ENFORCEMENT DECREE OF THE WATER SUPPLY AND WATERWORKS INSTALLATION ACT
Wholly Amended by Presidential Decree No. 20243, Sep. 6, 2007
Amended by Presidential Decree No. 20521, Jan. 3, 2008
Presidential Decree No. 20680, Feb. 29, 2008
Presidential Decree No. 20763, Apr. 3, 2008
Presidential Decree No. 20789, May 21, 2008
Presidential Decree No. 20846, Jun. 20, 2008
Presidential Decree No. 21148, Dec. 3, 2008
Presidential Decree No. 21214, Dec. 31, 2008
Presidential Decree No. 21626, Jul. 7, 2009
Presidential Decree No. 21629, Jul. 16, 2009
Presidential Decree No. 21829, Nov. 17, 2009
Presidential Decree No. 21904, Dec. 24, 2009
Presidential Decree No. 22003, Jan. 27, 2010
Presidential Decree No. 22506, Nov. 26, 2010
Presidential Decree No. 22967, Jun. 8, 2011
Presidential Decree No. 23267, Oct. 28, 2011
Presidential Decree No. 23313, Nov. 23, 2011
Presidential Decree No. 23416, Dec. 28, 2011
Presidential Decree No. 23557, Jan. 26, 2012
Presidential Decree No. 23784, May 14, 2012
Presidential Decree No. 23967, Jul. 20, 2012
Presidential Decree No. 24020, Aug. 3, 2012
Presidential Decree No. 24229, Dec. 12, 2012
Presidential Decree No. 24451, Mar. 23, 2013
Presidential Decree No. 24560, May 31, 2013
Presidential Decree No. 25050, Dec. 30, 2013
Presidential Decree No. 25309, Apr. 15, 2014
Presidential Decree No. 25430, Jun. 30, 2014
Presidential Decree No. 25532, Aug. 6, 2014
Presidential Decree No. 25751, Nov. 19, 2014
Presidential Decree No. 25785, Nov. 28, 2014
Presidential Decree No. 27335, Jul. 12, 2016
Presidential Decree No. 27960, Mar. 27, 2017
Presidential Decree No. 27985, Apr. 11, 2017
Presidential Decree No. 28211, Jul. 26, 2017
Presidential Decree No. 28243, Aug. 16, 2017
Presidential Decree No. 28471, Dec. 12, 2017
Presidential Decree No. 28583, Jan. 18, 2018
Presidential Decree No. 28948, Jun. 8, 2018
Presidential Decree No. 28965, Jun. 12, 2018
Presidential Decree No. 29352, Dec. 11, 2018
Presidential Decree No. 29874, Jun. 18, 2019
Presidential Decree No. 30106, Oct. 8, 2019
Presidential Decree No. 31075, Aug. 11, 2020
Presidential Decree No. 30929, Aug. 11, 2020
Presidential Decree No. 31185, Nov. 24, 2020
Presidential Decree No. 31176, Nov. 24, 2020
Presidential Decree No. 31581, Mar. 30, 2021
Presidential Decree No. 32352, Jan. 21, 2022
Presidential Decree No. 32439, Feb. 15, 2022
Presidential Decree No. 34687, Jul. 9, 2024
Article 1-2 (Procedures for Consultation on Use of Water for Agricultural and Fishing Villages as Raw Water) |
[This Article Newly Inserted on May 14, 2012]
Article 2 (Scope of Wide-Area Waterworks) |
(1) | The scope of wide-area waterworks the State may install pursuant to subparagraph 7 of Article 3 of the Act shall be as follows: <Amended on May 14, 2012> |
1. | Supplying water using multipurpose dams, dams, etc. for water supply as its water source to ensure the reasonable use and distribution of water resources; |
2. | Supplying water by altering the watercourse system under the direct jurisdiction of a municipality; |
4. | Supplying water across the jurisdictions of two or more Metropolitan Cities/Dos. |
(2) | The scope of wide-area waterworks that local governments may install pursuant to subparagraph 7 of Article 3 of the Act shall be restricted to the supply of water upon jointly installing waterworks facilities by such local governments upon agreement among them. |
Article 3 (Installation of Village Waterworks) |
"Waterworks prescribed by Presidential Decree" in subparagraph 9 of Article 3 of the Act means waterworks which meet the standards established by the Minister of Environment and is managed by a local government that is a waterworks business entity with water-purification facilities that may treat raw water to meet the water quality standards under Article 26 (2) of the Act in order to supply drinking water, etc. to residents in the jurisdiction. <Amended on May 14, 2012>
Article 4 (Scope of Facilities Not Defined as Private-Use Waterworks or Private-Use Industrial Waterworks) |
"Daily water supply volume and the scale of their facilities fall short of the standards prescribed by Presidential Decree" in the proviso of subparagraph 12 of Article 3 of the Act and the proviso of subparagraph 13 of that Article means any of the following cases: 1. | Where daily water supply volume is less than 20 cubic meters; |
2. | Where the scale of facilities falls within any of the following categories: |
(a) | The diameter of the pipeline from the water source to the water tank is less than 25 millimeters; |
(b) | The total length of the pipeline from the water source to the water tank is less than 1,500 meters; |
(c) | The effective capacity of the water tank is less than 100 cubic meters. |
[This Article Wholly Amended on Jun. 30, 2014]
Article 5 Deleted. <Jul. 11, 2022> |
Article 6 (Matters Requiring Approval to Revise Plans for Waterworks Installation and Management) |
"Important matter prescribed by Presidential Decree" in the latter part of Article 5 (3) of the Act means the following: <Amended on Mar. 30, 2021; Jul. 11, 2022> 1. | Basic guidelines concerning waterworks installation and management; |
2. | Matters concerning mid-and long-term supply of and demand for tap water; |
3. | Matters concerning the development of wide-area water sources; |
4. | Matters concerning areas to which tap water is supplied; |
5. | Preservation of water sources and the designation and management of water-source protection areas; |
6. | Capability to supply waterworks; |
7. | Implementation priorities of water services; |
8. | Cleaning, improvement, replacement, etc. of aging tap-water pipelines; |
9. | Deleted; <Jun. 8, 2011> |
10. | Matters concerning integrated water service districts in areas where the operation of wide-area waterworks and local waterworks need to be integrated. |
[Title Amended on Jul. 11, 2022]
Article 7 (Prior Review of Plans for Waterworks Installation and Management) |
Where the Minister of Environment intends to grant approval of a plan for waterworks installation and management under Article 5 (1) of the Act (hereinafter referred to as "plan for waterworks installation and management") or approval for any modification thereto pursuant to paragraph (3) of that Article, he or she may request in advance the Korea Environment Corporation established under the Korea Environment Corporation Act (hereinafter referred to as the "Korea Environment Corporation") or the Korea Water Resources Corporation established under the Korea Water Resources Corporation Act (hereinafter referred to as the "Korea Water Resources Corporation") to examine technical aspects thereof, such as the appropriateness of size of facilities, and hear opinions thereon. <Amended on Dec. 24, 2009; Nov. 26, 2010; Jul. 11, 2022> [Title Amended on Jul. 11, 2022]
Article 8 (Special Cases concerning Formulation of Plans for Waterworks Installation and Management) |
(1) | "Do Governor, the Special Metropolitan City Mayor, a Metropolitan City Mayor, a Special Self-Governing City Mayor, a Special Self-Governing Province Governor, or the head of a Si/Gun that is prescribed by Presidential Decree" in Article 5 (6) of the Act means a Do Governor, the Special Metropolitan City Mayor, a Metropolitan City Mayor, a Special Self-Governing City Mayor, a Special Self-Governing Province Governor, or the head of a Si/Gun (excluding the head of a Gun in a Metropolitan City; hereafter in this Article, the same shall apply) classified as follows: <Amended on Jan. 26, 2012; May 14, 2012; Jul. 11, 2022> |
1. | Where tap-water pipelines extend over the jurisdictions of at least two of the Special Metropolitan City, Metropolitan Cities, Special Self-Governing Cities, or Sis/Guns (excluding Guns in a Metropolitan City), the Special Metropolitan City Mayor, Metropolitan City Mayor, Special Self-Governing City Mayor, or the head of a Si/Gun, who is determined upon consultation among the relevant Special Metropolitan City Mayor, Metropolitan Cities Mayors, Special Self-Governing Cities Mayors, and the heads of Sis/Guns; |
2. | Where tap-water pipelines extend over the jurisdictions of at least two Sis/Guns that belong to the jurisdiction of different Dos, notwithstanding subparagraph 1, the Do Governor or the head of a Si/Gun, who is determined upon consultation among relevant Do Governors. |
(2) | Where consultation held under the subparagraphs of paragraph (1) fails to reach agreement, the following persons shall formulate a waterworks installation and management plan: <Amended on Jul. 11, 2022> |
1. | Where the parties to the consultation are any 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"), a Mayor/Do Governor or the head of a Si/Gun designated by the Minister of Environment in consultation with the Minister of the Interior and Safety; |
2. | Where the parties to the consultation are the heads of Sis/Guns, the head of a Si/Gun designated by the competent Do Governor. |
(3) | Where a person determined pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2) formulates or modifies a waterworks installation and management plan, he or she shall publicly notify the details thereof without delay and notify the Minister of Environment thereof. <Amended on Jul. 11, 2022> |
[Title Amended on Jul. 11, 2022]
Article 9 (Prior Review of Comprehensive Plans for Water Demand Control) |
Article 10 (Other Matters to Be Included in Implementation Plans for Water Demand Control) |
"Others prescribed by Presidential Decree" in Article 6 (2) 4 of the Act means the following: 1. | Plans for establishing a water use billing system (limited to plans established by the head of a Si/Gun) under Article 12 (2) of the Act; |
2. | Plans for replacing, repairing and upgrading defective water gauges (limited to plans devised by the head of a Si/Gun). |
Article 11 (Designation of Water Source Protection Areas) |
(1) | When the Minister of Environment intends to designate or modifies water source protection areas pursuant to Article 7 (1) of the Act, he or she shall take into account characteristics, geographical features, and degree of water pollution of the relevant water source. |
(2) | Where the Minister of Environment has designated a water source protection area or has modified the designation thereof pursuant to Article 7 (2) of the Act, he or she shall publicly announce the following, and send the details thereof to the Mayor of the relevant Special Self-Governing City, the Governor of the relevant Special Self-Governing Province or the head of the relevant Si/Gun/Gu (referring to the head of an autonomous Gu; hereinafter the same shall apply): <Amended on Jan. 26, 2012; May 14, 2012> |
1. | Name of the relevant water source protection area; |
2. | Location and size of the relevant water source protection area; |
3. | Name and address of an entity that has built water services facilities within the relevant water source protection area; |
4. | Other necessary matters for preserving the water quality of water sources. |
(3) | Where a water source protection area is designated and publicly announced pursuant to paragraph (2), the Mayor of the relevant Special Self-Governing City, the Governor of the relevant Special Self-Governing Province or the head of the relevant Si/Gun/Gu shall make such information available for public perusal, and shall publicly notify the land register of the land located within the relevant area and make such publication available for public perusal within six months from the date of such public announcement. <Amended on Jan. 26, 2012; May 14, 2012> |
(4) | Matters necessary for the designation and public announcement of a water source protection area and public notice of the land register under paragraphs (1) through (3) shall be prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Environment. |
Article 11-2 (Hearing Opinions of Residents) |
(1) | When intending to designate or modify water source protection areas pursuant to Article 11, the Minister of Environment shall hear the opinions of residents, and when such opinions are deemed reasonable, he or she shall reflect them in designating or modifying the water source protection areas. |
(2) | When the Minister of Environment intends to hear opinions of residents pursuant to paragraph (1), he or she shall notify the Mayor of the relevant Special Self-Governing City, the Governor of the relevant Special Self-Governing Province and the head of the relevant Si/Gun/Gu of matters referred to in the subparagraphs of Article 11 (2). <Amended on Jan. 26, 2012; May 14, 2012> |
(3) | The Mayor of a Special Self-Governing City, the Governor of a Special Self-Governing Province and the head of a Si/Gun/Gu notified pursuant to paragraph (2) shall publicly announce the details thereof in the web-site of the relevant Special Self-Governing City, Special Self-Governing Province and Si/Gun/Gu (referring to an autonomous Gu; hereinafter the same shall apply) and daily newspapers mainly distributed in the relevant area and make them available for public perusal for 14 days. <Amended on Jan. 26, 2012; May 14, 2012> |
(4) | A person that has an opinion about the details of the designation or modification of a water source protection area which are publicly announced or made available for public perusal under paragraph (3) may submit an opinion to the Mayor of the relevant Special Self-Governing City, the Governor of the relevant Special Self-Governing Province or the head of the relevant Si/Gun/Gu in writing or in an electronic manner such as through information and communications networks or by e-mail, within the period for public perusal. <Amended on Jan. 26, 2012; May 14, 2012; Jul. 11, 2022> |
(5) | Where opinions are submitted pursuant to paragraph (4), the Mayor of a Special Self-Governing City, the Governor of a Special Self-Governing Province or the head of each Si/Gun/Gu shall compile and submit them to the Minister of Environment. <Amended on Jan. 26, 2012; May 14, 2012> |
(6) | The Minister of Environment shall review the opinion presented under paragraph (4) and notify the person who presented the opinion of the results thereof within 30 days from the expiration of the period of public perusal. |
[This Article Newly Inserted on Nov. 26, 2010]
Article 12 (Prohibited Acts within Water Source Protection Areas) |
(1) | "Activities prohibited by Presidential Decree" in Article 7 (3) 2 of the Act means the following activities: <Amended on Apr. 3, 2008; Nov. 26, 2010; May 31, 2013> |
2. | Swimming, bathing, washing clothes, operating boats (excluding operation of boats, including water purification activities and investigations of water quality and ecosystem, as prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Environment) or leisure activities using water surface; |
3. | Playing, camping, or cookouts; |
4. | Catching or farming fish or shellfish: Provided, That fishing prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Environment, conducted by persons prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Environment shall be excluded; |
6. | Growing crops in an area that is defined as a river area under subparagraph 2 of Article 2 of the River Act: Provided, That growing environment-friendly agricultural products, as defined under subparagraph 2 of Article 2 of the Act on the Promotion of Environment-Friendly Agriculture and Fisheries and the Management of and Support for Organic Foods, Etc., (excluding fishery products; hereinafter the same shall apply) in accordance with the certification standards under Article 19 (2) or 34 (2) of the aforementioned Act shall be excluded herefrom. |
(2) | Where any person has obtained a license or permission or filed a report for catching or farming fish or shellfish in a water source protection area in accordance with other statutes and regulations as at the time the water source protection area is designated, he or she may catch or farm fish or shellfish according to the details of such license, permission or report, notwithstanding paragraph (1) 4, until the period of validity of such license, permission or report expires. |
(3) | In applying the proviso of paragraph (1) 6, where the Mayor of a Special Self-Governing City, the Governor of a Special Self-Governing Province or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu publicly notifies that it is inevitable to use more agrochemicals than the prescribed amount under the certification standards referred to in Article 19 (2) or 34 (2) of the Act on the Promotion of Environment-Friendly Agriculture and Fisheries and the Management of and Support for Organic Foods, Etc., due to damage from harmful insects to environment-friendly agricultural crops in the process of cultivation under subparagraph 2 of Article 2 of that Act, the use of agrochemicals in accordance with such publication shall be deemed to conform to the proviso of paragraph (1) 6. <Amended on Jan. 26, 2012; May 14, 2012; May 31, 2013> |
Article 13 (Criteria for Granting Permission to Conduct Activities within Water Source Protection Areas) |
(1) | Where a Special Self-Governing City Mayor, a Special Self-Governing Province Governor, or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu intends to grant permission to conduct any activity falling under any subparagraph of Article 7 (4) of the Act within a water source protection area, he or she may grant such permission to conduct any of the following activities insofar as such activities are deemed not in conflict with the purposes of designation of the water source protection area: <Amended on Jan. 26, 2012; May 14, 2012; Nov. 28, 2014; Apr. 11, 2017; Nov. 24, 2020; Jun. 14, 2022> |
1. | Constructing or installing any of the following buildings or structures: |
(a) | Constructing or installing buildings or other structures necessary for public interests; |
(b) | Constructing or installing buildings or other structures prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Environment, which are necessary to improve a living environment or to increase income of residents living within the relevant water source protection area; |
(c) | Constructing or installing buildings or other structures prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Environment, which are to be jointly used or are needed by residents living within the relevant water source protection area; |
(d) | Remodeling or reconstructing buildings or other structures for purposes (referring to purposes classified pursuant to Article 2 (2) of the Building Act; hereinafter the same shall apply) and in sizes prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Environment, within the limits not causing higher levels of pollutants than that of a former case; |
(e) | Relocating buildings or other structures removed due to the construction of village facilities, facilities of public interests, common-use facilities, or public facilities prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Environment within the relevant water source protection area; |
(f) | Relocating a building, which is inevitable due to natural disasters, including frequent floods, or relocating a house located in an area where a living environment is extremely poor, with high noise levels from highways or railways, into neighboring land or village. In such cases, land in which the house used to be located shall be reverted to farmland or greenbelts; |
(g) | Removing or relocating an existing house built on the land owned by another person prior to the designation of a water source protection area, the extension or remodeling of which is not allowed due to a failure to obtain consent thereon from the owner of the land, into a neighboring village of the water source protection area; |
(h) | Relocating a house in a village into a farm or orchard owned by the house owner for facilitating better farming operations. In such cases, the land in which the house used to be located shall be reverted to farmland or greenbelts; |
(i) | Where the existing house on which a resident relocated from an area to be submerged under the Act on Construction of Dams and Assistance to Their Environs has obtained a building permit under Article 11 of the Building Act to the land owned by another person before the designation of the relevant water source protection area and approval for the use of the building under Article 22 of that Act has not been granted to the owners of such land, removing or relocating an existing house to a neighboring village of the water source protection area; |
2. | Altering the use of buildings or other structures within the limits not causing any higher level of pollutants than that of a former case; |
3. | Removing water supply or sewerage facilities, environmental pollution prevention facilities, or protection area management facilities insofar as the maintenance and preservation of the relevant water source protection area is deemed not to be hindered by such removal; |
4. | Cultivating or felling trees necessary for the facilitation and management of a water source forest for the preservation of water sources, or felling bamboo or standing trees, which is inevitable to implement public projects, etc.; |
5. | Altering the shape or quality of land, which has been carried out only for the readjustment of arable land or which is deemed not in conflict with the purposes of the designation of the relevant water source protection area. |
(2) | Detailed criteria and procedures for granting permission, such as the types and scale of buildings or other structures under paragraph (1) and other necessary matters therefor, shall be prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Environment. |
(3) | Where a Special Self-Governing City Mayor, a Special Self-Governing Province Governor, or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu grants permission to conduct any activity falling under any subparagraph of Article 7 (4) of the Act within a water source protection area pursuant to paragraph (1), he or she shall notify the relevant waterworks business entity or installers of exclusive waterworks of the details thereof without delay. <Amended on Jan. 26, 2012; May 14, 2012> |
Article 14 (Acts to Be Reported within Water Source Protection Areas) |
Insignificant activities that can be done upon filing a report to the Mayor of a Special Self-Governing City, the Governor of a Special Self-Governing Province or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu pursuant to the proviso of Article 7 (4) of the Act are as follows: <Amended on Nov. 26, 2010; Jan. 26, 2012; May 14, 2012> 1. | Removing buildings or other structures, except for water supply or sewerage facilities, environmental pollution prevention facilities, or management facilities of water source protection areas; |
2. | Cultivating or felling trees within residential areas; |
3. | Repairing facilities for agricultural improvement, or altering the shape or quality of land, such as molding to improve arable land; |
4. | Restoring buildings or other structures damaged by natural disasters, such as floods, into their original states; |
Article 14-2 (Scope of Regions in Which Factory Establishment Is Restricted) |
"Area specified by Presidential Decree" in Article 7-2 (1) of the Act means the following areas: <Amended on Mar. 30, 2021> 1. | Where the relevant water source protection area has been designated and publicly announced; |
(a) | Where the capacity of water intake facilities is less than 200,000 cubic meters per day: An area within 10 kilometers of drift upstream from the boundary of the water source protection area; |
(b) | Where the capacity of a water intake facility is at least 200,000 cubic meters per day: An area within 20 kilometers of drift upstream from the boundary of the water source protection area: Provided, That the area specified in item (a) shall apply where water sources prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Environment are supplied as a metropolitan water source after the receipt of such water sources; |
2. | Where a water source protection area has not been designated or publicly announced: An area within 15 kilometers in flow distance from the water intake facility (excluding the water intake facility prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Environment, which supplies the water source to metropolitan water sources) towards the upper stream and an area within one kilometer in flow distance towards the downstream; |
3. | In cases of taking the groundwater in subparagraph 1 of Article 2 of the Groundwater Act as raw water, regions within one kilometer from the water intake facility. |
[This Article Newly Inserted on Nov. 26, 2010]
Article 14-3 (Scope of Regions Approved for Establishment of Factories) |
"Regions prescribed by Presidential Decree" in the former part of Article 7-2 (3) of the Act means any of the following: <Amended on Jan. 16, 2018> 1. | Regions exceeding 7 kilometers in flow distance from the water intake facility towards the upper stream, among those falling under subparagraphs 1 and 2 of Article 14-2; |
[This Article Wholly Amended on Nov. 28, 2014]
Article 15 (Management of Water-Source Protection Areas) |
(1) | The Mayor of a Special Self-Governing City, the Governor of a Special Self-Governing Province or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu who manages a water source protection area shall secure facilities, equipment, and human resources necessary for the preservation of water sources, and shall take necessary measures to crack down on prohibited acts or to prevent water pollution. <Amended on Jan. 26, 2012; May 14, 2012> |
(2) | Standards for securing the facilities, equipment, and human resources under paragraph (1) and other matters necessary for the management of water source protection areas shall be stipulated by Ordinance of the Ministry of Environment. |
Article 16 (Special Cases for Management of Water Source Protection Areas) |
(1) | "Mayor/Do Governor or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu prescribed by Presidential Decree" in Article 8 (2) of the Act means a Mayor/Do Governor or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu classified as follows: <Amended on Nov. 26, 2010> |
1. | Where water source protection areas extend over at least two Sis/Guns/Gus under the jurisdictions of the same Special Metropolitan City, Metropolitan City, or Do, the head of a Si/Gun/Gu, who is determined upon consultation of the heads of the relevant Sis/Guns/Gus; |
2. | Where water source protection areas extend over at least two Cities/Dos, a Mayor/Do Governor or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu, who is determined upon consultation of the relevant Mayors/Do Governors; |
3. | Where water source protection areas and an area to which tap water is provided from the aforementioned water source extend over at least two Sis/Guns/Gus under the jurisdictions of the same City/Do, the head of a Si/Gun/Gu, who is determined upon consultation of the relevant heads of Sis/Guns/Gus; |
4. | Where water source protection areas and an area to which tap water is provided from the aforementioned water source extend over at least two Cities/Dos, a Mayor/Do Governor, or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu, who is determined upon consultation of the relevant Mayors/Do Governors. |
(2) | Where consultation held under paragraph (1) 1 and 3 fails to reach agreement, the head of a Si/Gun/Gu designated by the Mayor/Do Governor having jurisdiction over the area at issue shall be in charge of managing the relevant water source protection area, while a Mayor/Do Governor or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu designated by the Minister of Environment in consultation with the Minister of the Interior and Safety shall be in charge of managing the relevant water source protection area, where consultation held under paragraph (1) 2 and 4 fails to reach agreement. <Amended on Feb. 29, 2008; Mar. 23, 2013; Nov. 19, 2014; Jul. 26, 2017> |
Article 16-2 (Technical Review of Water Quality Management Plans for Water Sources) |
Where the Minister of Environment intends to review the validity of the water quality control plans formulated pursuant to Article 8-2 (2) of the Act, he or she may request the Korea Water Resources Corporation to review technical aspects, such as measures to reduce pollution loads, and hear its opinions. [This Article Newly Inserted on Nov. 21, 2023]
Article 17 (Procedures for Formulation of Resident Support Programs) |
(1) | Where the Mayor/Do Governor or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu who manages a water source protection area (hereinafter referred to as "Management Authority") intends to execute a resident support program pursuant to Article 9 (1) of the Act, the Management Authority shall formulate a plan for the resident support program, which includes the following matters (hereinafter referred to as "program plan"), and submit it to the Minister of Environment by no later than April 15 of the preceding year. In such cases, if the Management Authority differs from a waterworks business entity, such Management Authority shall formulate the program plan after hearing opinions of such waterworks business entity: |
1. | The objectives of the project; |
2. | The outline of the project; |
3. | Population and socioeconomic characteristics of an area subject to the program; |
5. | The plan to undertake the project and the need thereof; |
6. | Other matters necessary for the implementation of a residents support program. |
(2) | The Minister of Environment shall consult with the head of a relevant agency, such as the Ministry of Economy and Finance, about the details of a program plan formulated and submitted by the Management Authority and National subsidies, and if the budget for National subsidies is determined, the Minister of Environment shall notify the Management Authority of the amount of subsidies and the breakdown thereof. <Amended on Dec. 31, 2008> |
(3) | If the head of a Si/Gun/Gu intends to revise important matters of a program plan approved under the latter part of paragraph (1), it shall obtain prior approval from the relevant Mayor/Do Governor. <Amended on Jan. 26, 2012> |
Article 18 (Types of Residents Support Programs) |
The types of residents support programs under Article 9 (2) 1 through 4 of the Act, are as stipulated in attached Table 1.
Article 19 (Contributions from Waterworks Business Entities) |
(1) | Waterworks business entities prescribed by Article 10 (1) 1 of the Act shall be as follows: |
1. | Waterworks business entities supplying final consumers with raw water directly or after purifying it; |
2. | Waterworks business entities purifying raw water and supplying purified water to other waterworks business entities. |
(2) | Contribution from each waterworks business entity in accordance with Article 10 (2) of the Act shall be the amount calculated as determined and publicly notified by the Minister of Environment each year, within the range of 5/100 of the sales revenue from water service calculated by multiplying the volume of a raw water intake in the year before the preceding year in which a residents support program was implemented by the national average price of purified water, which had been purified and provided by the Korea Water Resources Corporation for the two years preceding the year in which a residents support program has been implemented. |
(3) | Where the Minister of Environment makes a public notice pursuant to paragraph (2), he or she shall hear the opinions of the Management Authority in advance. |
(4) | Each waterworks business entity shall contribute the amount of contribution computed in accordance with paragraph (2) to the Management Authority prior to the beginning of every business year. |
Article 20 (Subsidies from Special Account for Environmental Improvement) |
Under Article 10 (3) of the Act, the State may subsidize, from the Special Account for Environmental Improvement, a part of the incurred expenses for a residents support program up to 30/100 of the total amount of the expenses incurred in the residents support program.
Article 21 Deleted. <Jan. 26, 2012> |
Article 22 (Types of Water Pollution Prevention Facilities) |
"Water pollution prevention facilities prescribed by Presidential Decree" in Article 11 (1) of the Act means the following facilities established and managed by the State, a local government, or the Korea Water Resources Corporation: <Amended on Sep. 27, 2007> 3. | Other facilities determined by Ordinance of the Ministry of Environment, as water pollution prevention facilities. |
Article 23 (Expense Bearing Standards) |
(1) | Expenses incurred in the management of water source protection areas and the operation of water pollution prevention facilities under Article 11 (1) of the Act shall be as follows: |
1. | Labor costs and operation costs of facilities and equipment necessary for the management of water source protection areas; |
2. | Expenses incurred in the installation maintenance and management of signs, guard posts, and hazard prevention facilities necessary for the management of water source protection areas; |
3. | Expenses incurred in the maintenance and management of water pollution prevention facilities; |
4. | Other expenses determined by Ordinance of the Ministry of Environment, as necessary for the management of water source protection areas. |
(2) | The amount of expenses to be borne under paragraph (1) shall be computed based on the volume of raw water intake. <Amended on Nov. 26, 2010> |
Article 24 (Hygiene and Safety Standards) |
Hygiene and safety standards referred to in Article 14 (1) of the Act are as stipulated in attached Table 1-2. [This Article Newly Inserted on Nov. 26, 2010]
Article 24-2 (Use of Materials or Products for Waterworks) |
(1) | "Materials or products for waterworks which meet standards prescribed by Presidential Decree" in Article 14 (3) of the Act means any of the following: <Amended on Oct. 28, 2011; Nov. 23, 2011> |
6. | Deleted; <Nov. 23, 2011> |
7. | Other materials and products publicly notified by the Minister of Environment, as deemed appropriate to be used as materials and products for waterworks. |
(2) | Notwithstanding paragraph (1) 1 through 7, no materials and products publicly notified by the Minister of Environment as inappropriate to be used as materials and products for waterworks shall be used as materials and products for waterworks. |
[This Article Newly Inserted on Nov. 26, 2010]
Article 24-3 (Designation of Inspection Agency) |
(1) | "Standards prescribed by Presidential Decree, such as technical manpower, facilities, and equipment" in Article 14-3 (2) 2 of the Act means the standards for designation of inspection agencies under Attached Table 1-3. |
(3) | "Important matters prescribed by Presidential Decree, such as location and the company name" in Article 14-3 (3) of the Act means the following matters: |
1. | Location of the office or laboratory; |
(3) | "Matters prescribed by Presidential Decree, such as methods of inspection, keeping and preserving the result of inspection, and the period of inspection" in Article 14-3 (5) of the Act means the matters to be observed by inspection agencies specified in attached Table 1-4. |
[This Article Newly Inserted on Nov. 24, 2020]
[Previous Article 24-3 moved to Article 24-4 <Nov. 24, 2020>]
Article 24-4 (Procedures for Recommendation to Collect Products) |
(1) | Where, pursuant to Article 14-5 (1) of the Act, the Minister of Environment recommends a business entity who manufactures, imports, supplies, or sells materials or products for waterworks (hereinafter referred to as "products, etc.") to take measures to collect destroy, exchange, refund, or improve the relevant products, etc. or to take other necessary measures (hereinafter referred to as "collecting, etc."), he or she may make a recommendation in writing (including electronic format) including the following matters: <Amended on Jun. 12, 2018; Nov. 24, 2020> |
1. | The name of the company and the name of the representative thereof; |
2. | The name, brand, and model name of the products, etc.; |
3. | The reasons and details of the recommendation on collection, etc. |
4. | The deadline to notify whether to accept the recommendation on collection, etc.; |
5. | The procedures for collection, etc. upon the recommendation; |
6. | The plan for measures against the refusal of collection, etc.; |
7. | Other matters deemed by the Minister of Environment to be necessary for collection, etc. by the Minister of Environment. |
(2) | A business entity who has been recommended to collect the relevant product, etc. pursuant to Article 14-5 (1) of the Act shall prepare a plan for collecting such product, etc. stating whether to accept the recommendation and a period for collection, etc. (hereinafter referred to as "plan") and submit the plan to the Minister of Environment as prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Environment. In such cases, a period for collection, etc. shall not exceed two months from the date of such recommendation. <Amended on Nov. 24, 2020> |
[This Article Newly Inserted on Jul. 12, 2016]
[Moved from Article 24-3; previous Article 24-4 moved to Article 24-5 <Nov. 24, 2020>]
Article 24-5 (Reporting on Result of Recommendation) |
(1) | "Matters prescribed by Presidential Decree, such as the result of such measures" in Article 14-5 (2) of the Act means the following matters: <Amended on Nov. 24, 2020> |
1. | The result of measures including the details and performance, etc. of collecting, etc.; |
2. | The plan for measures against the products, etc. for which collecting, etc. was not carried out; |
3. | The measures to prevent recurrence. |
(2) | A person who intends to report pursuant to Article 14-5 (2) of the Act shall prepare a report on the result of collecting, etc. of products, etc. (hereinafter referred to as "result report") and submit it to the Minister of Environment, as prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Environment. <Amended on Nov. 24, 2020> |
(3) | Where the Minister of Environment in receipt of a report referred to in paragraph (2) deems that the result of measures, such as collecting, etc., or the result report thereof is insufficient, he or she may request the relevant business entity to take measures, such as additional collecting, etc. or to supplement the result report. |
[This Article Newly Inserted on Jul. 12, 2016]
[Moved from Article 24-4; previous Article 24-5 moved to Article 24-6 <Nov. 24, 2020>]
Article 24-6 (Methods of Publication of Failure to Follow Recommendations) |
1. | The name, brand, and model name of the products, etc.; |
2. | The name of the company and the name of the representative thereof; |
3. | The reasons and details of the recommendation on collection, etc. |
[This Article Newly Inserted on Jul. 12, 2016]
[Moved from Article 24-5; previous Article 24-6 moved to Article 24-7 <Nov. 24, 2020>]
Article 24-7 (Procedures for Issuing Orders to Collect) |
(1) | Where the Minister of Environment orders a business entity to conduct collecting, etc. pursuant to Article 14-6 (1) of the Act, he or she shall do so by a document (including electronic documents) including the following: <Amended on Nov. 24, 2020> |
1. | The name of the company and the name of the representative thereof; |
2. | The name, brand, and model name of the products, etc.; |
3. | The reasons and details of the order of collecting, etc.; |
4. | The methods and period for carrying out collecting, etc.; |
5. | Other matters deemed necessary for issuing an order to collect, etc. the products, etc. by the Minister of Environment. |
(2) | Article 24-6 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the publication of a fact that an order for recall, etc. has been issued under Article 14-6 (1) of the Act. In such cases, "recommendation" shall be construed as "order." <Amended on Nov. 24, 2020> |
[This Article Newly Inserted on Jul. 12, 2016]
[Moved from Article 24-6; previous Article 24-7 moved to Article 24-8 <Nov. 24, 2020>]
Article 24-8 (Reporting on Result of Order) |
(1) | "Matters prescribed by Presidential Decree, such as the result of such measures" in Article 14-6 (2) of the Act means matters falling under each subparagraph of Article 24-5 (1). <Amended on Nov. 24, 2020> |
(2) | A person who intends to report pursuant to Article 14-6 (2) of the Act shall prepare a result report and submit it to the Minister of Environment, as prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Environment. <Amended on Nov. 24, 2020> |
(3) | Where the Minister of Environment in receipt of a report referred to in paragraph (2) deems that the result of measures, such as collecting, etc., or the result report thereof is insufficient, he or she may request the relevant business entity to take measures, such as additional collecting, etc. or to supplement the result report. |
[This Article Newly Inserted on Jul. 12, 2016]
[Moved from Article 24-7; Previous Article 24-8 moved to Article 24-9 <Nov. 24, 2020>]
Article 24-9 (Measures, Such as Direct Collecting of Products) |
[This Article Newly Inserted on Jul. 12, 2016]
[Moved from Article 24-8; previous Article 24-9 moved to Article 24-10 <Nov. 24, 2020>]
Article 24-10 (Submission of Data) |
In order to issue a recommendation or order for recall, etc. pursuant to Article 14-7 (1) of the Act, the Minister of Environment may request the following materials to be submitted: <Amended on Nov. 24, 2020> 1. | Details of certification under Article 14 (1) of the Act; |
2. | Manufacturing, import, supply, sales quantity of products, etc. and the status of sales; |
3. | Current state of facilities for manufacturing products, etc., and of raw materials and subsidiary materials (limited to cases in which a request is made to a business entity who manufactures the products, etc.). |
[This Article Newly Inserted on Jun. 12, 2018]
[Moved from Article 24-9; Previous Article 24-10 moved to Article 24-11 <Nov. 24, 2020>]
Article 24-11 (Request for Withdrawal of Recommendation) |
(1) | A person who intends to request the withdrawal of a recommendation or order to collect products, etc. in whole or in part pursuant to Article 14-8 (1) of the Act shall submit a written request for withdrawal to the Minister of Environment. <Amended on Nov. 24, 2020> |
(2) | Where the Minister of Environment determines whether to withdraw a recommendation or order to collect products, etc. in whole or in part pursuant to the main sentence of Article 14-8 (2) of the Act, he or she shall immediately notify the requester thereof. <Amended on Nov. 24, 2020> |
(3) | Where it is determined to withdraw a recommendation or order to collect products, etc. pursuant to paragraph (2) in cases where a public notice has been given pursuant to Article 14-5 (3) or 14-6 (1) of the Act, such fact shall be published in the same manner as public notice is given. <Amended on Nov. 24, 2020> |
(4) | Where the Minister of Environment intends to extend the period of determination pursuant to the proviso of Article 14-8 (2) of the Act, he or she shall notify the requester in writing of the reason for extension and the extended period. <Amended on Nov. 24, 2020> |
[This Article Newly Inserted on Jun. 12, 2018]
[Moved from Article 24-10 <Nov. 24, 2020>]
Article 25 Deleted. <Nov. 24, 2020> |
Article 25-2 (Standards for Registration of Water-Saving Business) |
(1) | Standards for registration of a water-saving business under Article 15-2 (1) of the Act shall be as specified in attached Table 1-5. <Amended on Nov. 24, 2020> |
[This Article Newly Inserted on Jun. 30, 2014]
Article 26 (Methods of Indicating Volume of Water Used) |
Any person who intends to manufacture or import a water-using appliance pursuant to Article 16 of the Act shall measure the volume of water used by the water-using appliance according to the performance measuring method established by the Korean Industrial Standards under Article 12 of the Industrial Standardization Act and indicate the outcomes of such measurement on such appliance. [This Article Newly Inserted on Jan. 26, 2012]
Article 27 (Application for Authorization) |
(1) | Any person who intends to obtain authorization for general waterworks business pursuant to Article 17 (1) of the Act shall submit an application for authorization for the general waterworks business, along with a business plan and other relevant documents and drawings, to the Minister of Environment, a Mayor/Do Governor, or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu (excluding the head of a Gun in a Metropolitan City; hereinafter referred to as "authorizing agency") as prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Environment. <Amended on Feb. 29, 2008; Nov. 26, 2010; Jan. 26, 2012; Mar. 23, 2013; Jun. 8, 2018> |
(2) | A business plan under paragraph (1) shall include the following: |
1. | Outline of waterworks business (including waterworks facilities); |
2. | A water supply area, water supply population, and daily water supply per capita; |
3. | Annual business plans (excluding village waterworks) and the supply rate of water services; |
4. | Maximum daily water supply, average daily water supply, and the capacity of the relevant facilities; |
5. | Location of water sources or a forebay and the methods of purification; |
6. | Statement of the water volume at a forebay and the outcomes of water quality tests; |
7. | A location map of water services facilities and ground plans; |
8. | Prearranged date for the beginning and completion of construction and for the commencement of water supply; |
9. | Methods of fund raising and an annual investment plan; |
10. | Detailed statement of records, street number and size, and rights, other than the ownership of, to land or a building, to be expropriated and used (hereinafter referred to as "land, etc."); |
11. | Names and addresses of the owners of land, etc. and interested parties. |
(3) | "Insignificant matters prescribed by Presidential Decree" in the latter part, with the exception of the subparagraphs, of Article 17 (1) of the Act means the following: <Amended on Nov. 26, 2010; Jan. 26, 2012> |
1. | Changes in the methods of fund raising, or in an annual investment plan; |
2. | Structural changes of waterworks facilities without increase or decrease in the capacity of such facilities, to the extent that such changes satisfy the standards for facilities under Article 29; |
3. | An increase or decrease by up to 1/10 of the capacity of waterworks facilities. |
(4) | Where the necessity arises to grant authorization pursuant to Article 17 (1) of the Act, the Minister of Environment may request the Korea Environment Corporation or the Korea Water Resources Corporation to examine technical aspects of the business plans and consider its opinions. <Amended on Dec. 24, 2009; Nov. 26, 2010> |
Article 28 (Public Notice of Authorization) |
Public notice under Article 17 (3) of the Act shall include the following: 2. | The name and address of a waterworks business entity; |
3. | The purpose and outline of services; |
4. | The location and area where services are to be implemented; |
5. | Area to which water is to be supplied, population to which water is to be supplied, and the volume of water to be supplied; |
6. | Period of time during which water services are to be provided and the prearranged date on which the supply of water is to commence; |
7. | Detailed statement of records, street number, item, size, and rights, other than the ownership, of land, etc. to be expropriated and used; |
8. | Names and addresses of the owners of land, etc. and interested parties; |
9. | Other necessary matters. |
Article 29 (Facility Standards) |
(1) | Pursuant to Article 18 of the Act and in accordance with quality, quantity, geographical feature of available raw water and the types and scale of facilities of the relevant water services, each general waterworks business operator shall be equipped with water intake facilities, water reservation facilities, raw-water conveyance facilities, water-purification facilities, purified-water conveyance facilities and water-distribution facilities, all of which meet each of the following standards: |
1. | Water sources and water intake structures from which the volume of good-quality raw water is available as much as is needed; |
2. | Water-retention facilities with the capacity to provide, even during dry seasons, the volume of raw water needed; |
3. | Raw-water conveyance facilities, such as sluices, through which as much raw water as needed can be conveyed; |
4. | Water-purification facilities which help purify necessary volume of raw water to the degree of standard water quality pursuant to Article 26 (2) of the Act; |
5. | Pumps, conveyance pipes, and other purified-water conveyance facilities which help convey the volume of purified water needed; |
6. | Distribution pumps, distribution pipes, and other distribution facilities which help provide the volume of purified water needed, with the degree of pressure exceeding a certain specified limit. |
(2) | The location and arrangement of the waterworks facilities shall be determined, taking harmony with the economic production of water into account. |
(3) | Waterworks facilities shall be able to withstand the water pressure, earth pressure, earthquakes, and other pressures and they shall be safe from water pollution or water leakage. |
(4) | The detailed standards for the establishment of waterworks facilities pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Environment. |
Article 30 Deleted. <Nov. 26, 2010> |
Article 31 (Inspections of Water Quality) |
(1) | An authorizing agency shall inspect water quality under Article 19 (1) of the Act: Provided, That a Mayor/Do Governor shall inspect the quality of water in the waterworks facilities authorized by the Minister of Environment. <Amended on Jan. 26, 2012; Mar. 23, 2013; Jun. 8, 2018> |
(2) | Any person that intends to undergo an inspection of water quality referred to in paragraph (1) shall submit an application for inspection as prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Environment. |
Article 32 (Managers of Final-Stage Water Supply Facilities) |
In accordance with the proviso of Article 21 (1) of the Act, final-stage water supply facilities shall be managed by any of the following persons, according to the location and type of such facilities: 1. | As for final-stage water supply facilities installed outside the boundary of land owned by any person supplied with tap water: A waterworks business entity; |
2. | As for final-stage water supply facilities installed within the boundary of land owned by a person supplied with tap water: A person falling under any of the following items: |
(a) | As for final-stage water supply facilities located from the land boundary to a water gauge: Any person determined by ordinances of the relevant local government; |
(b) | As for final-stage water supply facilities other than those provided in item (a): Any person supplied with tap water. |
Article 33 (Managers of Waterworks Facilities) |
(1) | "Duties prescribed by Presidential Decree" in Article 21 (6) of the Act means overall duty to oversee the supply of tap water, manage waterworks facilities, manage statistical data about waterworks, control water quality, take emergency measures, and train operators of waterworks facilities. <Amended on Jun. 30, 2014> |
(2) | A person who may be appointed as the manager of waterworks facilities of a general waterworks business entity pursuant to Article 21 (6) of the Act shall be any of the following persons: <Amended on Jun. 30, 2014; Aug. 16, 2017> |
1. | Any of the following persons who has engaged in a technical job relating to water supply for at least two years (one year in case of a village water supply system and a water supply system for exclusive use with a capacity of 2,000 tons or less per day) after graduation or he or she acquired the relevant academic ability: |
(a) | A person who completed a course of study relating to water supply engineering or sanitation engineering at a college under the Higher Education Act or any other school equivalent thereto, and graduated from a department related to civil engineering, electrical engineering, electronic engineering, mechanical engineering, architectural engineering, environmental engineering or sanitation engineering; |
(b) | A person who is deemed to have acquired academic ability at the same level as that of a person falling under item (a) pursuant to statutes and regulations, who completed a course of study relating to water supply engineering or sanitation engineering in the course of acquiring the relevant academic ability; |
2. | Any of the following persons who has engaged in a technical job relating to water supply for at least five years (three years in case of a village water supply system and a water supply system for exclusive use with a capacity of 2,000 tons or less per day) after graduation or he or she acquired the relevant academic ability: |
(a) | A person who completed a course of study relating to water supply engineering or sanitation engineering at a junior college under the Higher Education Act or any other school equivalent thereto, and graduated from a department related to civil engineering, electrical engineering, electronic engineering, mechanical engineering, architectural engineering, environmental engineering or sanitation engineering; |
(b) | A person who is deemed to have acquired academic ability at the same level as that of a person falling under item (a) pursuant to statutes and regulations, who completed a course of study relating to water supply engineering or sanitation engineering in the course of acquiring the relevant academic ability; |
3. | Any of the following persons who has engaged in a technical job relating to water supply for at least four years (two years in case of a village water supply system and a water supply system for exclusive use with a capacity of 2,000 tons or less per day) after graduation or he or she acquired the relevant academic ability: |
(a) | A person who completed a course of study relating to engineering, natural sciences, agriculture, medicine or pharmacology at a college under the Higher Education Act or any other school equivalent thereto, and graduated from the relevant school; |
(b) | A person who is deemed to have acquired academic ability at the same level as that of a person falling under item (a) pursuant to statutes and regulations, who completed a course of study relating to engineering, natural sciences, agriculture, medicine or pharmacology in the course of acquiring the relevant academic ability; |
3-2. | Any of the following persons who has engaged in a technical job relating to water supply for at least eight years (four years in case of a village water supply system and a water supply system for exclusive use with a capacity of 2,000 tons or less per day) after graduation or he or she acquired the relevant academic ability: |
(a) | A person who completed a course of study relating to engineering, natural sciences, agriculture, medicine or pharmacology at a junior college under the Higher Education Act or any other school equivalent thereto, and graduated from the relevant school; |
(b) | A person who is deemed to have acquired academic ability at the same level as that of a person falling under item (a) pursuant to statutes and regulations, who completed a course of study relating to engineering, natural sciences, agriculture, medicine or pharmacology in the course of acquiring the relevant academic ability; |
4. | Any person that has engaged in a technological job related to water supply for at least ten years (or seven years, in cases of village waterworks or private-use waterworks the facilities of which have a capacity of 2,000 tons or less per day); |
5. | Any person that is equally or better qualified than one of those who falls under any of subparagraphs 1 through 3, 3-2 and 4, and is prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Environment. |
(3) | Paragraph (2) shall not apply to the cases of a general water service or private-use waterworks, the facilities of which have a capacity of 1,000 tons or less per day, supplying water without water-purification facilities, other than antiseptic facilities. |
Article 34 (Assignment of Certified Operation Managers of Water-Purification Facilities) |
The standards for the placement of certified operation managers at water-purification facilities by a general waterworks business entities under Article 21 (7) of the Act are prescribed in attached Table 2. <Amended on Jun. 30, 2014>
Article 34-2 (Standard for the Placement of Water Supply Network Facility Operation Managers) |
The standards for the placement of water supply network facility operation managers for general water supply business operators under Article 21 (8) of the Act shall be as specified in attached Table 2-2. [This Article Newly Inserted on Mar. 30, 2021]
[Previous Article 34-2 moved to Article 34-3 <Mar. 30, 2021>]
Article 34-3 (Maintenance and Management of Water Supply Networks) |
(1) | Each general waterworks business operator, a local government, shall perform the following duties to efficiently and systematically maintain and manage water pipes pursuant to Article 21-2 of the Act, and shall manage the performance thereof: |
1. | Formulation and execution of regional management plans; |
2. | Formulation and implementation of a plan to maintain and manage water supply systems, including the target water supply volume (referring to the ratio of total water supply volume); |
3. | Management of water leakage, such as investigation and recovery of water pipes; |
4. | Inspection and maintenance of water pipes. |
(2) | Detailed matters necessary for performing the affairs prescribed in the subparagraphs of paragraph (1) shall be determined and publicly notified by the Minister of Environment. |
(3) | The Minister of Environment may request any general waterworks business operator who is a local government to submit the results of the performance of the duties under the subparagraphs of paragraph (1). |
[This Article Newly Inserted on Nov. 24, 2020]
[Moved from Article 34-2 <Mar. 30, 2021>]
Article 34-4 (Registration of Water Supply Network Management Agency) |
(1) | Requirements for the registration of human resources, equipment, etc. of water supply network management agencies under the main sentence of Article 21-4 (1) of the Act shall be as specified in attached Table 2-3. |
(2) | Any person who has registered a water supply network management agency as prescribed in Article 21-4 (1) of the Act (hereinafter referred to as "water supply network management agency") shall comply with the matters to be observed prescribed in attached Table 2-4 pursuant to paragraph (3) of that Article. |
[This Article Newly Inserted on Mar. 30, 2021]
Article 35 (Classification and Terms of Entrustment) |
(1) | Affairs of operating and managing waterworks facilities under Article 23 (1) of the Act (hereinafter referred to as "water services management") shall be entrusted pursuant to the following classifications: <Amended on Nov. 24, 2020> |
1. | Simple entrustment: Entrustment of the management of one water services facility from among water intake facilities, water-purification facilities, water transmission or drainage facility, or water supply facility or repetition of simple tasks, such as removing and treating sludge (referring to sediments generated during water-purification process; hereinafter the same shall apply), checking and replacing water gauges, issuing and delivering water bills, etc.; |
2. | Multiple entrustment: Entrustment of upgrading (including replacing; hereinafter the same shall apply) waterworks facilities or entrustment of the management of two or more water services facilities from among water intake facilities, water-purification facilities or water pipes and drainage facilities. In such cases, repetition of simple tasks, such as removing and treating sludge, may be included. |
(2) | The term of a simple entrustment referred to in paragraph (1) shall not exceed five years, and the term of a multiple entrustment shall be from five years to 20 years. |
(3) | When any general waterworks business entity intends to entrusted water services management pursuant to Article 23 (2) of the Act, it shall clearly state matters falling under each of the following items, classified into each subparagraph, in an entrustment contract, fully taking into account the characteristics of the operation and management of waterworks facilities subject to entrustment: |
(a) | Objectives of entrustment; |
(b) | The subject matter and scope of entrustment; |
(c) | The term of an entrustment contract; |
(d) | Matters concerning the calculation of costs of entrustment and the payment thereof; |
(e) | Goals to be accomplished and matters concerning measures to be taken in cases of failing to accomplish such goals; |
(f) | Matters concerning the termination of an entrustment contract and compensation for losses; |
(g) | Other matters deemed necessary when general waterworks business entities conclude their entrustment contracts; |
(a) | Matters falling under subparagraph 1 (a) through (g); |
(b) | Matters concerning an annual investment plan (including the details of investment costs and means of raising funds) and recovery of funds; |
(c) | Matters concerning the upgrade of waterworks facilities; |
(d) | Matters concerning the collection and management of water use fee rates or the suspension of water supply by proxy; |
(e) | Matters concerning the final target year, the annual rate of water supply, the rate of water flow and the target quality of water; |
(f) | Matters concerning evaluation of the results of entrustment and measures to be taken subsequent to such results; |
(g) | Matters concerning acquisition and transfer (including employment succession) between a trustor and a trustee, when an entrustment contract is concluded or terminated; |
(h) | Matters concerning crisis management, such as an occurrence of hazards to the quality of water. |
(4) | In cases of a simple entrustment referred to in paragraph (1) 1, the provisions of Articles 37 through 39 shall not apply thereto. |
(5) | Matters concerning criteria for review on the validity and necessity of entrustment under paragraphs (1) and (2) and detailed criteria for concluding and terminating entrustment contracts or crisis management, etc. shall be determined and publicly notified by the Minister of Environment. |
Article 36 (Trustees of Waterworks Facilities) |
(1) | "Specialized institutions determined by Presidential Decree" in Article 23 (3) of the Act means the following institutions: <Amended on Dec. 24, 2009; Nov. 26, 2010; May 14, 2012; Mar. 30, 20201> |
3. | Local government-directly operated enterprises, local government-invested public corporations and local government public corporations, which are incorporated and established under the Local Public Enterprises Act; |
5. | Corporations that are engineering business entities specialized in the waterworks and sewage systems of the construction sector, or in the field of water-quality control of the environment sector under Article 2 of the Engineering Industry Promotion Act; |
6. | Professional engineers’ offices specialized in the waterworks and sewage systems of the construction sector or in the water-quality control of the environment sector under Article 6 of the Professional Engineers Act; |
7. | Institutions prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Environment as deemed capable of performing waterworks management affairs; |
8. | Entities prescribed by ordinances of a local government as deemed capable of performing waterworks management affairs by a general waterworks business entity which is a local government, or in cases of a waterworks business entity which is not a local government, entities prescribed by other statutes and regulations (limited to entrustment of simple and repetitive tasks, such as removing and treating sludge among simple entrustment); |
9. | Water supply network management agency (limited to cases where water supply and drainage facilities or water supply facilities are simply entrusted). |
Article 37 (Preparation of Entrustment Plans and Hearing of Opinions) |
(1) | Where any general waterworks business operator (referring to a general waterworks business operator that is a local government; hereafter the same shall apply in this Article through Article 40) intends to entrust waterworks management affairs pursuant to Article 23 (1) of the Act, it shall formulate an entrustment plan which includes the following matters, hear the opinions of the entrustment review committee established under Article 23 (5) of the Act(hereinafter referred to as the "Entrustment Review Committee"), make such plan available for public perusal for at least 20 days, and hold an explanatory meeting: <Amended on Nov. 26, 2010> |
1. | Objectives and scope of entrustment; |
2. | Period of entrustment; |
3. | Matters concerning the calculation of remuneration for entrustment and the payment thereof; |
4. | Other matters that a general waterworks business entity deems necessary to entrust waterworks management affairs. |
(2) | In cases where any general waterworks business operator intends to make an entrustment plan available to residents for public inspection pursuant to paragraph (1), the operator shall publicly announce in advance the outline of the entrustment plan, the period for public inspection, the time and method for presenting opinions, etc. through a daily newspaper, the official gazette, its Internet website or broadcasting system, etc., and keep relevant documents at the place for public inspection. <Amended on Dec. 3, 2008; Jan. 27, 2010; Nov. 24, 2020> |
(3) | When each general waterworks business entity intends to hold an explanatory meeting referred to in paragraph (1), he or she shall publicly announce in advance a summary of the entrustment plan, the date and venue of the explanatory meeting, at least once in one or more nationally circulated daily newspapers and in one or more locally circulated daily newspapers, and hold the explanatory meeting within 10 days from the date on which the period of public perusal referred to in paragraph (2) begins. |
(4) | Each general waterworks business entity may hold a public hearing and seek residents' opinions upon hearing the opinions of the Entrustment Review Committee. In such cases, it shall publicly announce a summary of the entrustment plan and the date on and venue at which a public hearing is to be held in the public bulletin, on the web-sites, or general daily newspapers under subparagraph 1 (a) of Article 2 of the Act on the Promotion of Newspapers at least 14 days before the public hearing begins. <Amended on Dec. 3, 2008; Jan. 27, 2010> |
(5) | When each general waterworks business entity intends to conclude an entrustment contract pursuant to Article 23 (1) of the Act, he or she shall reflect the opinions of the Entrustment Review Committee and the results of seeking opinions pursuant to paragraphs (1) through (4), unless any extenuating circumstances exist. |
(6) | Where any general waterworks business entity has concluded an entrustment contract, it shall publicly announce the following matters in the public bulletin, on the web-sites, or daily newspapers within 15 days from the date on which the entrustment contract is concluded: |
1. | Objectives of entrustment; |
2. | Details and scope of entrustment; |
3. | Period of entrustment; |
4. | Name and address of the trustee; |
5. | Means of financing any costs incurred in entrustment; |
6. | Other matters subsequent to entrustment. |
Article 38 (Functions and Operation of Entrustment Review Committees) |
(1) | An Entrustment Review Committee shall deliberate on the following matters: <Amended on Nov. 26, 2010> |
1. | The validity of objectives, subject matter and scope of entrustment; |
2. | The appropriateness of the period and remuneration for entrustment; |
3. | The appropriateness of investment plans and means of financing the budget; |
4. | The evaluation of the results of entrustment; |
5. | Other matters tabled to a meeting as the relevant general waterworks business entity deems them as requiring deliberation in relation to entrustment of waterworks management affairs. |
(2) | Deleted. <Nov. 26, 2010> |
(3) | Deleted. <Nov. 26, 2010> |
(4) | Members of the Entrustment Review Committee shall be commissioned by the relevant general waterworks business entity, from among the following persons. In such cases, the general waterworks business entity shall commission at least one member from each of the following persons: <Amended on Nov. 26, 2010> |
2. | Persons who hold doctorate degrees in waterworks and sewerage-related fields; |
4. | Legal professionals, such as attorneys-at-law and law professors. |
(5) | Allowances, travel expenses and other expenses to be incurred may be paid to members of the Entrustment Review Committee within budgetary limits: Provided, That the same shall not apply where public officials attend a meeting of the Entrustment Review Committee in direct connection with their duties. |
(6) | Except as provided in this Decree, matters necessary for the operation of the Entrustment Review Committee shall be prescribed by ordinances of the relevant local government. |
[Title Amended on Nov. 26, 2010]
Article 39 (Evaluation on Results of Entrustment) |
(1) | Each general waterworks business entity shall, where it entrusts water services management pursuant to Article 23 (1) of the Act, evaluate the operation and management of water services facilities and results of management of a trustee every five years from the date on which an entrustment contract is concluded, in order to improve and develop water services management. |
(2) | With respect to matters requiring correction, as a result of an evaluation referred to paragraph (1), each general waterworks business entity may request a trustee to correct them, or pay performance-based bonuses or provide other financial support, within budget, to a trustee who is found to have successfully performed its work. |
(3) | Matters necessary concerning means and procedures for evaluation of the results of entrustment pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) and measures to be taken subsequent to such evaluation shall be determined and publicly notified by the Minister of Environment. |
Article 40 (Cancellation of Entrustment Contract) |
Each general waterworks business entity shall, when it intends to conclude an entrustment contract, clearly state on such contract in detail that such entrustment contract may be terminated when grounds falling under any of the following subparagraphs occur:
1. | Where the goals of entrustment are impossible to be attained because a trustee fails to properly manage water services; |
2. | Where an entrustment contract is decided to be terminated by a resident referendum under the Residents' Voting Act. |
Article 41 (Eligibility to Take Examinations for Certified Operation Managers of Water-Purification Facilities) |
Types of examinations for certified operation managers of water-purification facilities, set forth in Article 24 (1) of the Act, shall be Grades I, II, and III, and eligibility to take an examination is as shown in attached Table 3. <Amended on Jan. 3, 2008; Jul. 11, 2022>
Article 42 (Methods of Examinations and Standards for Passing Examinations) |
(1) | An examination for certified operation managers of water-purification facilities prescribed by Article 24 (1) of the Act shall be held as the first test and the second test: Provided, That where it is deemed necessary by the Minister of Environment, the first test and the second test may be held simultaneously. <Amended on Jan. 3, 2008> |
(2) | The first test and the second test under paragraph (1) shall be held for each of the following subjects, with different degrees of difficulty by each grade, and the first test shall be comprised of multiple-choice questions and the second exam shall be comprised of essays or short answers: <Amended on Jan. 3, 2008> |
1. | Water-purification process; |
2. | Analysis on and control of water quality; |
3. | The operation of facilities and equipment (machinery, devices, measuring instruments, etc.); |
4. | The hydraulics of water-purification facilities. |
(3) | In order to pass the first and second tests, an examinee shall score at least 40 points in each subject and an average of at least 60 points out of 100 as full marks in each subject. <Amended on Jan. 3, 2008> |
(4) | The second test shall be held for those who have passed the first test: Provided, That in cases where the first test and the second test are simultaneously held pursuant to the proviso of paragraph (1), the second test taken by any person who has failed to pass the first test shall become annulled. |
(5) | Any person who has passed the first test shall be exempted from taking the first test for two years from the date on which he or she has passed the first test: Provided, That in cases where the first test has not been held within those two years, he or she shall be exempted from the immediately following first test only once. |
(6) | Setting questions, marking, application procedures, and service charges for qualification examinations, and other necessary matters shall be prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Environment. |
Article 43 (Partial Exemption from Examination Subjects) |
Part of examination subjects shall be exempted for persons who have obtained certificates in related fields prescribed by the National Technical Qualifications Act pursuant to Article 24 (6) of the Act, pursuant to the following classification: <Amended on Jan. 3, 2008; Jul. 11, 2022> 1. | Certified tap water and sewerage technicians: Subjects under Article 42 (2) 1 through 4 from among the subjects of the first test for Grade I, II, or III certified operation managers of water-purification facilities under Article 42 (2); |
2. | Certified water-quality management technicians: Subjects under Article 42 (2) 1, 2 and 4 from among the subjects of the first test for Grade I, II, or III certified operation managers of water-purification facilities under Article 42 (2); |
3. | Certified water-quality and environment technicians: Subjects under Article 42 (2) 1 and 2 from among the subjects of the first test for Grade II or III certified operation managers of water-purification facilities under Article 42 (2); |
4. | Certified water-quality and environmental industry technicians: Subjects under Article 42 (2) 1 and 2 from among the subjects of the first test for Grade III certified operation managers of water-purification facilities under Article 42 (2). |
Article 44 (Water Supply Network Facility Operation Managers) |
(1) | Qualification requirements for a water supply network facility operation manager under Article 25-2 (1) of the Act shall be as specified in attached Table 3-2. |
(2) | Any person who intends to apply for the issuance of a certificate of qualification of a water supply network facility operation manager pursuant to Article 25-2 (1) of the Act shall submit to the Minister of Environment a written application for issuance of a certificate of qualification prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Environment. |
(3) | Grades of water supply network facility operation managers shall be categorized into Grade I and Grade II. |
(4) | The scope of duties of a water supply network facility operation manager shall be as follows: |
1. | Formulating and implementing plans for the operation and management of water supply networks; |
2. | Management of water leakage, such as investigation and recovery of water supply networks; |
3. | Examination and improvement of water supply networks; |
[This Article Newly Inserted on Mar. 30, 2021]
Article 45 Deleted. <Nov. 26, 2010> |
Article 46 (Reporting of Municipal Ordinances on Tightened Water Quality Standards) |
Where the matters referred to in Article 26 (4) of the Act are prescribed by municipal ordinance, a Mayor/Do Governor shall notify the Minister of Environment thereof without delay. The same shall also apply where any provision of the municipal ordinance on such matters is amended. <Amended on Jun. 30, 2014; Nov. 11, 2023> [Title Amended on Nov. 16, 2023]
Article 46-2 (Dispatch of Management Support Groups) |
(1) | The cases in which the Minister of Environment may dispatch on-site solution coordinators pursuant to Article 26-2 (3) of the Act shall be as follows: |
1. | Where a situation in which tap water cannot be supplied safely and appropriately due to reasons such as violating the water quality standards under Article 26 (2) of the Act continues for a considerable period of time or additional damage is expected; |
2. | Where it is deemed that the water pollution that occurred during the process of supplying tap water is serious and needs to be repaired immediately; |
3. | Where a general waterworks business operator requests the Minister of Environment to dispatch an on-site solution coordinator because it is difficult to solve problems that occur in the process of supplying tap water on their own. |
(2) | Where the Minister of Environment deems it necessary to dispatch an on-site solution coordinator in any of the subparagraphs of paragraph (1), he or she shall dispatch the on-site solution coordinator without delay in consultation with the relevant general waterworks business operator. |
(3) | The role of an on-site solution coordinator under Article 26-2 (4) of the Act shall be as follows: |
1. | Support for the establishment and implementation of measures necessary for rapid accident response, situation management, and damage minimization and recovery; |
2. | Cooperation with related agencies in the response to and recovery from accidents; |
3. | Collection of information on the cause of the accident, the extent of damage, etc. and provision of relevant information to the public; |
4. | Other measures necessary for the safe and appropriate supply of tap water. |
[This Article Newly Inserted on Nov. 24, 2020]
Article 47 (Standards for Giving Public Notice on Details of Violations of Water Quality Standards) |
"Cases falling under reasons prescribed by Presidential Decree" in Article 27 (1) of the Act means any of the following cases: 1. | As a result of monitoring through various warning systems, such as a fish monitoring water tank and a biology warning system, the inflow of a poisonous substance is deemed evident; |
2. | Where fecal coliforms are detected at the outlet of a clean water reservoir; |
3. | Where a waterborne disease is deemed to have occurred due to tap water; |
4. | Where turbidity exceeding 1 NTU (Nephelometric Turbidity Unit) lasts for at least 24 hours; |
5. | Where turbidity exceeds 5 NTU; |
6. | Where the residual chlorine concentration at the outlet of a clean water reservoir does not exceed 0.1mg/L (in cases of combined residual chlorine, less than 0.4mg/L) and lasts for at least one hour; |
7. | Where the residual chlorine concentration is not less than 4mg/L at the outlet of a clean water reservoir; |
8. | Where the value of inactivation required by disinfection does not exceed 1 and lasts for at least 48 hours; |
9. | Where the hydrogen ion concentration (pH) is less than 5.5 or exceeds 9.0 and lasts for at least one hour; |
10. | Where the nitric nitrogen concentration exceeds 10mg/L; |
11. | Where a general waterworks business entity deems it necessary to give notice to residents immediately. |
[This Article Wholly Amended on May 14, 2012]
Article 48 Deleted. <May 14, 2012> |
Article 49 (Installation of Water-Quality Inspection Facilities) |
(1) | Criteria for water-quality inspection facilities, which each general waterworks business entity shall be equipped with in accordance with Article 29 (2) of the Act, shall be as follows: <Amended on Jul. 20, 2012> |
2. | Purified-water inspection facilities: Equipment and testing facilities capable of inspecting whether the criteria for the quality of drinking water prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Environment under Article 26 (2) of the Act is met. |
(2) | Notwithstanding paragraph (1), if each general waterworks business entity entrusts or delegates the inspection of water quality, upon approval from the relevant Mayor/Do Governor, to any national or public research institution, such as the Public Health and Environment Research Institute, or any other institution prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Environment, he or she may elect not to install water quality inspection facilities (excluding facilities to test inspection items prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Environment) prescribed by paragraph (1). In such cases, the relevant Mayor/Do Governor shall determine whether to grant approval, considering the demand for water-quality inspections within his or her jurisdiction and the inspection capacity of the Public Health and Environment Research Institute, etc. |
Article 49-2 (Conducting Survey on Drinking Tap Water) |
(1) | The scope of fact-finding surveys on drinking tap water conducted under Article 29-2 (1) of the Act (hereafter in this Article referred to as "fact-finding surveys") shall be as follows: |
2. | Information, awareness, and satisfaction level on tap water; |
3. | Other matters necessary for the establishment and implementation of policies to increase the level of information, awareness, and satisfaction level with tap water. |
(2) | When the Minister of Environment intends to conduct a fact-finding survey, the Minister shall establish a fact-finding plan including the purpose, period, subject and method of the survey. |
(3) | The fact-finding survey shall be conducted in the form of a sample survey, and the methods such as written, interview, and on-line survey may be used. |
(4) | The Minister of Environment may publish the results of the survey on the Internet website of the Ministry of Environment. |
[This Article Newly Inserted on Sep. 29, 2020]
[Previous Article 49-2 moved to Article 49-3 <Sep. 29, 2020>]
Article 49-3 (Composition and Operation of Tap-Water Quality Evaluation Committee) |
(1) | The Tap-Water Quality Evaluation Committee in Article 30 (1) of the Act (hereinafter referred to as the "Tap-Water Quality Evaluation Committee") shall be comprised of not more than 15 members including a chairperson. |
(2) | Members are appointed or commissioned from among public officials in charge of waterworks-related affairs, persons with extensive knowledge and experience in waterworks-related fields, and general consumers. In such cases, the number of commissioned members from among general consumers shall be at least 3/10 of the total number of members. <Amended on Nov. 24, 2020> |
(3) | The Tap-Water Quality Evaluation Committee shall be convened regularly not less than twice a year for tap water quality examination, etc. and publish the results of the examination. |
(4) | Necessary matters for the organization, operation, etc. of the Tap-Water Quality Evaluation Committee, except as provided in paragraphs (1) through (3) shall be determined by ordinances of local governments. |
[This Article Newly Inserted on Nov. 26, 2010]
[Moved from Article 49-2 <Sep. 29, 2020>]
Article 50 (Types of Buildings or Facilities Subject to Reporting on Current Status of Installation of Water Tanks) |
(1) | "Buildings or facilities which exceed the sizes prescribed by Presidential Decree" in the former part of Article 33 (2) of the Act means any of the following buildings or facilities: Provided, That the foregoing shall not apply to buildings or facilities to which tap water is supplied without using water tanks: |
1. | Buildings or facilities, the total floor area of each of which is at least 5,000 square meters (excluding the area of a parking lot within each building or facility); |
2. | Buildings used for at least two purposes, the total floor area of each of which is at least 2,000 square meters; |
10. | Wedding halls, the total floor area of each of which is at least 2,000 square meters among the wedding halls under subparagraph 5 (b) of attached Table 1 of the Enforcement Decree of the Building Act. |
(2) | When calculating the total floor area under the subparagraphs of paragraph (1), the total floor area of a facility which consists of at least two buildings shall be the gross area of the total floor areas of individual buildings. |
(3) | A person who intends to file a report on the current status of the installation of water tanks pursuant to the main sentence of Article 33 (2) of the Act shall submit a report on the current status of the installation of water tanks prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Environment to a general waterworks business entity, along with the drawings of construction of the water tanks, within 30 days from the date of installation of the water tanks. <Newly Inserted on Jul. 9, 2024> |
[This Article Wholly Amended on Apr. 11, 2017]
[Title Amended on Jul. 9, 2024]
Article 51 (Buildings or Facilities Required to Take Measures, Such as Cleaning Water Pipes) |
(1) | "Buildings or facilities, the scale of which exceeds the scale prescribed by Presidential Decree" in the provisions, with the exception of the subparagraphs, of Article 33 (4) of the Act means the buildings or facilities classified as follows: <Amended on Jul. 9, 2024> |
1. | Any of the following buildings or facilities with the total floor area of at least 60,000 square meters: |
(a) | Buildings or facilities under Article 33 (4) 1 through 3 and 10 of the Act; |
2. | Any of the following buildings or facilities with the total floor area of at least 5,000 square meters: |
(a) | Facilities under Article 33 (4) 4 through 6, and 8 through 10 of the Act; |
(3) | "Facilities prescribed by Presidential Decree" in Article 33 (4) 5 of the Act means any of the following facilities: <Amended on Jul. 9, 2024> |
(4) | "Facilities prescribed by Presidential Decree" in Article 33 (4) 6 of the Act means any of the following facilities: <Amended on Jul. 9, 2024> |
(5) | "Facilities prescribed by Presidential Decree" in Article 33 (4) 8 of the Act means any of the following facilities: <Amended on Jul. 9, 2024> |
[This Article Wholly Amended on Jul. 12, 2016]
Article 52 (Education on Management of Waterworks Facilities) |
(1) | Details of education on the management of waterworks facilities under Article 36 (1) of the Act shall include the following: |
2. | Matters concerning the operation, maintenance and management of waterworks facilities; |
3. | Matters concerning quality standards for drinking water and the testing thereof; |
4. | Matters concerning improvement of water quality; |
5. | Other matters necessary for the management of waterworks facilities. |
(2) | A person subject to education under Article 36 (1) and (2) of the Act shall receive collective education (including online education corresponding thereto) as of the date of receiving the education according to the following classifications: Provided, That the initial education shall be received within one year from the date of becoming subject to education: <Amended on Nov. 21, 2023> |
1. | Any of the following persons: Eight hours of education every five years: |
(a) | A person specified in Article 36 (1) 1 of the Act; |
(b) | A person specified in Article 36 (1) 2 of the Act; |
(c) | An employee directly engaged in water-tank cleaning business under Article 36 (2) of the Act (including a supervisor directly guiding such employee at the site; hereafter in paragraph (4) the same shall apply); |
2. | Any of the following persons: 35 hours of education every two years: |
(a) | A person specified in Article 36 (1) 3 of the Act; |
(b) | An operator of waterworks under Article 36 (2) of the Act; |
3. | Any of the following persons: 35 hours of education every three years: |
(a) | A person specified in Article 36 (1) 4 of the Act; |
(b) | An employee directly engaged in agency business for managing water pipe network under Article 36 (2) of the Act. |
(3) | Where a person subject to education Article 33 (1) and (2) of the Act violates Article 33 (3) of the Act or is subject to a disposition to suspend his or her business pursuant to Article 35 of the Act, he or she shall complete the training courses within 2 years from the date on which such violation is discovered: <Amended on Nov. 26, 2010; Apr. 11, 2017; Jun. 12, 2018; Jul. 9, 2024> |
(3) | Expenses for the education under paragraphs (2) and (3) shall be borne by those who have undergone such education: Provided, That expenses incurred in the education of operating personnel and employees under Article 36 (2) of the Act shall be borne by a general waterworks business operator, reservoir cleaner or water supply network management agency who employs the operating personnel and employees. <Amended on Mar. 30, 2021; Nov. 21, 2023> |
(5) | "Institutions or organizations prescribed by Presidential Decree" in Article 36 (3) of the Act means any of the following institutions or organizations: <Amended on Dec. 24, 2009; Jul. 20, 2012; May 23, 2023; Nov. 21, 2023> |
1. | The Korea Water and Wastewater Works Association (hereinafter referred to as the "Association") under Article 56 of the Act; |
5. | Educational institutions deemed by the Minister of Environment as having appropriate human resources, etc. among educational institutions run by general waterworks business entities; |
6. | Other institutions deemed and prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Environment as being capable of providing education. |
(6) | The head of an educational institution under paragraph (5) (hereafter in this Article referred to as the "head of an educational institution") shall formulate an education plan for the following year, including the following matters, and submit such plan to the Minister of Environment by the end of each year: <Amended on Nov. 21, 2023> |
1. | Basic direction-setting for education; |
2. | The results of a survey on demand for education and a long-term estimation thereof; |
3. | The plan for establishing training courses; |
4. | Teaching materials (including practice materials) and plans for using them; |
5. | Persons subject to education and education fees; |
6. | Other matters necessary for education. |
(7) | The head of an educational institution shall issue certificates of completion to persons who have completed an educational course and report the outcomes of education to the Minister of Environment by no later than January 15 of the following year. <Amended on Nov. 21, 2023> |
(8) | Other matters necessary for specific curricula for each person subject to education, methods of providing education, etc. shall be prescribed by the Minister of Environment. <Amended on Nov. 21, 2023> |
Article 53 (Application for Approval of Provisions concerning Supply of Tap Water) |
Any person who intends to obtain approval of provisions concerning the supply of tap water from the Authority for Authorization, as prescribed by Article 38 of the Act, shall prepare provisions concerning the supply of tap water, including the following matters, and apply for approval thereof: 1. | Basic data necessary for the computation of tap-water use fee rates; |
2. | Criteria and methods for the computation of expenses for construction works relating to final-stage water supply facilities; |
3. | Matters concerning the installment and management of final-stage water supply facilities, such as the installation of a backflow-prevention valve in the base of a water gauge to prevent water pollution due to backflow; |
4. | Other matters prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Environment, concerning the supply of tap water. |
Article 53-2 (Reduction of or Exemption from Tap Water Fees) |
(1) | "Public facilities prescribed by Presidential Decree, including educational facilities and social welfare facilities" in Article 38 (4), with the exception of the subparagraphs, of the Act means any of the following facilities: <Amended on Jan. 26, 2012; May 14, 2012; Aug. 3, 2012; Jun. 30, 2014; Jun. 12, 2018> |
3. | Other facilities prescribed by ordinance of a local government. |
(2) | Detailed matters necessary for the discount of tap water fees under Article 38 (4) of the Act, including discount rates, shall be prescribed by ordinance of each local government. <Amended on Jun. 30, 2014> |
[This Article Newly Inserted on Nov. 26, 2010]
Article 53-3 (Refusal to Supply Tap Water) |
Pursuant to Article 39 (1) of the Act, no general waterworks business entity shall refuse to supply tap water to any person that wants to have tap water supplied, except in any of the following cases: 1. | Where it is impracticable to supply tap water in a normal condition due to the destruction or breakdown of waterworks facilities; |
2. | Where it is necessary for the protection of health of the persons to whom tap water is supplied, because tap water fails to meet the water quality standards under Article 26 of the Act due to the replacement or malfunction of purification facilities or the contamination by a hazardous substance. |
[This Article Newly Inserted on Jun. 30, 2014]
Article 54 (Application Mutatis Mutandis to Cases of Adjudication) |
Article 51 of the Act on Acquisition of and Compensation for Land, etc. for Public Works Projects shall apply mutatis mutandis to applications for administrative adjudication under Article 41 (3) of the Act.
Article 55 (Application Mutatis Mutandis to Cases of Industrial-Use Water) |
Articles 27 through 30, 33, 35 through 40, and 53 shall apply mutatis mutandis to industrial waterworks and industrial waterworks business.
Article 56 (Supply of Tap Water from Wide-Area Waterworks to General Consumers) |
Tap water from wide-area waterworks may be supplied for general consumers under Article 43 (4) of the Act if the following requirements are met: <Amended on Nov. 26, 2010> 1. | Where the directly supply of tap water from wide-area water services is inevitable because the supply of tap water by local water supply or by other means is substantially difficult; |
2. | Where water is supplied for public institutions, military units, schools, power plants, or factories using at least 1,000 tons of water per day; |
3. | Deleted. <Nov. 26, 2010> |
Article 57 (Exclusive Waterworks Installed by the State) |
(1) | Where the State intends to install exclusive waterworks pursuant to Article 51 of the Act, the competent Minister shall consult in advance with the Minister of Environment. <Amended on Feb. 29, 2008; Mar. 23, 2013; Jun. 8, 2018> |
(2) | Articles 53 and 54 of the Act shall apply mutatis mutandis to exclusive waterworks installed by the State. |
Article 58 (Application for Authorization of Private-Use Waterworks) |
(1) | Any person who intends to obtain authorization for installing private-use waterworks pursuant to Article 52 of the Act shall submit, to the Mayor of a Special Self-Governing City, the Governor of a Special Self-Governing Province or the head of a Si/Gun, an application for authorization to install private-use waterworks, along with installation plans, as prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Environment. <Amended on Jan. 26, 2012; May 14, 2012> |
(2) | Installation plans under paragraph (1) shall include the following matters: <Amended on Jun. 20, 2008> |
1. | An outline of waterworks facilities; |
2. | The population to be supplied with water and the volume of water to be supplied per person per day; |
3. | The maximum daily water supply and the average daily water supply; |
4. | Matters prescribed in Article 27 (2) 5 through 8; |
5. | A review of the effects of installing private-use waterworks upon persons holding existing water rights: Provided, That this shall not apply where permission to exploit or use a forebay is obtained under any other statute or regulation, such as the Groundwater Act. |
Article 58-2 (Requirements for Authorization of Private-Use Waterworks) |
Any person who intends to obtain authorization of private-use waterworks as prescribed by Article 52 (1) of the Act shall meet all of the following requirements: 1. | To meet standards for facilities under Article 29: Provided, That standards for facilities pursuant to paragraph (1) 2, 3, 5 or 6 of that Article shall apply only to cases where the relevant facilities are necessary; |
2. | To obtain consent from persons holding existing water rights, if such authorization will clearly inflict losses thereon: Provided, That cases where permission to exploit or use water-intake sources is obtained under any other statute or regulation, such as the Groundwater Act shall be excluded. |
[This Article Newly Inserted on Jun. 20, 2008]
Article 59 (Matters of Which Modification Requires Authorization for Private-Use Waterworks) |
"Important matters prescribed by Presidential Decree" in Article 52 (2) of the Act means any of the following matters: 1. | The location of water source or forebay, and the methods of purification; |
2. | A location map of water services facilities and ground plans; |
3. | The maximum daily water supply and the average daily water supply (excluding cases where the volume of decrease or increase shows less than 1/10). |
The Association shall perform the following missions: <Amended on Jun. 30, 2014>
1. | Making proposals and providing advice with respect to policies on and administration of water services (including sewage; hereinafter the same shall apply in this Article); |
2. | Deleted; <Apr. 11, 2017> |
3. | Surveying and researching on, and propagating the development of water supply-related technology and water services; |
4. | Researching on and propagating standards for water services facilities and for the design thereof, and official instructions; |
5. | Public relations, education, and in-service training for water services; |
6. | International exchanges relating to water supply; |
7. | Promoting the welfare of members of the Association and protecting their rights and interests; |
8. | Research on specifications of materials and products for waterworks, the establishment of collective standards, testing, and certification; |
9. | Evaluation of technology and technical support for waterworks facilities; |
10. | Other missions that are commissioned by the Minister of Environment, or prescribed by the articles of association. |
Article 61 (Supervision over Association) |
(1) | The Minister of Environment shall supervise the affairs of the Association. |
(2) | Where the Minister of Environment deems necessary for supervision pursuant to paragraph (1), he or she may request the Association to submit necessary material. |
Article 61-2 (Standards for Compensation for Using Underground Space of Land and Methods Thereof) |
(1) | Compensation for the use of underground space of other persons' land under Article 60-2 (1) of the Act shall be as listed in attached Table 3-3. <Amended on Mar. 30, 2021> |
(2) | Where a waterworks business entity makes compensation for the use of underground space of other persons' land, he or she shall pay the compensation in a lump to each landowner. |
[This Article Newly Inserted on Dec. 11, 2018]
Article 62 (Establishment of Safety Management System for Water-Purification Plants) |
(1) | The Minister of Environment may implement a system to evaluate the operation of water-purification plants and the status of management of the facilities therein, in order to establish safety supervision for water-purification plants. |
(2) | Matters necessary to grant a reward, etc. based on the operation of an evaluation system under paragraph (1) and evaluation thereby shall be determined and publicly notified by the Minister of Environment. <Amended on May 14, 2012> |
Article 63 (Delegation or Entrustment of Compulsory Collection) |
Any local government which intends to delegate or entrust the compulsory collection of tap-water use fee rates, etc. in accordance with Article 68 (2) of the Act, shall send delegated or entrusted local government documents, stating the following matters: 1. | The former and present addresses of obligators to pay such fee rates; |
2. | The amount to be paid and the deadline for the payment thereof; |
3. | Whether demand notes or notices have been issued and, if issued, the dates of issuance; |
4. | Other matters for reference. |
Article 64 (Scope of Usage of Revenues) |
"Matters prescribed by Presidential Decree" in Article 69 of the Act means the following matters: <Amended on Jun. 30, 2014; Jul. 9, 2024> 1. | Subsidies or loans that are provided to cover expenses incurred in washing, renewing, or replacing final-stage water supply facilities under Article 21 (5) of the Act; |
2. | Subsidies that are provided to cover expenses incurred in conducting a water-quality inspection under Article 33 (3) of the Act; |
3. | Partial subsidies that are provided to cover expenses incurred in installing water pipes under provisions on supply under Article 53. |
Article 65 (Expenses to Be Levied on Persons Incurring Such Expenses) |
(1) | In order to levy waterworks expenses on a person who has incurred such expenses (including a person who has incurred waterworks expenses to build new or more waterworks facilities, as a result of building facilities which use a large volume of tap water, such as housing complexes and industrial complexes), as prescribed by Article 71 (1) of the Act, a waterworks business entity shall have prior consultation with the person on whom such expenses are to be levied with regard to standards for the computation of such expenses prescribed by Article 71 (2) of the Act and the method of payment thereof. In such cases, if such consultation does not lead to agreement, the waterworks business entity may determine such amount in consideration of anticipated expenses necessary for waterworks according to the amount of tap water used. <Amended on Jan. 3, 2008; Apr. 11, 2017> |
(2) | In order to levy waterworks expenses on a person who has incurred such expenses as prescribed by paragraph (1), a waterworks business entity shall compute anticipated waterworks expenses, and issue the person on whom such expenses are to be levied a written notice stating the amount of expenses and the deadline and place for payment thereof. <Amended on Jan. 3, 2008> |
(3) | Expenses to be levied on a person who has incurred such expenses in accordance with paragraph (1) shall be the aggregate of the following: |
1. | The cost of building new or additional waterworks facilities; |
2. | Costs for restoration of facilities to their original state; |
3. | The amount of money corresponding to use fees for tap water which became unusable due to the cleaning, etc. of waterworks facilities; |
4. | Expenses for water wagons used due to the suspension of water supply; |
5. | Expenses for the restoration of roads to their original state and costs required for preventing the freezing of roads; |
6. | Expenses for vehicles used and personnel called into services for restoration works; |
7. | Other expenses, etc. for public relations. |
(4) | In order to levy waterworks expenses on a person who has inflicted damage to waterworks facilities in accordance with Article 71 (1) of the Act, a waterworks business entity shall compute expenses for repair and maintenance of waterworks facilities or expenses to build damage prevention facilities, and issue the person on whom such expenses are to be levied a written notice stating the amount of expenses, and the deadline and place for payment thereof. <Newly Inserted on Jan. 3, 2008> |
(5) | Expenses to be levied on a person who has incurred such expenses in accordance with paragraph (4) shall be the aggregate of each of the following subparagraphs: <Newly Inserted on Jan. 3, 2008> |
1. | The amount of money corresponding to use fees for tap water which has leaked or become unusable due to damage, etc. to waterworks facilities; |
2. | Expenses prescribed by paragraph (3) 2, and 4 through 7. |
(6) | The detailed criteria necessary for the computation of expenses prescribed by paragraphs (3) and (5) shall be prescribed by ordinances of the relevant local government. <Amended on Jan. 3, 2008> |
Article 65-2 (Technical Diagnosis of Waterworks Facilities) |
Matters to be complied with, such as standards for equipment, methods, etc. to conduct technical diagnosis of waterworks facilities under Article 74 (1) of the Act shall be as prescribed in attached Table 3-4. <Amended on Mar. 30, 2021> [This Article Newly Inserted on Nov. 24, 2020]
Article 66 (Review of Subsidies from National Treasury) |
If necessary for providing subsidies from the National Treasury under Article 75 of the Act, the Minister of Environment may request the Korea Environment Corporation to review technical matters. <Amended on Nov. 24, 2020> [This Article Wholly Amended on Jun. 12, 2018]
Article 67 (Delegation or Entrustment of Authority or Business Affairs) |
(1) | The Minister of Environment shall delegate the following authority to a Mayor/Do Governor pursuant to Article 78 (1) of the Act: <Amended on Nov. 26, 2010; Jan. 26, 2012; May 14, 2012; Jul. 12, 2016; Jun. 12, 2018; Nov. 24, 2020> |
1. | Designation or modification of water source protection areas or public announcement of such designation or modification prescribed in Article 7 (1) and (2) of the Act; |
2. | Removal of equipment, suspension of the supply of tap water or other necessary measures prescribed in Article 13 (2) of the Act; |
3. | Recommendation and order to collect products, etc. prescribed in Articles 14-5 and 14-6 of the Act; |
3-2. | Request for on-site inspections and submission of data under Article 14-7 of the Act; |
3-3. | Acceptance of withdrawal of a recommendation or order to collect products, etc. and determination of withdrawal under Article 14-8 of the Act; |
4. | Approval for the purchase of waterworks facilities, etc. prescribed in Article 44 (1) of the Act; |
4-2. | Imposing and collecting administrative fines pursuant to Article 87 (2) 2 and 3 of the Act; |
5. | Seeking opinions from residents when designating or modifying water source protection areas prescribed in Article 11-2. |
(2) | The Minister of Environment shall delegate the authority for the following matters to the heads of river basin environmental agencies or the heads of local environmental agencies under Article 78 (1) of the Act: <Amended on Nov. 24, 2020; Mar. 30, 2021; Jul. 11, 2022> |
1. | Approval of, and approval for modification to, a plan for waterworks installation and management formulated by the head of a Si/Gun (excluding the head of a Gun in a Metropolitan City) under Article 5 (3) of the Act: Provided, That a plan for waterworks installation and management formulated by the head of a Si/Gun (excluding the head of a Gun in a Metropolitan City) that supplies or receives metropolitan waterworks shall be excluded; |
2. | Evaluation of the management status of the water-source protection areas under Article 8 (3) of the Act and a request for necessary measures; |
3. | Review of the validity, etc. and request for supplementation of water quality control plans for water-source protection areas under Article 8-2 (2) of the Act, and evaluation of the results of implementation and request for necessary measures under paragraph (3) of that Article; |
4. | Authorization or revised authorization for a wide-area waterworks business or a local waterworks business prescribed in Article 17 (1) 1 of the Act and public notification of such authorization or revised authorization prescribed in paragraph (3) of that Article; |
5. | Consultation prior to authorization for general waterworks business (excluding village waterworks) prescribed in Article 17 (2) of the Act and consultation prior to authorization for industrial waterworks business prescribed in Article 49 (2) of the Act; |
5-2. | Registration or registration of change of water supply network management agency business under Article 21-4 (1) and (2) of the Act; |
5-3. | Order to revoke registration or suspend business of water supply network management agency under Article 21-5 (1) of the Act; |
6. | Dispatch of an on-site solution coordinator under Article 26-2 (3) of the Act; |
7. | Order for necessary measures, such as improvement of waterworks facilities, under Article 28 (8) of the Act; |
8. | Public notice of authorization or revised authorization for industrial waterworks business under subparagraph 1 of that paragraph under Article 49 (1) of the Act, and the authorization or revised authorization under Article 17 (3) of the Act applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 50 of the Act; |
9. | Request for change of business plan, order for improvement of business operation and other necessary measures under Article 62 of the Act; |
10. | Evaluation of technical diagnosis results pursuant to Article 74-2 (1) of the Act, request for submission of data pursuant to paragraph (2) of that Article, and request for correction or supplementation of results of technical diagnosis pursuant to paragraph (3) of that Article; |
11. | Imposition and collection of administrative fines under Article 87 (3) 3-3, 4, 4-2, 4-3, 5, 6, 8, and 9 of the Act (limited to administrative fines imposed and collected on general waterworks business operators). |
12. | Imposition and collection of administrative fines under Article 87 (4) 4, 5, and 7 through 9 of the Act (limited to administrative fines imposed on, and collected from, general waterworks business operators). |
(3) | Deleted. <Nov. 24, 2020> |
(4) | Deleted. <Nov. 24, 2020> |
(5) | Pursuant to Article 78 (2) of the Act, the Minister of Environment shall entrust the Korea Water Resources Corporation with the following business affairs: <Amended on Nov. 24, 2020; Jul. 11, 2022> |
1. | Surveys and research for formulating a master plan for national waterworks under article 4 (1) of the Act; |
2. | Establishment and operation of water-sources information management system under Article 7-3 of the Act; |
3. | Registration of water-saving business under Article 15-2 (1) of the Act; |
4. | Support for water-saving business operators under Article 15-2 (2) of the Act; |
5. | Establishment and operation of a computer network for monitoring the actual condition of operation and management of water supply facilities and sharing related information under Article 23-2 (2) of the Act |
6. | Installation and operation of a computer network capable of computerizing records related to water quality inspection and quantity analysis pursuant to Article 29 (4) of the Act; |
7. | Surveys, design and research to install general waterworks facilities under Article 43 of the Act; |
8. | Surveys, design and research to install industrial waterworks facilities under Article 48 of the Act; |
9. | Establishment and operation of the national waterworks information center under Article 74-3 (1) of the Act; |
10. | An establishment and operation of basin water supply centers under Article 74-4 of the Act. |
(6) | The Minister of Environment shall entrust the following duties to the Committee under Article 78 (2) of the Act: <Newly Inserted on Nov. 24, 2020; Mar. 30, 2021> |
1. | Issuance of certificates of a certified operation manager of water-purification facilities under Article 24 (3) of the Act; |
1-2. | Receipt of an application for issuance of a certificate for the operation manager of a water supply network facility under Article 25-2 (1) and (3) of the Act, confirmation of qualification requirements, and issuance of a certificate; |
2. | Survey on actual condition of drinking water pursuant to Article 29-2 of the Act. |
1. | Certifying hygiene and safety standards for materials and products for waterworks under Article 14 (1) of the Act; |
2. | Duties of periodic inspections and occasional inspections under Article 14 (6) and (7) of the Act. |
(8) | The Minister of Environment shall entrust administrative affairs of the qualifying examinations for certified operation managers of water-purification facilities under Article 24 (1) of the Act to the Human Resources Development Service of Korea established under the Human Resources Development Service of Korea Act, pursuant to Article 78 (2) of the Act. <Newly Inserted on Jun. 20, 2008; Nov. 26, 2010; Aug. 11, 2020> |
[Title Amended on Aug. 11, 2020]
Article 67-2 (Management of Personally Identifiable Information) |
1. | Administrative affairs related to the designation and modified designation of an environmental assessment institute under Article 14-3 (1) and (3) of the Act; |
2. | Administrative affairs concerning the qualification examination and certificate of qualification of water purification facility operation manager under Article 24 (1) and (3) of the Act; |
2-2. | Affairs concerning the confirmation of qualification requirements for a certified water supply network facility operation manager under Article 25-2 (3) of the Act and the issuance and issuance of certificates thereof; |
3. | Affairs concerning the imposition and collection of water rates supplied pursuant to the provisions concerning conditions for water supply under Article 38 (1) of the Act; |
4. | Affairs concerning reductions in water tariffs of the general waterworks business entity under Article 38 (4) of the Act. |
[This Article Wholly Amended on Nov. 24, 2020]
Article 68 (Re-Examination on Regulation) |
The Minister of Environment shall review the validity of the following matters every 3 years from the reference date under each subparagraph (referring to on or before the day immediately before every third anniversary of the reference date) and shall take measures for improvement: <Amended on Jun. 30, 2014; Nov. 24, 2020; Mar. 8, 2022>
1. | The hygiene and safety standards under Article 24 and attached Table 1-2: July 1, 2014; |
2. | The use of materials or products for waterworks under Article 24-2: July 1, 2014; |
3. | The standards for designation of inspection institutions under Article 24-3 (1) and attached Table 1-3: January 1, 2022; |
3-2. | Matters to be observed by inspection institutions under Article 24-3 (3) and attached Table 1-4: January 1, 2022; |
4. | Standards for the registration of water-saving business under Article 25-2 and attached Table 1-5: July 1, 2014; |
5. | Education, etc. on the management of waterworks facilities under Article 52: July 1, 2014. |
[This Article Newly Inserted on Dec. 30, 2013]
Article 69 (Criteria for Imposing Administrative Fines) |
Criteria for imposition of administrative fines provided for in Article 87 (1) through (4) of the Act shall be as stipulated in attached Table 5. <Amended on Jul. 12, 2016> [This Article Wholly Amended on May 14, 2012]
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 20243, Sep. 6, 2007>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation: Provided, That the amended provisions of subparagraphs 1 and 2 of Article 22 shall enter into force on September 28, 2007, those of Articles 65 and 66 on January 4, 2008, and those of Article 30 on June 30, 2009. Article 2 (Transitional Measures concerning Enforcement Date)
Under the proviso of Article 1 of these Addenda, until the amended provisions of subparagraphs 1 and 2 of Article 22, Articles 30, 65 and 66 enter into force, the corresponding previous provisions of subparagraphs 1 and 2 of Article 13, Articles 18-2, 35 and 36 shall apply. Article 3 (Transitional Measures for Materials Used for Water Services)
Materials used for water services, which fall under the standards, as at March 1, 1998, in accordance with the previous provisions (referring to those prior to the amendment made by Presidential Decree No. 15659), shall be deemed to meet the standards for materials used for water services in accordance with the amended provisions of Article 30. Article 4 (Special Cases for Examinations for Certified Operation Managers of Water-Purification Facilities)
Notwithstanding the amended provisions of Article 42, any person who has passed an examination for certified operation managers of water-purification facilities, which has been held by the president of the Korea Water and Wastewater Works Association prior to June 29, 2006, shall be exempted from the first test in an equivalent grade for an examination for certified operation managers of water-purification facilities, which is held by December 31, 2007.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 20289, Sep. 27, 2007>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on September 28, 2007.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 20290, Sep. 27, 2007>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on September 28, 2007.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 20521, Jan. 3, 2008>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on January 4, 2008.
Article 2 (Applicability)
The amended provisions of Articles 41 through 43 and attached Table 3 shall apply from the first examination for certified operation managers of water-purification facilities managers publicly announced after this Decree enters into force. Article 3 (Transitional Measures concerning Renaming of Grades of Examinations for Certified Operation Managers of Water-Purification Facilities)
Any person who has passed Grade I, II, and III examinations for certified operation managers of water-purification facilities under the previous provisions as at the time this Decree enters into force shall be deemed to have passed Grade I, II, and III examinations for certified operation managers of water-purification facilities under the amended provisions of Articles 41 and 42 and attached Table 3.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 20680, Feb. 29, 2008>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 20763, Apr. 3, 2008>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on April 7, 2008.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 20789, May 21, 2008>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on May 26, 2008.
ADDENDUM <Presidential Decree No. 20846, Jun. 20, 2008>
This Decree shall enter into force on June 28, 2008.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 21148, Dec. 3, 2008>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on December 6, 2008.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 21214, Dec. 31, 2008>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation. (Proviso Omitted.)
ADDENDUM <Presidential Decree No. 21626, Jul. 7, 2009>
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 21629, Jul. 16, 2009>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 21829, Nov. 17, 2009>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
Article 2 (Effective Period)
The amended Article 66 shall be effective until December 31, 2014.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 21904, Dec. 24, 2009>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on January 1, 2010.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 22003, Jan. 27, 2010>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on February 1, 2010.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 22506, Nov. 26, 2010>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation: Provided, That the amended provisions of Articles 24, 24-2, 30, 48 (1) 3 and 67 (4) and attached Table 1-2 shall enter into force on May 26, 2011. Article 2 (Applicability to Change of Criteria for Expense Sharing)
The amended provisions of Article 23 (2) shall apply, starting from the raw water taken first after this Decree enters into force. Article 3 (Special Case concerning Scope of Regions Where Establishment of Factory in Industrial Complexes is Restricted in Accordance with the Act on Special Cases concerning the Simplification of Authorization and Permission Procedures for Industrial Complexes) Article 4 (Transitional Measures concerning Scope of Regions Where Establishment of Factories, such as Operating Water-Intake Facilities is Restricted)
(1) | Notwithstanding the amended provisions of the proviso of subparagraph 1 of Article 14-2, the amended provisions of the main sentence of subparagraph 1 of Article 14-2 shall apply to the cases of local waterworks that are operating as at the time this Decree enters into force and the water intake capacity of which is not less than 200,000 cubic meters per day. |
(2) | Where a basic plan for waterworks installation and management has been publicly notified for the development of wide-area water source intake facilities with a capacity of not less than 200,000 cubic meters a day pursuant to Article 4 (5) of the Water Supply and Waterworks Installation Act in order to replace the water intake facilities of local waterworks operating as at the time this Decree enters into force, notwithstanding the amended provisions of the proviso of subparagraph 1 of Article 14-2, the amended provisions of the main sentence of subparagraph 1 of Article 14-2 shall apply to the wide-area water source intake facilities. |
(3) | Where the head of each Si/Gun/Gu recognizes that the annual average of raw water quality, taken from the wide-area water source intake facilities in paragraph (2), maintains an Ia grade in terms of biochemical oxygen demand and chemical oxygen demand as stipulated in subparagraph 3 (a) (ii) of attached Table 1 of the Enforcement Decree of the Framework Act on Environmental Policy and it is not sustainable to maintain the grade, he or she may approve the establishment of factories in regions beyond four kilometers, notwithstanding the amended provisions of Article 14-3. |
Article 4-2 (Transitional Measures concerning Establishment or Extension of Factories in Existing Industrial Complexes within Areas where Establishment of Factories is Restricted and Change of Type of Business of such Factories)
Notwithstanding the amended provisions of Articles 14-2 and 14-3, any of the following activities may be conducted in an industrial complex that is already designated and developed under subparagraph 8 of Article 2 of the Industrial Sites and Development Act before November 26, 2010 (including the industrial complexes for which a contract on services for the formulation of a plan for the development of an industrial complex has been awarded, an application for the approval of a plan for the development of an industrial complex has been filed, or the procedure for the designation and development of an industrial complex has commenced in any other way, before November 26, 2010, and the procedure for the designation and development is to be completed on or after November 26, 2010; hereinafter referred to as "existing industrial complexes") within an area where the establishment of factories is restricted under the amended provisions of Article 14-2: 1. | Establishment of any new factory other than the following factories (hereinafter referred to as "factories discharging any specified substance harmful to water quality") within the maximum treatment capacity of the waste water treatment plant in the existing industrial complex: |
2. | Extension of any factory other than the factories discharging any specified substance harmful to water quality within the maximum treatment capacity of the waste water treatment plant in the existing industrial complex; |
3. | Change of the type of business to any factory other than the factories discharging any specified substance harmful to water quality within the maximum treatment capacity of the waste water treatment plant in the existing industrial complex. |
Article 5 (Transitional Measures concerning Extension of Factories Outside of Existing Industrial Complexes in Areas Where Establishment of Factories is Restricted and Change of Type of Business of such Factories)
Notwithstanding the amended provisions of Articles 14-2 and 14-3, either of the following activities may be conducted for the factories already established before this Decree enters into force (limited to the factories outside of an industrial complex) in an area where the establishment of factories is restricted under the amended provisions of Article 14-2: 1. | Extension of any factory other than the factories discharging any specified substance harmful to water quality within the maximum area of the building site of the factory as on November 26, 2010; |
2. | Change of the type of business to any factory other than the factories discharging any specified substance harmful to water quality without increasing the discharged volume of waste water. |
Article 6 (Transitional Measures concerning Disposition of Imposition of Administrative Fines)
(1) | The previous provisions shall govern the application of imposition of administrative fines on violations committed before this Decree enters into force, notwithstanding the amended provisions of attached Table 5. |
(2) | Administrative fines imposed for violations committed before this Decree enters into force shall be included in the computation of the number of violations under the amended provisions of attached Table 5. |
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 22967, Jun. 8, 2011>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on June 9, 2011.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 23267, Oct. 28, 2011>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on October 29, 2011.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 23313, Nov. 23, 2011>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on November 25, 2011.
ADDENDUM <Presidential Decree No. 23416, Dec. 28, 2011>
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
ADDENUM <Presidential Decree No. 23557, Jan. 26, 2012>
This Decree shall enter into force on January 29, 2012.
ADDENUM <Presidential Decree No. 23784, May 14, 2012>
This Decree shall enter into force on May 15, 2012: Provided, That the amended provisions concerning a Special Self-Governing City and the Mayor of a Special Self-Governing City shall enter into force on July 1, 2012.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 23967, Jul. 20, 2012>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on July 22, 2012. (Proviso Omitted.)
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 24020, Aug. 3, 2012>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on August 5, 2012. (Proviso Omitted.)
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 24229, Dec. 12, 2012>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force one year after the date of its promulgation. (Proviso Omitted.)
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 24451, Mar. 23, 2013>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 24560, May 31, 2013>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on June 2, 2013.
ADDENDUM <Presidential Decree No. 25050, Dec. 30, 2013>
This Decree shall enter into force on January 1, 2014. (Proviso Omitted.)
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 25309, Apr. 15, 2014>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
Article 2 (Transitional Measures concerning Extension of Factories in Existing Industrial Complexes in Areas Where Establishment of Factories is Restricted or Change of Type of Business of such Factories)
ADDENDUM <Presidential Decree No. 25430, Jun. 30, 2014>
This Decree shall enter into force on July 1, 2014.
ADDENDUM <Presidential Decree No. 25532, Aug. 6, 2014>
This Decree shall enter into force on August 7, 2014.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 25751, Nov. 19, 2014>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation: Provided, That the provisions of any Presidential Decree amended by Article 5 of the Addenda, which was promulgated before this Decree enters into force but the enforcement date of which has not yet arrived, shall enter into force on the date such Presidential Decree enters into force.
ADDENDUM <Presidential Decree No. 25785, Nov. 28, 2014>
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
ADDENDUM <Presidential Decree No. 26774, Dec. 30, 2015>
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 27335, Jul. 12, 2016>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on July 28, 2016: Provided, That the amended provisions of Article 67-2 shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation. Article 2 (Transitional Measures concerning Fines for Negligence)
No disposition for imposing administrative fines for any offense committed before this Decree enters into force shall be included in calculating the number of offenses specified in the amended provisions of subparagraph 2 (c) of attached Table 5.
ADDENDUM <Presidential Decree No. 27960, Mar. 27, 2017>
This Decree shall enter into force on March 30, 2017. (Proviso Omitted.)
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 27985, Apr. 11, 2017>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
Article 2 (Applicability to Education on Management of Waterworks Facilities)
The amended provision of the proviso of Article 52 (2) 2 shall apply beginning with persons who become those who are to receive education under Article 36 (1) and (2) of the Act after this Decree enters into force.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 28211, Jul. 26, 2017>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation: Provided, That, the amendments to the Presidential Decrees to be amended pursuant to Article 8 of the Addenda, which were promulgated before this Decree enters into force but the enforcement dates of which have yet to arrive, shall enter into force on the enforcement date of the relevant Presidential Decree.
ADDENDUM <Presidential Decree No. 28243, Aug. 16, 2017>
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 28471, Dec. 12, 2017>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on January 1, 2018.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 28583, Jan. 16, 2018>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on January 18, 2018.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 28948, Jun. 8, 2018>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 28965, Jun. 12, 2018>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on June 13, 2018: Provided, That the amended provisions of attached Table 1-2 shall enter into force on June 13, 2019.
Article 2 (Transitional Measures concerning Education on Management of Waterworks Facilities)
In the case of a person who has received education pursuant to the previous provisions of Article 52 (2) 1 before this Decree enters into force, the period of education shall be counted, deeming the enforcement date of this Decree as the date on which he or she receives the first education under the amended provisions of the proviso of Article 52 (2) 1. Article 3 (Transitional Measures concerning Hygiene and Safety Standards)
Previous provisions shall apply to the hygiene and safety standards for products, etc. certified pursuant to Article 14 (1) of the Act before the enforcement date under the proviso of Article 1 of the Addenda, notwithstanding the amended provisions of attached Table 1-2.
ADDENDUM <Presidential Decree No. 29352, Dec. 11, 2018>
This Decree shall enter into force December 13, 2018.
ADDENDUM <Presidential Decree No. 29874, Jun. 18, 2019>
This Decree shall enter into force on June 25, 2019.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 30106, Oct. 8, 2019>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
ADDENDUM <Presidential Decree No. 30929, Aug. 11, 2020>
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
ADDENDUM <Presidential Decree No. 31075, Sep. 29, 2020>
This Decree shall enter into force on October 1, 2020.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 31176, Nov. 24, 2020>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
Article 2 (General Applicability to Public Announcement)
This Decree shall begin to apply to a public announcement, publication, disclosure, or public notice made after this Decree enters into force.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 31185, Nov. 24, 2020>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on November 27, 2020.
Article 2 (Transitional Measures concerning Membership Composition of Health Insurance Dispute Mediation Committee)
(1) | If the amended provisions of the latter part of Article 49-3 (2) are not met at the time of appointing or commissioning a member after this Decree enters into force, the member shall be appointed from among general consumers until the requirements of the relevant amended provisions are satisfied. |
(2) | As for the composition of the members of the Tap Water Evaluation Committee, the previous Article 49 (2) shall apply until the amended provisions of the latter part of Article 49-3 (2) are satisfied pursuant to paragraph (1). |
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 31581, Mar. 30, 2021>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on April 1, 2021.
Article 2 (Special Cases concerning Requirements for Water Supply Network Facility Operation Manager)
(1) | Notwithstanding the amended provisions of Article 44 (1) and attached Table 3-2, the qualification requirements for a certified water supply network facility operation manager shall be in accordance with the following table until March 31, 2022: |
(2) | Any person who meets the qualification requirements referred to in paragraph (1) and has acquired the qualification of a certified a water supply network facility operation manager as at March 31, 2022 shall complete the Grade I or II courses of certified water supply network facility operation managers determined and publicly notified by the Minister of Environment by April 1, 2022. |
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 32352, Jan. 21, 2022>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on January 21, 2022.
ADDENDUM <Presidential Decree No. 32439, Feb. 15, 2022>
This Decree shall enter into force on February 18, 2022.
ADDENDUM <Presidential Decree No. 32528, Mar. 8, 2022>
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 32697, Jun. 14, 2022>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on June 16, 2022.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 32794, Jul. 11, 2022>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on July 12, 2022.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 33479, May 23, 2023>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on June 11, 2023.
ADDENDUM <Presidential Decree No. 33858, Nov. 16, 2023>
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 33883, Nov. 21, 2023>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
Article 2 (Special Cases concerning Cycle of Education on Management of Waterworks Facilities)
(1) | Where a person who is required to receive education every three years pursuant to the main sentence of the previous provisions of Article 52 (2) 2 as at the time this Decree enters into force and for whom at least two years remain until the expiration date of the education cycle, he or she shall receive education within two years from the date he or she received education before this Decree enters into force. |
(2) | Notwithstanding the amended provisions of Article 52 (2) 2, a person who is required to receive education every three years pursuant to the main sentence of the previous provisions of Article 52 (2) 2 as at the time this Decree enters into force and for whom at least one year but less than two years remain until the expiration date of the education cycle, he or she shall receive education within one year from the date this Decree enters into force. |
(3) | Notwithstanding the amended provisions of Article 52 (2) 2, the previous provisions shall apply to the timing of receiving the initial education after this Decree enters into force, for a person who is required to receive education every three years pursuant to the main sentence of the previous provisions of Article 52 (2) 2 as at the time this Decree enters into force and for whom less than one year remains until the expiration date of the education cycle. |
ADDENDUM <Presidential Decree No. 34687, Jul. 9, 2024>
This Decree shall enter into force on July 17, 2024.