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Enforcement Decree of the Water Quality and Aquatic Ecosystem Conservation Act.

Country/Territory
Korea, Republic of
Document type
Regulation
Date
2007 (2015)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Environment gen., Water
Keyword
Pollution control Freshwater resources management Freshwater pollution Authorization/permit Monitoring Effluent waste water/discharge Wetlands Inspection
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, Eastern Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific
Abstract

The purpose of this Decree is to provide for matters delegated by the Water Quality and Aquatic Ecosystem Conservation Act and matters necessary for the enforcement thereof. The text – consisting of 85 articles – deals, inter alia, with the following matters: Designation and Publishment of Regions Subject to Regulation of Total Quantity of Pollutants (art. 2); Functions of Committee for Deliberation of Policy on Water Quality and Aquatic Ecosystems (art. 16); Matters to be Reflected in Plan for National Land (art. 21); Criteria for Purchase of Riverine Ecological Zone (art. 25); (Survey and Measurement of Water Use in Lakes and Marshes (art. 30); Kinds of Water Pollutants Subject to Imposition of Basic Discharge Dues (art. 42); Payment Notices of Discharge Dues (art. 53); (Calculation of Expenses Required for Project for Wastewater Terminal Treatment Facilities (art. 62).

Full text
English
Website
www.klri.re.kr

References - Legislation

Implements

Water Quality and Aquatic Ecosystem Conservation Act.

Legislation | Korea, Republic of | 2008 (2014)

Keyword: Pollution control, Basic legislation, Freshwater resources management, Freshwater pollution, Authorization/permit, Monitoring, Effluent waste water/discharge, Wetlands, Inspection, Sustainable development

Source: FAO, FAOLEX