newly Inserted on Jan. 23, 2024> |
| (3) | The head of a Si/Gun/Gu, etc. shall notify a reporting person whether the report is accepted, within five days from the date of receiving the report under paragraph (2). <Newly Inserted on Dec. 13, 2022; Jan. 23, 2024> |
| (4) | If the head of a Si/Gun/Gu, etc. fails to notify a reporting person whether the report is accepted or the extension of the processing period under the statutes or regulations related to civil petitions within a period specified in paragraph (3), the report shall be deemed accepted on the date immediately following the end of the period (referring to the extended or re-extended period if the processing period is extended or re-extended under the statutes or regulations related to civil petitions). <Newly Inserted on Dec. 13, 2022; Jan. 23, 2024> |
| (5) | The facility and management standards for the rainwater harvesting facilities and other necessary matters shall be prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Environment. <Amended on Dec. 13, 2022; Jan. 23, 2024> |
| (6) | The owner or manager of a rainwater harvesting facility shall comply with the facility and management standards, etc. for the rainwater harvesting facilities under paragraph (5). <Amended on Dec. 13, 2022; Jan. 23, 2024> |
| (7) | Where a person who intends to newly build a new facility pursuant to paragraph (1) fails to install and operate a rainwater harvesting facility, the head of a Si/Gun/Gu, etc. may order the relevant person to install and operate such facility. <Amended on Mar. 27, 2015; Dec. 13, 2022; Jan. 23, 2024> |
| (8) | Where the owner or manager of a rainwater harvesting facility violates the facility and management standards, etc. under paragraph (5), the head of a Si/Gun/Gu, etc. may order the relevant person to take necessary measures, such as improving and repairing the facility. <Amended on Mar. 27, 2015; May 26, 2020; Dec. 13, 2022; Jan. 23, 2024> |
| Article 9 (Installation and Management of Gray Water Systems) |
| (1) | A person who intends to newly build (including extension, alteration, or reconstruction of at least the scale prescribed by Presidential Decree; hereafter in this Article, the same shall apply) any of the following facilities shall, individually or jointly, install and operate a gray water system so that at least 10 percent of water usage can be reused, as prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Environment: Provided, That this shall not apply to a person who is supplied with secondary treated sewage and wastewater or who uses rainwater by at least 10 percent of the volume of water use: <Amended on Jul. 16, 2013; Mar. 27, 2015; Nov. 15, 2022; Jan. 23, 2024> |
| 3. | Other facilities of such type and with at least such scale as prescribed by Presidential Decree; |
| 4. | Deleted; <Jan. 23, 2024> |
| 5. | Deleted; <Jan. 23, 2024> |
| 6. | Deleted; <Jan. 23, 2024> |
| 7. | Deleted. <Jan. 23, 2024> |
| (2) | Where the State, a local government, a public enterprise under Article 5 of the Act on the Management of Public Institutions, or a local public enterprise under Article 3 of the Local Public Enterprises Act intends to implement any of the following development projects, such entity shall, individually or jointly, install a gray water system so that at least 10 percent of water usage can be reused, as prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Environment, and the operation and management of the gray water system installed by the implementation of the development project shall be determined through consultation between the implementer of the development project and the head of a Si/Gun/Gu, etc. having jurisdiction over the gray water system before the implementation of the development project: Provided, That this shall not apply to a person who is supplied with secondary treated sewage and wastewater or who uses rainwater by at least 10 percent of the volume of water use: <Amended on Jan. 23, 2024> |
| 5. | Other development projects prescribed by Presidential Decree. |
| (3) | A person required to install and operate a gray water system pursuant to paragraph (1) or a person required to install a gray water system pursuant to paragraph (2) shall report the gray water treatment capacity, etc. of such system to the head of the relevant Si/Gun/Gu, etc., as prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Environment, before filing an application for building permission under Article 11 of the Building Act for the relevant facility or providing notification of building construction under Article 14 of that Act, respectively, or before filing an application for approval or authorization of the implementation plan of the relevant development project. The same shall also apply where he or she intends to modify important matters prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Environment among reported matters. <Newly Inserted on Jan. 23, 2024> |
| (4) | The head of a Si/Gun/Gu, etc. shall notify a reporting person whether the report is accepted, within 10 days from the date of receiving the report under paragraph (3). <Newly Inserted on Dec. 13, 2022; Jan. 23, 2024> |
| (5) | If the head of a Si/Gun/Gu, etc. fails to notify a reporting person whether the report is accepted or the extension of the processing period under the statutes or regulations related to civil petitions within a period specified in paragraph (4), the report shall be deemed accepted on the date immediately following the end of the period (referring to the extended or re-extended period if the processing period is extended or re-extended under the statutes or regulations related to civil petitions). <Newly Inserted on Dec. 13, 2022; Jan. 23, 2024> |
| (6) | Matters necessary for the facility and management standards and the water quality standards for gray water systems, the standards for calculating the volume of water use under the main clause, with the exception of the subparagraphs, of paragraph (1), and the standards for calculating the total floor area of a building and the volume of wastewater effluents under subparagraphs 1 and 2 of that paragraph shall be prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Environment. <Amended on Dec. 13, 2022; Jan. 23, 2024> |
| (7) | The owner or manager of a gray water system shall comply with the facility and management standards for gray water systems under paragraph (6). <Amended on Dec. 13, 2022; Jan. 23, 2024> |
| (8) | A person who intends to install a gray water system shall outsource the designing and construction of a system to a person who applied for registration of a business of designing and constructing treated sewage and wastewater reuse facilities, etc. under Article 18 (hereinafter referred to as "business entity engaged in designing and constructing treated sewage and wastewater reuse facilities, etc."), and may outsource the management of the relevant facilities to the business entity engaged in designing and constructing treated sewage and wastewater reuse facilities, etc. <Amended on Jul. 16, 2013; Dec. 13, 2022; Jan. 23, 2024> |
| (9) | The owner or manager of a gray water system shall examine the safety, water quality, etc. of a gray water system every quarter and notify the examination results to the head of the relevant Si/Gun/Gu, etc., as prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Environment. <Amended on Mar. 27, 2015; Dec. 13, 2022; Jan. 23, 2024> |
| (10) | Where a person who newly builds a facility under paragraph (1) or implements a development project under paragraph (2) fails to install and operate a gray water system, the head of the relevant Si/Gun/Gu, etc. may order such person to install and operate such system. <Amended on Mar. 27, 2015; Dec. 13, 2022; Jan. 23, 2024> |
| (11) | Where the owner or manager of a gray water system violates the facility and management standards, etc. under paragraph (6), the head of the relevant Si/Gun/Gu, etc. may order such person to take necessary measures, such as improving and repairing the relevant facility. <Amended on Mar. 27, 2015; May 26, 2020; Dec. 13, 2022; Jan. 23, 2024> |
| Article 10 (Supply of Secondary Treated Sewage and Waste Water by Public Sewerage Management Authorities) |
| (1) | A public sewerage management authority under Article 18 of the Sewerage Act (hereinafter referred to as "public sewerage management authority") shall reuse secondary treated sewage and wastewater (referring only to water treated from treated sewage; hereafter in this Article, the same shall apply) or supply such water to persons who requiring it: Provided, That where treated sewage meets the water quality by use under Article 14, the authority may directly reuse or supply it to persons requiring it. |
| (2) | Where the public sewerage management authority intends to install a treated sewage and wastewater reuse facility to reuse or supply secondary treated sewage and wastewater pursuant to paragraph (1), it shall obtain approval for installation from the Minister of Environment, as prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Environment. |
| (3) | The scope of facilities that are to reuse secondary treated sewage and wastewater or to which treated sewage and wastewater are to be supplied as prescribed in paragraph (1), standards for the volume of treated sewage that is to be treated for conversion to secondary treated sewage and wastewater, etc., shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree. |
| Article 11 (Authorization for Treated Sewage and Wastewater Reuse Business and Thermal Effluent Reuse Business) |
| (1) | A person, other than a public sewerage management authority, who intends to operate a treated sewage and wastewater reuse business or a thermal effluent reuse business shall formulate a business plan as prescribed by Presidential Decree; and shall obtain authorization from the Minister of Environment. The same shall also apply where such person intends to amend matters authorized (excluding where he or she amends minor matters prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Environment). <Amended on Jul. 16, 2013> |
| (2) | Where the Minister of Environment grants authorization pursuant to paragraph (1) (including authorization for amendment; hereinafter the same shall apply), he or she shall publish it, as prescribed by Presidential Decree. |
| (3) | The standards for authorization under paragraph (1) shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree. |
[Title Amended on Jul. 16, 2013]
| Article 12 (Permission Deemed Granted Pursuant to Other Statutes) |
| (1) | Where a public sewerage management authority obtains approval for installation pursuant to Article 10 or where a person intending to operate a treated sewage and wastewater reuse business obtains authorization, such authority or person shall be deemed to have obtained the following permission, license, approval, cancellation or examination, or to have consulted or reported for the matters on which the Minister of Environment has consulted with the head of the relevant administrative agency pursuant to paragraph (2): <Amended on Jan. 14, 2014; Jan. 30, 2024> |
| (2) | If a business plan for a treated sewage and wastewater reuse business includes matters specified under paragraph (1) when the Minister of Environment grants authorization therefor, he or she shall have a prior consultation with the head of the relevant administrative agency; and the head of the relevant administrative agency shall submit an opinion within 30 days from the date of receipt of such request for consultation. <Amended on Jan. 30, 2024> |
| (3) | Except as provided in paragraphs (1) and (2), Articles 24 through 26 of the Framework Act on Administration shall apply to the criteria, effects, etc. of the legal fiction under this Article. <Newly Inserted on Jan. 30, 2024> |
| Article 13 (Standards for Installation of Treated Sewage and Wastewater Reuse Facilities and Thermal Effluent Reuse Facilities) |
| (1) | Where a public sewerage management authority installs a treated sewage and wastewater reuse facility pursuant to Article 10; or where a person who obtains authorization for a treated sewage and wastewater reuse business pursuant to Article 11 (hereinafter referred to as "treated sewage and wastewater reuse proprietor") installs a treated sewage and wastewater reuse facility; or where a person who obtains authorization for a thermal effluent reuse business (hereinafter referred to as "thermal effluent reuse proprietor") installs a thermal effluent reuse facility, such authority or person shall employ a business entity engaged in designing and constructing treated sewage and wastewater reuse facilities, etc. to design and construct such facility. <Amended on Jul. 16, 2013> |
| (2) | When a treated sewage and wastewater reuse facility or a thermal effluent reuse facility is installed, such installation shall meet the standards prescribed by Presidential Decree, such as the scale and location of the facility, etc. <Amended on Jul. 16, 2013> |
| (3) | The apparatus and materials used for installing a treated sewage and wastewater reuse facility or of a thermal effluent reuse facility, shall meet the standards prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Amended on Jul. 16, 2013> |
[Title Amended on Jul. 16, 2013]
| Article 14 (Water Quality of Secondary Treated Sewage and Wastewater and of Secondary Treated Thermal Effluents) |
| (1) | A public sewerage management authority, treated sewage and wastewater reuse proprietor or thermal effluent reuse proprietor, shall examine the water quality of secondary treated sewage and wastewater and of secondary treated thermal effluents as prescribed by Presidential Decree after constructing a sewage and wastewater reuse facility or a thermal effluent reuse facility is completed; and shall report the results of such examination to the Minister of Environment. <Amended on Jul. 16, 2013> |
| (2) | Matters concerning standards for the water quality of secondary treated sewage and wastewater and of secondary treated thermal effluents by use, management of water quality, etc., shall be prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Environment. <Amended on Jul. 16, 2013> |
| (3) | A public sewerage management authority, treated sewage and wastewater reuse proprietor or thermal effluent reuse proprietor, shall supply secondary treated sewage and wastewater and secondary treated thermal effluents meeting the standards for water quality by use under paragraph (2). <Amended on Jul. 16, 2013> |
[Title Amended on Jul. 16, 2013]
| Article 15 (Management of Treated Sewage and Wastewater Reuse Facilities and of Thermal Effluent Reuse Facilities) |
| (1) | A public sewerage management authority, treated sewage and wastewater reuse proprietor or thermal effluent reuse proprietor, shall employ a technical manager maintaining and managing a treated sewage and wastewater reuse facility or a thermal effluent reuse facility: Provided, That this shall not apply where such authority or proprietor outsources the duties of managing a treated sewage and wastewater reuse facility or of a thermal effluent reuse facility, to a business entity engaged in designing and constructing treated sewage and wastewater reuse facilities, etc. <Amended on Jul. 16, 2013> |
| (2) | Matters necessary regarding the qualification of a technical manager under paragraph (1), matters of compliance, etc., shall be prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Environment. |
[Title Amended on Jul. 16, 2013]
| Article 16 (Protection of Treated Sewage and Wastewater Reuse Facilities and of Thermal Effluent Reuse Facilities) |
No person shall use secondary treated sewage and wastewater or secondary treated thermal effluents, by segmenting the piping of secondary treated sewage and wastewater or of secondary treated thermal effluents to redirect its flow, or modify or destroy a treated sewage and wastewater reuse facility or a thermal effluent reuse facility, without obtaining prior approval from the relevant public sewerage management authority, treated sewage and wastewater reuse proprietor or thermal effluent reuse proprietor. <Amended on Jul. 16, 2013>
[Title Amended on Jul. 16, 2013]
| Article 17 (Revocation of Authorization) |
If a treated sewage and wastewater reuse business proprietor or a thermal effluent reuse business proprietor falls under any of the following subparagraphs, the Minister of Environment may revoke authorization under Article 11: Provided, That the Minister of Environment shall revoke such authorization if the proprietor falls under any of subparagraphs 1 through 3: <Amended on Jul. 16, 2013; May 26, 2020> | 1. | Where the proprietor fails to supply secondary treated sewage and wastewater even six months after the date scheduled to supply secondary treated sewage and wastewater, for which a treated sewage and wastewater reuse business is authorized; |
| 2. | Where the proprietor fails to supply secondary treated thermal effluents even six months after the date scheduled to supply secondary treated thermal effluents, for which a thermal effluent reuse business is authorized; |
| 3. | Where the proprietor obtains authorization or authorization for amendment by fraud or other improper means; |
| 4. | Where the proprietor fails to commence the construction of a treated sewage and wastewater reuse facility even after one year has elapsed from the scheduled date of commencement of the construction of a treated sewage and wastewater reuse facility, of which treated sewage and wastewater reuse business was authorized, or fails to complete the construction even after one year has elapsed from the scheduled date of completion of construction; |
| 5. | Where the proprietor fails to commence the construction of a thermal effluent reuse facility, of which thermal effluent reuse business was authorized, even after one has elapsed from the scheduled date of commencement of the construction, or fails to complete the construction even after one year has elapsed from the scheduled date of completion thereof. |
| Article 18 (Registration of Business of Designing and Constructing Treated Sewage and Wastewater Reuse Facilities) |
| (1) | A person intending to operate the business of designing and constructing treated sewage and wastewater reuse facilities, etc., shall file for registration with the head of a Si/Gun/Gu. The same shall apply where such person intends to amend matters registered (excluding where such person intends to amend minor matters prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Environment). <Amended on Jul. 16, 2013; Mar. 27, 2015; Jan. 23, 2024> |
| (2) | Any of the following persons shall be deemed registered pursuant to paragraph (1): |
| (3) | Matters necessary regarding standards for registration of the business of designing and constructing sewage and wastewater reuse facilities, etc., under paragraph (1), procedures therefor, etc., shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Amended on Jul. 16, 2013> |
[Title Amended on Jul. 16, 2013]
| Article 19 (Matters of Compliance for Business Entities Engaged in Designing and Constructing Treated Sewage and Wastewater Reuse Facilities) |
A business entity engaged in designing and constructing treated sewage and wastewater reuse facilities, etc. shall comply with the following matters: <Amended on Jul. 16, 2013>
| 1. | That he or she shall not allow any third person to design and construct gray water reuse facilities or sewage and waste water reuse facilities in his or her trade name or name, nor lend any third person his or her registration certificate; |
| 2. | That he or she shall perform design and construction services meeting the standards under Article 13 (2) and (3); |
| 3. | That he or she shall not award a subcontractor a lump sum subcontract for a construction work he or she is contracted to perform; |
| 4. | That he or she shall keep drawings and documents regarding business, such as designing, constructing, etc. of sewage and waste water reuse facilities. |
[Title Amended on Jul. 16, 2013]
| Article 20 (Revocation of Registration) |
| (1) | Where a business entity engaged in designing and constructing treated sewage and wastewater reuse facilities, etc. falls under any of the following, the head of a Si/Gun/Gu may revoke his or her registration or order him or her to fully or partially suspend business for a specified period of up to six months: Provided, That where he or she falls under subparagraph 1 or 2, his or her registration shall be revoked: <Amended on Jul. 16, 2013; Mar. 27, 2015; Jan. 23, 2024> |
| 1. | Where he or she is registered or amends registration by fraud or other improper means; |
| 2. | Where he or she concludes a new contract or operates business while his or her business is suspended; |
| 3. | Where he or she operates business without being registered to amend it; |
| 4. | Where he or she violates the matters of compliance under Article 19. |
| (2) | Detailed standards for administrative disposition under paragraph (1) shall be prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Environment. |
CHAPTER IV SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS
| Article 21 (Fees for Secondary Treated Sewage and Wastewater) |
A public sewerage management authority and a treated sewage and wastewater reuse proprietor who supplies secondary treated sewage and wastewater, may collect fees from users thereof, as prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Environment: Provided, That where the public sewerage management authority or the treated sewage and wastewater reuse proprietor is a local government, fees shall be collected as prescribed by ordinance of the relevant local government.
| Article 22 (Promotion of Research and Development) |
| (1) | In order to promote technological development relating to water reuse, the Minister of Environment, may employ relevant specialized research institutions to pursue research and development; and may subsidize expenses, etc. necessary for the research and development. |
| (2) | In order to promote technological development relating to water reuse, use and dissemination of such technologies, the Minister of Environment may conduct following projects: |
| 1. | A project for developing relevant technologies and a demonstration project of applying such technologies; |
| 2. | A project for promoting the dissemination of technologies relating to water reuse; |
| 3. | A project for educating and publicizing technologies relating to water reuse; |
| 4. | Other projects determined by the Minister of Environment for promoting dissemination of technologies relating to water reuse. |
| Article 23 (Financial Support) |
| (1) | The State or local governments may partially subsidize or lend funds for expenses necessary for installing rainwater harvesting facilities, gray water systems or treated sewage and wastewater reuse facilities to persons who install such facilities. |
| (2) | Local governments may reduce water fees and sewage fees for owners or managers who install rainwater harvesting facilities or gray water systems, or for persons who are supplied with secondary treated sewage and wastewater, as prescribed by municipal ordinance. |
| Article 24 (Report and Examination) |
| (1) | Where the Minister of Environment or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu deems it necessary for ascertaining the matters referred to in the following subparagraphs, he or she may request the owner and manager of a rainwater harvesting facility and a gray water system, the public sewerage management authorities, treated sewage and wastewater reuse business proprietors, thermal effluent reuse business proprietors, and business entities engaged in designing and constructing treated sewage and wastewater reuse facilities, etc. to report or submit necessary data; and may allow relevant public officials to enter the related facilities, etc. to examine related documents, facilities, equipment, etc.: <Amended on Jul. 16, 2013; Mar. 27, 2015; Dec. 13, 2022; Jan. 23, 2024> |
| 1. | Whether the facility and management standards, etc. under Article 8 (6) are complied with; |
| 2. | Whether the facility and management standards, etc. under Article 9 (7) are complied with; |
| 3. | Whether standards, etc. for installation under Article 13 (2) and (3) are complied with; |
| 4. | Whether standards for water quality under Article 14 (3) are complied with; |
| 5. | Whether matters of compliance under Article 19 are adhered to. |
| (2) | Public officials entering and examining pursuant to paragraph (1) shall carry identification indicating their authority and present it to relevant persons. |
Where the Minister of Environment or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu intends to make any of the following dispositions, he or she shall hold a hearing: <Amended on Jul. 16, 2013; Mar. 27, 2015; Jan. 23, 2024>
| 1. | Revoking authorizing to engage in a treated sewage and wastewater reuse business or a thermal effluent reuse business under Article 17; |
| 2. | Revoking registering the business of designing and constructing treated sewage and wastewater reuse facilities, etc. under Article 20. |
| Article 26 (Delegation and Entrustment of Authority) |
| (1) | Authority of the Minister of Environment may partially be delegated to Mayors/Do Governors or the heads of local environmental agencies, as prescribed by Presidential Decree. |
| (2) | The Minister of Environment may partially entrust duties to relevant specialized institutions, as prescribed by Presidential Decree. |
CHAPTER V PENALTY PROVISIONS
| Article 27 (Penalty Provisions) |
Any of the following persons shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for not more than two years or a fine not exceeding 20 million won: <Amended on Jul. 16, 2013; Jan. 27, 2016>
| 1. | A person who conducts a treated sewage and wastewater reuse business or a thermal effluent reuse business without obtaining authorization or authorization for amendment under Article 11; or obtains authorization or authorization for amendment by fraud or other improper means; |
| 2. | A person who operates the business of designing or constructing secondary treated sewage and wastewater reuse facilities, etc. without being registered or registered to amend under Article 18, or being registered or registered to amend by fraud or other improper means. |
| Article 28 (Administrative Fines) |
| (1) | Any of the following persons shall be subject to an administrative fine not exceeding 10 million won: <Amended on Jul. 16, 2013; Dec. 13, 2022; Jan. 23, 2024> |
| 1. | A person who fails to comply with an order to install and operate a rainwater harvesting facility, in violation of Article 8 (7); |
| 2. | A person who fails to comply with an order to install and operate a gray water system, in violation of Article 9 (10); |
| 3. | A public sewerage management authority, a treated sewage and wastewater reuse proprietor or a thermal effluent reuse proprietor who installs a treated sewage and wastewater reuse facility or thermal effluent reuse facility, in violation of the standards for installation, etc. under Article 13; |
| 4. | A person who fails to report or submit data, or reports falsely or submits false data, in violation of Article 24 (1); |
| 5. | A person who refuses, obstructs or evades an entry or examination under Article 24 (1). |
| (2) | Any of the following persons shall be subject to an administrative fine not exceeding five million won: <Amended on Jul. 16, 2013; Jan. 23, 2024> |
| 1. | A person who fails to install a rainwater harvesting facility, in violation of Article 8 (1); |
| 2. | A person who fails to install a gray water system, in violation of Article 9 (1); |
| 2-2. | A person who fails to install a gray water system, in violation of Article 9 (2); |
| 3. | A person who violates water quality standards by use for secondary treated sewage and wastewater or for secondary treated thermal effluents, and matters concerning managing water quality, etc., under Article 14 (2). |
| (3) | Any of the following persons shall be subject to an administrative fine not exceeding three million won: <Amended on Jul. 16, 2013; Dec. 13, 2022; Jan. 23, 2024> |
| 1. | A person who fails to operate a rainwater harvesting facility under Article 8 (1); |
| 2. | A person who violates the facility standards for the rainwater harvesting facilities, etc. under Article 8 (5); |
| 3. | A person who fails to comply with an order to take measures regarding the management of a rainwater harvesting facility, in violation of Article 8 (8); |
| 4. | A person who fails to operate a gray water system, in violation of Article 9 (1); |
| 4-2. | A person who fails to operate a gray water system, in violation of Article 9 (2); |
| 5. | A person who violates the facility and management standards, etc. under Article 9 (6); |
| 6. | A person who fails to notify the results of examination of the safety and water quality of a gray water system or who notifies false results under Article 9 (9); |
| 7. | A person who fails to comply with an order to take measures under Article 9 (11); |
| 8. | A public sewerage management authority, a treated sewage and wastewater reuse proprietor or a thermal effluent reuse proprietor who fails to report the results of examining water quality under Article 14 (1). |
| (4) | Any of the following persons shall be subject to an administrative fine not exceeding one million won: <Amended on Jan. 23, 2024> |
| 1. | A person who fails to report the rainwater treatment capacity, etc. of a rainwater harvesting facility, in violation of Article 8 (2); |
| 2. | A person who fails to report the results of installing a gray water system, in violation of Article 9 (3); |
| 3. | A person who fails to employ a technical manager, in violation of Article 15 (1). |
| (5) | The administrative fines under paragraphs (1) through (4) shall be imposed and collected by the Minister of Environment or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu, as prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Amended on Mar. 27, 2015; Jan. 23, 2024> |
ADDENDA <Act No. 10359, Jun. 8, 2010>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Act shall enter into force one year from the date of its promulgation.
Article 2 (Exceptions to Water Reuse Master Plans)
A water reuse master plan under Article 5 shall be formulated within six months from the date this Act enters into force. Article 3 (Transitional Measures concerning Installation and Operation of Rainwater Use Facilities)
Article 4 (Transitional Measures concerning Installation and Operation of Gray Water Systems)
| (1) | A gray water system installed and operated pursuant to Article 26 of the former Sewerage Act, as at the time this Act enters into force, shall be deemed a gray water system installed and operated pursuant to Article 9. |
| (2) | An order for implementation issued or other acts performed by the Special Self-Governing Province Governor, head of a Si, head of a Gun, or head of a Gu; or of acts performed in relation to the Special Self-Governing Province Governor, head of a Si, head of a Gun, or head of a Gu, including the notification of the results of installing, pursuant to Article 26 of the former Sewerage Act, before this Act enters into force, shall be deemed issued or performed pursuant to Article 9. |
Article 5 (Transitional Measures concerning Installation and Operation of Treated Sewage and Wastewater Reuse Facilities)
| (1) | A public treated water reuse facility installed or operated pursuant to Article 21 of the former Sewerage Act, as at the time this Act enters into force, shall be deemed a treated sewage and wastewater reuse facility under Article 10. |
| (2) | Where a public treated water reuse facility installed pursuant to Article 21 of the former Sewerage Act, as at the time this Act enters into force, the former Sewerage Act, shall govern the standards for installation, etc. of such facility. |
Article 6 (Exceptions to Supply, etc. of Secondary Treated Sewage and Wastewater by Public Sewerage Management Authorities)
Article 10 shall not govern public sewerage management authorities operating public sewage treatment facilities under Article 3 (2) of Addenda to the Sewerage Act as wholly amended by Act No. 8014. Article 7 Omitted.
Article 8 (Transitional Measures concerning Amendment of Other Acts)
ADDENDA <Act No. 11908, Jul. 16, 2013>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Act shall enter into force one year from the date of its promulgation.
Article 2 (Applicability concerning Installation of Rainwater Use Facilities and Gray Water Systems)
The amended provisions of Articles 8 (1) and 9 (1) shall begin to apply from the first permission for construction granted after this Act enters into force. Article 3 (Transitional Measures concerning Authorization for Thermal Effluent Reuse Business)
A person who has installed and operated a thermal effluent reuse facility, as at the time this Act enters into force, shall be deemed authorized to engage in thermal effluent reuse business pursuant to the amended provision of Article 11 (1): Provided, That he or she shall meet the standards for authorization under Article 11 (3) within one year from the date this Act enters into force. Article 4 (Transitional Measures concerning Thermal Effluent Reuse Facilities)
A thermal effluent reuse facility operated, as at the time this Act enters into force, shall be deemed installed pursuant to the amended provision of Article 13: Provided, That such facility shall meet the standards for installation under Article 13 within one year from the date this Act enters into force. Article 5 (Transitional Measures concerning Specialists in Designing and Constructing Treated Sewage and Wastewater Reuse Facilities)
A person who registered the business of designing and constructing treated sewage and wastewater reuse facilities pursuant to former provisions, as at the time this Act enters into force, shall be deemed a specialist in designing and constructing treated sewage and wastewater reuse facilities, etc. under the amended provision of Article 18: Provided, That such person shall meet the standards for registration, etc. under Article 18 within one year from the date this Act enters into force.
ADDENDA <Act No. 12248, Jan. 14, 2014>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Act shall enter into force six months after the date of its promulgation.
Articles 2 through 25 Omitted.
ADDENDUM <Act No. 13260, Mar. 27, 2015>
This Act shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
ADDENDUM <Act No. 13876, Jan. 27, 2016>
This Act shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation: Provided, That the amended provision of Article 27 shall enter info force six months after the date of its promulgation.
ADDENDA <Act No. 13879, Jan. 27, 2016>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Act shall enter into force one year after the date of its promulgation. (Proviso Omitted.)
Articles 2 through 12 Omitted.
ADDENDA <Act No. 14532, Jan. 17, 2017>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Act shall enter into force one year after the date of its promulgation: Provided, That the amended provisions of the Acts, which were promulgated before this Act enters into force, but the date on which they are to enter into force, has not arrived yet, among the Acts amended pursuant to Article 6 of the Addenda, shall enter into force on the enforcement dates of such Acts, respectively. Articles 2 through 7 Omitted.
ADDENDA <Act No. 16080, Dec. 24, 2018>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Act shall enter into force six months after the date of its promulgation.
Article 2 (Applicability to Water Reuse Master Plan and Water Reuse Management Plan)
The amended provisions of Articles 5 and 6 shall begin to apply to a water reuse master plan and a water reuse management plan formulated or amended after this Act enters into force.
ADDENDUM <Act No. 17326, May 26, 2020>
This Act shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation. (Proviso Omitted.)
ADDENDA <Act No. 18750, Jan. 11, 2022>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Act shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation. (Proviso Omitted.)
Articles 2 through 6 Omitted.
ADDENDA <Act No. 19045, Nov. 15, 2022>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Act shall enter into force six months after the date of its promulgation.
Article 2 Omitted.
ADDENDA <Act No. 19087, Dec. 13, 2022>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Act shall enter into force one month after the date of its promulgation.
Article 2 (Applicability to Report on Installation of Rainwater Harvesting Facilities)
The amended provisions of Article 8 (2) and (3) and Article 9 (3) and (4) shall begin to apply to reports on the installation of a rainwater harvesting facility or a gray water system filed on or after the date this Act enters into force. Article 3 (Applicability to Consultation for Permission Deemed Granted)
The amended provisions of Article 12 (4) shall begin to apply to requests for consultation filed on or after the date this Act enters into force. Article 4 Omitted.
ADDENDA <Act No. 20115, Jan. 23, 2024>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Act shall enter into force six months after the date of its promulgation.
Article 2 (Applicability to Installation and Operation of Rainwater Harvesting Facilities)
The amended provisions of Article 8 (2) shall begin to apply to cases where a facility under Article 8 (1) is newly built (including extension, alteration, or reconstruction of at least the scale prescribed by Presidential Decree), after this Act enters into force. Article 3 (Applicability to Installation and Operation of Gray Water Systems)
The amended provisions of Article 9 (3) shall begin to apply to cases where a facility under Article 9 (1) is newly built (including extension, alteration, or reconstruction of at least the scale prescribed by Presidential Decree) or a development project under Article 9 (2) is implemented, after this Act enters into force. Article 4 Omitted.
ADDENDA <Act No. 20172, Jan. 30, 2024>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Act shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
Article 2 (Applicability to Filing of Objections)
The amended provisions concerning filing an objection shall begin to apply to dispositions to be made after this Act enters into force.
Article 3 Omitted.
Article 4 (Applicability to Amendment of the Act on Promotion and Support of Water Reuse) Matters deemed consultation between administrative agencies for the legal fiction of permission, etc. under other statutes shall begin to apply to a request for consultation on the legal fiction of permission, etc. to be made after this Act enters into force.
Articles 5 through 12 Omitted.