Regulations on Governing the Specific Period for Free Provision of Sewage or Effluent of Public Sewerage System and the Fee Charging Standard Country/Territory Taiwan Province of China Document type Regulation Date 2016 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Water Keyword Freshwater resources management Recycling/reuse Sewerage Royalties/fees Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, Eastern Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific Abstract These Regulations are enacted pursuant to Paragraph 3 of Article 5 of the Reclaimed Water Resources Development. They require the municipal or county (city) competent authority to levy, after expiration date (10 years) a usage fee for sewage or effluent water of the public sewage system from the reclaimed water operators and self-users. The fee standard amount shall be stipulated by the central competent authority according to the Charges And Fees Act. The levy of usage fees may be exempted or reduced by the municipal or county (city) competent authority when the specific period of time expires, depending on the urban and regional economic development situation, the water supply and demand conditions, and the implementation of the reclaimed water development projects and its financial status within the jurisdiction. Full text English Website wra.gov.tw References - Legislation Implements Reclaimed Water Resources Development Act. Legislation | Taiwan Province of China | 2015 Keyword: Recycling/reuse, Policy/planning, Water quality standards, Water shortage/drought, Water supply Source: FAO, FAOLEX