This Act is enacted for the purposes of promoting the rational development of water supply enterprises and enhancing the effective management of their operations for sufficient supply of quality water, improving the living environments of people, and promoting industrial and business development. In order to protect water sources, a water supply enterprise may request the authority-in-charge to designate and announce a water quality and quantity protection area. Drawing surface water or ground water in water quality and quantity protection area shall pay catchment conservation and compensation fees. If the water is supplied for agricultural use, the central authority-in-charge and the central agriculture authority should prepare budget for subsidy, and together stipulate the objects and manner of subsidy. An entity that intends to operate a water supply enterprise shall apply to the water conservancy authority for water right registration, and obtain approvals for constructing, renovating, or dismantling hydraulic structures related to water right or water source. In addition, the Act makes provisions for: incentives for water-saving research and development; land use dispute and compensation; supervision measures; offences and penalties; etc.
中国台湾省 · 1966-11-17