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SEWERAGE ACT — 법갈피

SEWERAGE ACT

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CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1(Purpose) #

The purpose of this Act is to provide for matters regarding the planning, installation, operation, management, etc. of sewerage system for the proper treatment of sewage and foul waste, thereby contributing to the prevention of flooding damage caused by sewage overflow, the sustainable development of local communities and improvement of public hygiene, as well as conserving the water environments of public waters. <Amended on Oct. 16, 2018; Jan. 5, 2021>

Article 2(Definitions) #

The terms used in this Act are defined as follows: <Amended on Jan. 7, 2009; Jun. 8, 2010; Nov. 14, 2011; Jul. 16, 2013; May 26, 2020>

1. The term "sewage" means water contaminated by a mixture of liquid or solid created from human living and economic activities (hereinafter referred to as "wastewater"), and rainwater and ground water that flow from the premises of buildings, roads, and other facilities into sewerage systems; provided, those from farming agricultural products are excluded herefrom;

2. The term "foul waste" means liquid or solid contaminants collected from collecting type toilets (including sludge created in the course of cleaning private sewage treatment facilities);

3. The term "sewerage system" means the entire system of sewage culverts, public sewage treatment plants, simplified public sewage treatment plants, sewage retention facilities, foul waste treatment plants, drainage systems, private sewage treatment facilities, and other structures and facilities installed for the discharge or treatment of sewage and foul waste;

4. The term "public sewerage system" means a sewage system installed or maintained by each local government; provided, private sewerage is excluded herefrom;

5. The term "private sewerage" means a drainage system, private sewage treatment facilities, and other annexed facilities installed for the discharge or treatment of sewage created from a building, facility, etc. by the builder or owner of the relevant building, facility, etc.;

6. The term "sewage culvert" means pipelines and annexed facilities installed or managed by a local government for transporting sewage to a public sewage treatment plant, simplified sewage treatment plant, or sewage retention facility, or discharging it to a river, sea, or any other public water;

Article 4(Formulation of master plan for nationwide sewerage system) #

(1) The Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment shall formulate a master plan for nationwide sewerage system covering a span of 10 years (hereinafter referred to as "master plan") for a systematic development of the national policy on sewerage system. <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>

(2) The master plan shall include the following:

1. Matters concerning the conditions of sewage treatment;

2. Matters concerning the goals of sewage treatment;

3. Matters concerning the policy directions, including the implementation strategy for sewage treatment and the detailed implementation plan;

4. Matters concerning the promotion of region-wide sewerage projects;

5. Matters concerning the extension and rearrangement of public sewerage system;

6. Matters concerning the rearrangement and distribution of private sewerage;

7. Matters concerning the research on and technical development of sewerage system;

8. Matters concerning the improvement of the sewerage management system;

9. Matters concerning the securing and training of human resources relating to sewerage system;

10. Matters concerning the estimation of the expenses incurred in the implementation of the projects related to sewerage system and the raising of funds therefor.

(3) Where the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment intends to formulate or modify the master plan, he or she shall consult in advance with the heads of related central administrative agencies, the Special Metropolitan City Mayor, a Metropolitan City Mayor, a Special Self-Governing City Mayor, a Do Governor, and a Special Self-Governing Province Governor (hereinafter referred to as "Mayor/Do Governor"), and when he or she has formulated or modified the master plan, he or she shall notify the heads of the related administrative agencies and the Mayor/Do Governor thereof. <Amended on Apr. 5, 2011; Jul. 16, 2013; Oct. 1, 2025>

(4) When the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment intends to formulate or modify the master plan, he or she may request the heads of related administrative agencies and the Mayor/Do Governor to submit relevant data. In such cases, the heads of related administrative agencies and the Mayor/Do Governor shall comply with such request unless there is a compelling reason not to do so. <Amended on May 26, 2020; Oct. 1, 2025>

(5) The Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment shall review the feasibility of the master plan when 5 years elapse after the date the master plan was formulated and shall revise such plan if necessary. <Amended on May 26, 2020; Oct. 1, 2025>

Article 4-2(Formulation of basin sewerage maintenance plan) #

(1) The head of a basin environmental office or the head of a regional environmental office (hereinafter referred to as "head of a local environmental agency") shall formulate a 20-year plan for the installation, integrated operation, and management of sewerage in each zone prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment based on the master plan (hereinafter referred to as "basin sewerage maintenance plan") in order to prevent overlapping installations of public sewerage systems and ensure the efficient operation and management thereof. <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>

(2) Where a zone prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment in accordance with paragraph (1) spans the jurisdictions of at least 2 heads of local environmental agencies, or where any compelling reason exists, the head of a local environmental agency prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment shall formulate the relevant basin sewerage maintenance plan. <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>

(3) The basin sewerage maintenance plan shall include the following: <Amended on Jul. 16, 2013; Jan. 5, 2021>

1. Objectives and strategies for the management of sewerage system in the basin to Implement a comprehensive basin water management plan formulated under Article 28(1) of the Framework Act on Water Management;

2. Establishment of the standards for effluent water quality referred to in the proviso of Article 7(1);

3. Integration of the installation, operation, and management of sewerage systems in the basin;

4. Occurrence and treatment of sewage discharge in the basin, and planning to reuse such treated sewage (referring to sewage treated in public sewage treatment plants);

5. Installation and operation of sewerage system in consideration of water circulations in the basin, the chance of flooding in cities, and the like; (1) The standards for collecting, transporting, and disposing of foul waste under Article 41 (1) and (3) shall be prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment. <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>

(4) Where the head of a local environmental agency intends to formulate or revise a basin sewerage maintenance plan, he or she shall consult in advance with the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment, the heads of the relevant central administrative agencies, Mayors/Do Governors, and the heads of the relevant Sis/Guns, and where the head of a local environmental agency has drawn up or revised a basin sewerage maintenance plan, he or she shall give notice thereof to the heads of the relevant central administrative agencies, Mayors/Do Governors, and the heads of the relevant Sis/Guns. <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>

(5) Where the head of a local environmental agency intends to draw up or revise a basin sewerage maintenance plan, he or she may request the relevant Mayor/Do Governor and the head of a relevant Si/Gun to submit necessary materials. In such cases, the relevant Mayor/Do Governor and the head of the relevant Si/Gun shall, upon receipt of such request, comply therewith unless there is a compelling reason not to do so.

(6) The head of a local environmental agency shall review the feasibility of a basin sewerage maintenance plan every five years from the date the plan is formulated and shall revise the plan if necessary.

[This Article Added on Feb. 1, 2012]

Article 4-3(Designation of areas for priority control of sewerage maintenance) #

(1) The Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment may designate an area where flood damage occurs, or is likely to occur, due to sewage inundation or an area which is likely to worsen the quality of public waters as an area for priority control of sewerage maintenance (hereinafter referred to as "priority control area"), after consultation with the competent Mayor/Do Governor. <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>

(2) The Special Metropolitan City Mayor, a Metropolitan City Mayor, or the head of a Si/Gun (excluding the head of a Gun in a metropolitan city) may request the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment to designate an area the sewerage maintenance of which is deemed urgent as a priority control area after consultation with the competent Mayor/Do Governor. The same shall apply where a designated priority control area is changed. <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>

(3) When the Special Metropolitan City Mayor, a Metropolitan City Mayor, or the head of a Si/Gun (excluding the head of a Gun in a Metropolitan City) requests the Minster of Climate, Energy and Environment to designate a priority control area or to change such designation, he or she shall establish sewerage maintenance measures, as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment and submit them to the Minister; provided, when the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment designates a priority control area in accordance with paragraph (1), he or she may establish sewerage maintenance measures for the priority control area after such designation. <Amended on Jan. 27, 2016; Oct. 1, 2025>

(4) The Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment may subsidize the expenses incurred in implementing sewerage maintenance measures under paragraph (3) within the budget. <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>

(5) When it is deemed necessary to revoke the designation of a priority control area in cases where a reason for the designation thereof ceases to exist, where a necessity to maintain such designation has significantly declined, or in other similar cases, the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment may revoke the designation. <Amended on Jan. 27, 2016; May 26, 2020; Oct. 1, 2025>

(6) The criteria for designation, procedures for designation and for revocation of designation of a priority control area, and other necessary matters shall be prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment. <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>

[This Article Added on Feb. 1, 2012]

Article 5(Authority for establishing framework plan for sewerage maintenance) #

(1) 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 within a Metropolitan City) shall establish a 20-year framework plan for sewerage maintenance for each basin in their respective jurisdictions (hereinafter referred to as "framework plan for sewerage maintenance") based on the master plan and the basin sewerage maintenance plans with a view to the improvement of public hygiene and living environment essential for the protection of human health, the maintenance of the standard water quality prescribed by the Framework Act on Environmental Policy, and the prevention of flood inundation in their respective jurisdictions. In such cases, the aforesaid plan for a specific area shall be formulated based on the basic urban plan prescribed in Article 18 of the National Land Planning and Utilization Act, if such plan is established for the area. <Amended on Apr. 5, 2011; Apr. 14, 2011; Feb. 1, 2012; Jul. 16, 2013>

(2) Where a sewerage system spans two or more jurisdictions of the Special Metropolitan City, Metropolitan Cities, or Sis/Guns (excluding a Gun within a Metropolitan City) or where any compelling reason exists, the Mayor/Do Governor or the head of each Si/Gun (excluding the head of a Gun within a Metropolitan City) designated by Presidential Decree shall formulate the relevant framework plan for sewerage maintenance. <Amended on May 26, 2020>

(3) The framework plan for sewerage maintenance shall include the following: <Amended on Jan. 7, 2009; Nov. 14, 2011; Feb. 1, 2012; Jul. 16, 2013; Jan. 5, 2021; Dec. 27, 2022; Oct. 1, 2025>

1. Basic principles for sewerage management;

2. Detailed execution plans formulated in accordance with a basin sewerage maintenance plan;

3. Areas where sewage can be discharged or treated depending upon the sewerage systems;

4. Layout, structure, and capacity of basic facilities for the sewerage systems;

5. Placement of combined sewage culverts and separate sewage culverts;

5-2. Analysis for predicting risks of flooding and prevention of flooding in jurisdictions through smooth discharge of sewage;

5-3. Measurement and treatment of sewage during heavy rain;

6. Priority-setting in implementing sewerage maintenance projects;

7. Plan for reducing pollutants discharged from drainage areas and the installation of sewage retention facilities;

8. Plan for disposal of sludge created in the course of treatment of sewage by public sewage treatment plants and the installation of treatment plants;

8-2. Reuse of treated sewage;

9. Plan for treatment of foul waste and installation of foul waste treatment plants;

10. Interconnected treatment of sewage and foul waste;

11. Estimation of expenses incurred for the implementation of sewerage-related projects and securing financing;

12. Installation and management of private sewage treatment facilities;

13. Formulation of sewerage maintenance measures referred to in Article 4-3(3);

14. Other matters publicly notified by the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment as deemed necessary for sewerage maintenance.

Article 6(Formulation of framework plan for sewerage maintenance) #

(1) Where the person authorized to establish the framework plan for sewerage maintenance under Article 5(1) and (2) (hereinafter referred to as "authority for formulating the framework plan for sewerage maintenance") intends to formulate the framework plan for sewerage maintenance, he or she shall obtain approval thereof from the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment, as prescribed by Presidential Decree. The same shall apply when intending to modify any approved important matter prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment. <Amended on May 26, 2020; Oct. 1, 2025>

(2) Where the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment intends to grant approval or a modified approval under paragraph (1), he or she shall have a prior consultation with the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. <Amended on Feb. 29, 2008; Mar. 23, 2013; Oct. 1, 2025>

(3) The authority for formulating a framework plan for sewerage maintenance shall review the feasibility of the plan every five years after obtaining approval under paragraph (1) and shall revise the plan if necessary. <Amended on May 26, 2020>

(4) Where there arises any cause for revision of the framework plan for sewerage maintenance, such as the formulation or revision of an urban or Gun master plan under Article 18 of the National Land Planning and Utilization Act, a basic plan for constructing a dam under Article 11 of the Act on Construction and Management of Dams and Assistance to Their Environs, or any other public plan, the authority for formulating the framework plan for sewerage maintenance shall reflect such cause in revising the framework plan for sewerage maintenance. <Amended on Apr. 14, 2011; Jun. 15, 2021>

(5) Where important matters in the master plan or the basin sewerage maintenance plan have been altered owing to a change in policy direction or any other similar reason, the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment or the head of a local environmental agency may request the authority for formulating the framework plan for sewerage maintenance to revise the framework plan accordingly. <Amended on Feb. 1, 2012; Oct. 1, 2025>

(6) If the authority for formulating the framework plan for sewerage maintenance does not modify the framework plan for sewerage maintenance without good cause, although there has arisen a cause constituting a reason for modification of the framework plan, the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment may request that authority to modify it. <Amended on May 26, 2020; Oct. 1, 2025>

Article 11(Installation of public sewerage system) #

(1) The head of each local government shall install a public sewerage system in compliance with the framework plan for sewerage maintenance.

(2) Where a Mayor/Do Governor intends to install a public sewerage system, he or she shall issue a public notice of the location and area of the construction site under the planned project, the types of facilities to be installed, the project execution period, etc., as prescribed by Presidential Decree. The same shall apply to any intended revision or abolition of the matters publicly notified. <Amended on May 26, 2020>

(3) Where the head of a Si/Gun/Gu (referring to the head of an autonomous Gu; hereinafter the same shall apply) intends to install a public sewerage system, he or she shall obtain authorization from the Mayor/Do Governor, as prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Amended on Jan. 7, 2009>

(4) Where the head of a Si/Gun/Gu intends to modify or abolish the matters authorized in accordance with paragraph (3), he or she shall obtain authorization therefor from the Mayor/Do Governor; provided, this shall not apply to any intended modification of minor matters prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment. <Added on Jan. 7, 2009; Oct. 1, 2025>

(5) Deleted. <Jul. 16, 2013>

(6) When a Mayor/Do Governor intends to issue a public notice under paragraph (2) or grant under paragraphs (3) and (4) concerning the public sewerage system that he or she plans to install with a subsidy from the State, he or she shall consult in advance with the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment about the raising and spending of funds necessary for the installation thereof, as prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Amended on Jan. 7, 2009; May 26, 2020; Oct. 1, 2025>

(7) When a Mayor/Do Governor grants authorization pursuant to paragraphs (3) and (4), he or she shall give public notice of the details of the authorization, as prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Amended on Jan. 7, 2009; Jul. 16, 2013>

(8) When the head of any local government does not follow the framework plan for sewerage maintenance in installing a public sewerage system, the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment may request the head of the relevant local government to install the public sewerage system in compliance with the framework plan for sewerage maintenance. <Amended on Jan. 7, 2009; May 26, 2020; Oct. 1, 2025>

Article 17(Legal fiction of authorization and permission) #

(1) Where the head of a local government issues a public notice under Article 11(2), or grants authorization under paragraphs (3) and (4) of that Article, or permission under Article 16(1), matters on which the Minister of Environment or the head of a local government has reached an agreement with the head of the relevant administrative agency in accordance with paragraph (2) shall be deemed to have obtained permission, authorization, license, agreement, approval, or release under any of the following subparagraphs (hereinafter referred to as "authorization, permission, etc.") for the installation of the public sewerage system concerned, and where a public notice under Article 11(2) and (7), or 16(2) has been issued, it shall be deemed that a public notice of authorization, permission, etc. has been issued under any of the following statutes: <Amended on Apr. 6, 2007; Apr. 11, 2007; Dec. 27, 2007; Mar. 21, 2008; Jan. 7, 2009; Jun. 9, 2009; Apr. 15, 2010; Nov. 14, 2011; Jul. 16, 2013; Jan. 14, 2014; Jun. 3, 2014; May 26, 2020; Jul. 20, 2021; Mar. 21, 2023; Aug. 8, 2023; Feb. 6, 2024>

1. Obtaining permission for the occupation and use of public waters under Article 8 of the Public Waters Management and Reclamation Act, obtaining approval or reporting on an implementation plan for the occupation and use under Article 17 of the same Act, obtaining a license for reclamation of public waters under Article 28 of the same Act, obtaining agreement or approval for reclamation conducted by the State, etc. under Article 35 of the same Act and obtaining approval for an implementation plan for reclamation of public waters under Article 38 of the same Act;

2. Deleted; <Apr. 15, 2010>

3. Obtaining permission for an act of development under Article 56(1) of the National Land Planning and Utilization Act and authorization for an implementation plan under Article 88 of the same Act;

4. Obtaining permission or an agreement on the conversion of farmland under Article 34 of the Farmland Act;

5. Obtaining permission for the execution of road construction works under Article 36 of the Road Act and permission for the occupation and use of a road under Article 61 of the same Act;

6. Obtaining permission under Article 35(1)1 and 2 of the Act on the Conservation and Utilization of Modern and Contemporary Cultural Heritage, permission for the use of the State-owned cultural heritage and State-owned natural heritage under the proviso of Article 66 of that Act (including cases applied mutatis mutandis in accordance with Article 63 of the Act on Conservation and Utilization of Natural Heritage), and permission under Article 17(1)1,2,4, and 5 of the Act on Conservation and Utilization of Natural Heritage;

7. Obtaining permission for the opening of a private road under Article 4 of the Private Road Act;

8. Obtaining permission for the restrictions on acts within an area subject to protective measures against land erosion under Article 14 of the Erosion Control Work Act and the revocation of designation of an area subject to protective measures against land erosion under Article 20 of the same Act;

9. Obtaining permission of the conversion of a mountainous district under Article 14 of the Mountainous Districts Management Act;

10. Obtaining permission for or reporting on timbering standing trees under Article 36 of the Creation and Management of Forest Resources Act; provided, forests for seeds collection and experimental forests and forest protection district under Article 7 of the Forest Protection Act shall be excluded herefrom;

11. Obtaining the designation of a project executor under Article 16(1) of the Industrial Sites and Development Act or approval for an implementation plan under Articles 17(1),18(1), and 19(1) of the same Act;

12. Obtaining permission for the disposition of a grave situated in another person's land under Article 27(1) of the Act on Funeral Services;

13. Obtaining permission for the conversion of grassland under Article 23 of the Grassland Act;

14. Examination on the publication of maps, etc. under Article 15(4) of the Act on the Establishment and Management of Spatial Data;

15. Obtaining permission for river works under Article 30 of the River Act or permission for the occupation and use of a river under Article 33(1)1 through 4 of the same Act.

(2) When issuing a public notice under Article 11(2), or granting authorization under paragraphs (3) and (4) of that Article or permission under Article 16(1), the head of a local government shall consult in advance with the head of the relevant administrative agency, if the project plan includes any matter under any of the subparagraphs of paragraph (1). In such cases, the head of the relevant administrative agency shall, upon receipt of a request for such consultation, present his or her opinion within 30 days. <Amended on Jan. 7, 2009; Jul. 16, 2013; May 26, 2020; Jan. 30, 2024>

(2) Except as provided in paragraphs (1) and (2), Articles 24 through 26 of the Framework Act on Administration shall apply mutatis mutandis to the standards, effects, etc. of the legal fiction as authorization, permission, etc. <Amended on Jan. 30, 2024>

[Title Amended on Jul. 16, 2013]

Article 19(Operation and management of public sewerage system and prohibition of destruction and interference) #

(1) A person who operates and manages a public sewerage system shall prepare the standards for operation and management of a public sewerage system pursuant to the standards prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Amended on Jan. 7, 2009; Feb. 1, 2012>

(2) No person who operates and manages a public sewage treatment plant, a simplified public sewage treatment plant, or a waste treatment plant shall commit any of the following without good cause prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment, such as heavy rain, an accident, or where necessary for a treatment method: <Amended on Jan. 7, 2009; Jul. 16, 2013; Oct. 1, 2025>

1. Discharging sewage exceeding the standards for discharging water quality (hereinafter referred to as "standards of effluent water quality") referred to in Article 7;

2. Discharging sewage from a sewage treatment area as publicly announced pursuant to Article 15 without making it flow into a public sewage treatment plant (including a simplified public sewage treatment plant when the amount of sewage increases temporarily due to rain; hereafter in this subparagraph the same shall apply), or installing a facility that is capable of discharging such sewage without making it flow into a public sewage treatment plant;

3. Discharging sewage or foul waste influent into a public sewage treatment plant, a simplified public sewage treatment plant or a waste treatment plant without passing through the final discharging outlet, or installing a facility that is capable of discharging such influent sewage or foul waste without passing through the final discharging outlet;

4. Disposing of or discharging foul waste by mixing water with it.

(3) Where sewage in a sewage treatment area is discharged without flowing into a public sewerage treatment plant (including a simplified public sewage treatment plant) due to heavy rain, a person who operates and manages the relevant public sewerage system shall measure and record the quantity and quality of discharged sewage, as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment, and shall retain the records of the measurements for 5 years. <Added on Jan. 5, 2021; Oct. 1, 2025>

(4) A person who operates and manages a public sewage treatment plant, a simplified public sewage treatment plant, or a waste treatment plant shall conduct discharged water quality tests and sludge composition tests, as prescribed by Presidential Decree, and shall retain the records of the tests for five years. <Amended on Jul. 16, 2013; Jan. 5, 2021>

(5) Where a person who has installed or manages a waste treatment plant has treatment capacity enough to spare in his, her or its waste treatment plant, he, she, or it may make livestock waste under the Act on the Management and Use of Livestock Excreta flow into the relevant waste treatment plant for treatment. <Amended on May 26, 2020; Jan. 5, 2021>

(6) No one shall destroy a public sewerage system or cause any damage to its functions to interrupt sewage flow. <Amended on Jan. 5, 2021>

(7) No one shall manipulate a public sewerage system to interfere with sewage flow without good cause. <Amended on Jan. 5, 2021>

[Title Amended on Feb. 1, 2012]

Article 19-4(Revocation of registration) #

(1) Where a management agent registered in accordance with Article 19-2(1)1 falls under any of the following cases, the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment may revoke the registration, or order the suspension of all or part of business for a period of less than 6 months; provided, in cases falling under subparagraph 1 or 7, such registration shall be revoked: <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>

1. Where he, she, or it registers business by fraud or other improper means;

2. Where he or she has failed to initiate business within one year, or suspended business continuously for at least one year without good cause after making registration pursuant to Article 19-2(1)1;

3. Where he or she has failed to satisfy the requirements for registration referred to in Article 19-2(1)1;

4. Where technical personnel referred to in Article 19-2(1)1 do not work full time at a relevant public sewage treatment plant, etc.;

5. Where he or she has failed to make alteration registration referred to in Article 19-2(2), or made alteration registration by improper means;

6. Where he or she has failed to comply with the matters to be observed referred to in Article 19-2(3);

7. Cases falling under subparagraphs 1 through 3 or 5 of Article 19-3; provided, a juristic person or an organization falling under subparagraph 5 of Article 19-3 which dismisses the relevant executive officer and employs a new executive officer within six months shall be excluded herefrom;

8. Where he or she has operated and managed a public sewerage system in violation of a business suspension order.

(2) Where a management agent which made a report in accordance with Article 19-2(1)2 falls under any of the following circumstances, the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment may order the suspension of all or part of business for a period of less than 6 months: <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>

1. Where it has failed to comply with the matters to be observed referred to in Article 19-2(3);

2. Where it has operated and managed a public sewerage system in violation of a business suspension order;

3. Where technical personnel prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment do not work full time at a relevant public sewage treatment plant, etc.

(3) Detailed criteria for administrative dispositions under paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment in consideration of the type, severity, etc. of the relevant offense. <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>

[This Article Added on Feb. 1, 2012]

Article 20-2(Outsourcing of technical diagnoses) #

(1) A public sewerage management authority may outsource technical diagnosis required under Article 20(1) the Korea Environment Corporation under the Korea Environment Corporation Act (hereinafter referred to as the "Corporation") or a person who files for registration pursuant to paragraph (2) (hereinafter referred to as "specialized technical diagnostic institute") ; provided, where the Corporation or a specialized technical diagnostic institute falls under any of the following, it shall not outsource technical diagnosis: <Amended on Jun. 10, 2022>

1. Where it is a management agent that operates and manages the relevant public sewerage system on behalf of a public sewerage management authority under Article 19-2(1) or an affiliate thereof (referring to an affiliate defined in subparagraph 12 of Article 2 of the Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Act; hereafter in this paragraph the same shall apply);

2. Where it is a person who has performed the planning, design, construction, or supervision with regard to the relevant public sewerage system or an affiliate thereof.

(2) A person who intends to be registered as a specialized technical diagnostic institute shall register with the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment, after complying with registration requirements prescribed by Presidential Decree, such as facilities, equipment, and technical personnel. <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>

(3) Where a specialized technical diagnostic institute modifies any registered matter with regard to the important matters prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment, it shall file a report of such modification with the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment. <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>

(4) When the Corporation or a specialized technical diagnostic institute performs technical diagnosis, it shall comply with the matters to be observed as prescribed by Presidential Decree, such as recording and retaining of the results of technical diagnosis.

(5) Procedures for the registration of specialized technical diagnostic institutes, reporting of any modification to registered matters, deadlines for such procedures, and other necessary matters shall be prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment. <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>

[This Article Added on Nov. 14, 2011]

Article 27(Installation of drainage system) #

(1) When the service of a public sewerage system is inaugurated in a certain drainage area, each owner or caretaker of land (or each owner or caretaker of a facility on the land, if any) or the manager of the State or public owned facilities within the area, shall discharge sewage produced from the drainage area into the public sewerage system, and shall install the drainage system as necessary.

(2) If necessary for preventing the poor installation of the drainage system, each public sewerage management authority may order a person who is obligated to install the drainage system under paragraph (1) to commission another person meeting the requirements prescribed by Presidential Decree to vicariously execute the installation of the drainage system; provided, the foregoing shall not apply to any construction work that falls under any of the following subparagraphs: <Amended on May 26, 2020>

1. A work related to the interior drainage system;

2. A work for maintenance and management of the drainage system that does not cause any trouble to the functions of the public sewerage system, such as dredging, repairing work, etc. for the drainage system.

(3) Any person who intends to install a drainage system under paragraph (1) shall file a report on the matters specified by Presidential Decree, including the type and size of the drainage system, with the competent public sewerage management authority. <Amended on May 26, 2020>

(4) A person who is obligated to install a drainage system in accordance with paragraph (1) and intends to flow sewage in the quality and quantity equivalent to or exceeding the levels prescribed by Presidential Decree into the public sewerage system, shall file a report on the matters regarding the quality and quantity of the relevant sewage, the scheduled date for commencing the service of the drainage system, etc., accompanied by the report on the installation of the drainage system in accordance with paragraph (3). This shall also apply to any modification to the quality or quantity of the sewage reported. <Amended on May 26, 2020; Jan. 5, 2021; Oct. 1, 2025>

(5) A person who is obligated to install the drainage system under paragraph (1) shall, upon the completion of the installation works, undergo a final inspection conducted by the competent public sewerage management authority in accordance with ordinance of the local government. <Amended on May 26, 2020>

(6) A person who has completed a final inspection under paragraph (5) falls under any of the following cases, the person shall file a report thereon to the public sewerage management authority in accordance with ordinance of the local government: <Added on Jan. 5, 2021>

1. Where the person intends to discontinue the use of the drainage system or to disclose it permanently;

2. Where the person intends to reuse the drainage system that has not been used;

3. Where the person intends to alter the structure of the drainage system that has completed a final inspection;

4. Other necessary matters, prescribed by Municipal Ordinance of the relevant local governments.

(7) The public sewerage management authority shall notify a person who filed a report on installation under paragraph (3), a report under the former part of paragraph (4), a report on change under the latter part of paragraph (4), or a report under paragraph (6) of whether such report is accepted within five days from the date of receipt thereof. <Added on Jan. 5, 2021>

(8) The public sewerage management authority fails to notify a person who has filed a report of whether to accept the report or that the relevant processing period will be extended in accordance with the statutes and regulations governing civil petitions within the period prescribed under paragraph (7), the report shall be deemed accepted on the day following the date on which the period ends (where such processing period is extended or re-extended under the statutes and regulations governing civil petitions, referring to the extended period). <Added on Jan. 5, 2021>

(9) Maintenance and management of a drainage system installed in accordance with paragraph (1) is the responsibility of the person who has installed the system as prescribed by ordinance of the local government concerned; provided, the drainage system from the bounds of the land to the public sewerage system may be maintained and managed by the competent public sewerage management authority in accordance with ordinance of the local government concerned. <Amended on May 26, 2020; Jan. 5, 2021>

(10) Except as provided in the Building Act and other statutes and regulations, the installation and structure of drainage systems shall be governed by the standards prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment. <Amended on May 26, 2020; Jan. 5, 2021; Oct. 1, 2025>

Article 34(Installation of private sewerage treatment facilities) #

(1) Any person who builds up a building, facility, etc. (hereinafter referred to as "building, etc.") that discharge wastewater shall solely or jointly install a private sewage treatment facility; provided, this shall not apply to any of the following cases: <Amended on Jan. 7, 2009; Jul. 16, 2013; Jan. 27, 2016; Jan. 17, 2017; May 26, 2020; Oct. 1, 2025>

1. Where the wastewater is discharged into a public wastewater treatment plant under subparagraph 17 of Article 2 of the Water Environment Conservation Act for treatment;

2. Where the wastewater is discharged into a public sewage treatment plant through a separate sewage culvert connected to the drainage system for treatment;

3. Where the wastewater is discharged through a combined sewage culvert connected to the drainage system for treatment within an area which is publicly announced as an area subject to the improvement of sewage culvert in accordance with the standards and procedure prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment;

4. Any other case that meets the requirements prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment.

(3) A Special Self-Governing City Mayor, a Special Self-Governing Province Governor, or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu shall, upon receipt of a report on installation or a report on change under the former part of paragraph (2) or a report on disclosure under the latter part of that paragraph, review the details of such report and accept it if it complies with this Act. <Added on Jan. 5, 2021>

(4) The guidelines for the closure of a private sewage treatment facility under paragraph (1) shall be determined by Decree of the Ministry of Environment. <Amended on May 26, 2020; Jan. 5, 2021>

(5) Detailed standards for the permanent closure of private sewage treatment facilities under paragraph (2) shall be prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment. <Amended on Jan. 5, 2021; Oct. 1, 2025>

Article 34-2(Designation of private sewerage management areas) #

(1) A Mayor/Do Governor may designate an area, where the public management of private sewerage systems is recognized as necessary for the improvement of public hygiene and preservation of the quality of public waters, as a private sewerage system management area (hereafter in this Article referred to as "management area") through consultation with the head of a competent Si/Gun/Gu.

(2) Where a Mayor/Do Governor designates a management area pursuant to paragraph (1), he or she shall make a public announcement thereof as prescribed by Presidential Decree.

(3) Necessary matters regarding the designation and operation of a management area including the designation procedures, management standards, etc. shall be prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment. <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>

(4) A Special Self-Governing City Mayor, a Special Self-Governing Province Governor, and the head of a Si/Gun/Gun may jointly manage private sewerage systems in management areas within their jurisdictions by obtaining the consent of private sewerage system owners. In such cases, where it is necessary for the efficient management of private sewerage systems, the Special Self-Governing City Mayor, the Special Self-Governing Province Governor, or the head of the Si/Gun/Gun may have a person in the business of managing treatment facilities prescribed in Article 53(3) conduct relevant management duties on its behalf.

(5) The cost necessary for the joint management of private sewerage systems under paragraph (4) may be collected from private sewerage system owners. In such case, the collection of cost and other necessary matters shall be determined by ordinance of the local government concerned in accordance with the standards set by Presidential Decree in consideration of the standards for the quality of effluent water referred to in Article 7(1).

(6) A person in the business of managing treatment facilities who conducts management duties on behalf of the Mayor, Governor, or head under the latter part of paragraph (4) shall be deemed to be the owner or manager of a private sewage treatment facility for the purpose of this Act; provided, this shall not apply in circumstances prescribed by Presidential Decree, such as where it is recognized that an owner of a private sewerage system has made clear errors.

[This Article Added on Jul. 16, 2013]

Article 38(Designing and construction of private sewage treatment facilities) #

(1) A person who intends to install or alter a private sewage treatment facility shall engage any of the following persons to design and construct a private sewage treatment facility: <Amended on Mar. 21, 2008; Jan. 7, 2009; Apr. 28, 2011; May 26, 2020; Jan. 5, 2021>

1. A person who has his, her, or its business of designing and constructing private sewage treatment facilities registered under Article 51(1);

2. 2. A person who has his, her, or its business of designing and constructing disposal facilities registered under Article 34 of the Act on the Management and Use of Livestock Excreta;

3. A person who has filed registration for the business type prescribed by Presidential Decree among those who have their construction businesses registered under the main clause of Article 9(1) of the Framework Act on the Construction Industry;

4. A person who has filed registration for the field prescribed by Presidential Decree with regard to the specialized environmental construction business under Article 15 of the Environmental Technology and Industry Support Act;

5. Deleted. <Jan. 5, 2021>

(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a person not falling under paragraph (1) may install or change a private sewage treatment facility in any of the following cases: <Added on Jan. 5, 2021; Oct. 1, 2025>

1. Where a private sewage treatment facility is installed or altered for the purpose of research on sewage treatment;

2. Where a pilot plant is installed to apply a sewage treatment method that has not been widely used domestically as treatment technology (which shall be limited to the one that has successfully passed a test conducted by a national or public testing institute, a research institute annexed to a university or college, or any other research or testing institute recognized by the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment);

3. Where any person who has his or her business of manufacturing private sewage treatment facilities registered in accordance with Article 52(1) installs or alters on his or her own such facility manufactured by himself or herself;

Article 39(Operation and management of private sewage treatment facilities) #

(1) In operation and management of a private sewage treatment facility, no owner or manager of a private sewage treatment facility shall commit an act that falls under any of the following subparagraphs: <Amended on May 26, 2020>

1. Discharging wastewater created from the building without flowing it into the private sewage treatment facility, or installing a facility that is capable of discharging wastewater without flowing it into the private sewage treatment facility;

2. Discharging wastewater influent from a private sewage treatment facility halfway without passing through a final discharging outlet, or installing a facility which is capable of discharging wastewater influent from a private sewage treatment facility halfway in such a manner;

3. Treating wastewater created from a building by mixing it with ordinary water, or discharging such wastewater mixed with ordinary water;

4. Discharging wastewater in excess of the standards for the effluent water quality with failure to operate a private sewage treatment facility in a normal condition without good cause.

(2) In maintenance and management of a private sewage treatment facility, the owner or manager of such a facility shall comply with the standards prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment in regard to the self-measurement of discharged water quality, interior cleaning, etc. <Amended on May 26, 2020; Oct. 1, 2025>

(3) When the owner or manager of a private sewage treatment facility is forced to discharge wastewater in excess of the standard discharged water quality due to an unavoidable cause or event prescribed by Presidential Decree, he or she shall submit a report in advance to a Special Self-Governing City Mayor, a Special Self-Governing Province Governor, or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu. <Amended on Apr. 5, 2011; Jul. 16, 2013; May 26, 2020>

(4) The matters on which the owner or manager of a private sewage treatment facility is obligated to report in accordance with paragraph (3) and necessary matters concerning the reporting procedure, etc. shall be prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment. <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>

(5) A Special Self-Governing City Mayor, a Special Self-Governing Province Governor, or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu shall, upon receipt of a report under paragraph (3), review the details of the report and accept it if it complies with this Act. <Added on Jan. 5, 2021>

(6) Where the owner or manager of a private sewerage treatment facility continues to fail to perform interior cleaning of the facility even after an administrative fine was imposed upon the owner or manager under Article 80(4)12 for failure to perform such interior cleaning in compliance with the standards under paragraph (2), a Special Self-Governing City Mayor, a Special Self-Governing Province Governor, or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu may vicariously perform such cleaning work as prescribed by the Administrative Vicarious Execution Act and collect the expenses incurred therein from the owner or manager. <Amended on Apr. 5, 2011; Jul. 16, 2013; May 26, 2020; Jan. 5, 2021>

(7) The owner of a building, etc. specified by Presidential Decree out of the buildings, etc. that discharge wastewater into a private sewage treatment facility installed for common use shall establish an operating organization required for the joint management and maintenance of such a facility, as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment, appoint the representative of the organization, and shall report thereon to a Special Self-Governing City Mayor, a Special Self-Governing Province Governor, or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu. This shall apply to any modification to an important matter prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Amended on Apr. 5, 2011; Jul. 16, 2013; May 26, 2020; Jan. 5, 2021; Oct. 1, 2025>

(8) A Special Self-Governing City Mayor, a Special Self-Governing Province Governor, or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu, shall notify a person who has filed a report under the former part of paragraph (7) or a report on change under the latter part of that paragraph (7) of whether such report is accepted, within three days from the date of receipt thereof. <Added on Jan. 5, 2021>

(9) A Special Self-Governing City Mayor, a Special Self-Governing Province Governor, or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu fails to notify a person who has filed a report of its acceptance of the report or extension of a relevant processing period under the statutes or regulations governing civil petitions within the period under paragraph (8), the report shall be deemed accepted on the day following the date on which the period ends (where such relevant processing period is extended or re-extended under the statutes or regulations governing civil petitions, referring to the extended period). <Added on Jan. 5, 2021>

(10) For purposes of applying paragraphs (1) through (6) and Article 40, the representative of an operating organization referred to in paragraph (7) shall be deemed the owner or manager of the relevant private sewage treatment facility. <Amended on May 26, 2020; Jan. 5, 2021>

(11) The owner or manager of a private sewage treatment facility may entrust the management of the facility to a person in the business of managing treatment facilities referred to in Article 53(1). <Amended on May 26, 2020; Jan. 5, 2021>

(12) A person entrusted with the management of a private sewage treatment facility under paragraph (11) shall be deemed the owner or manager of a private sewage treatment facility for purposes of applying this Act; provided, the foregoing shall not apply where there is any ground specified by Presidential Decree, such as where an obvious fault is found on the side of the owner of a private sewage treatment facility. <Amended on May 26, 2020; Jan. 5, 2021>

Article 40(Order for improvement of private sewage treatment facilities) #

(1) If a result of the inspection of the effluent water quality under Article 37(2) shows that the water quality is in excess of the standards for the effluent water quality, a Special Self-Governing City Mayor, a Special Self-Governing Province Governor, or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu may order the owner of the facility at issue to take necessary measures (hereinafter referred to as "improvement order") such as the improvement, replacement, or shutdown of the facility at issue, or the installation of an instrument which could monitor the operating state of the facility within a given period as prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Amended on Apr. 5, 2011; Jul. 16, 2013; May 26, 2020>

(2) When it is found that a private sewage treatment facility is installed, operated, or managed not in compliance with the standards for the effluent water quality or the standards stipulated in Articles 34(4) and 39(2) a Special Self-Governing City Mayor, a Special Self-Governing Province Governor, or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu may issue an improvement order to its owner or manager for the facility at issue within a given period, as prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Amended on Apr. 5, 2011; Jul. 16, 2013; May 26, 2020; Jan. 5, 2021>

(3) A person to whom an improvement order was issued pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2) shall, upon completion of his or her performance in compliance with the order, report thereon to a Special Self-Governing City Mayor, a Special Self-Governing Province Governor, or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu without delay. In such cases, the Special Self-Governing City Mayor, the Special Self-Governing Province Mayor, or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu shall confirm the state of such performance, and shall notify the person who received the improvement order of the results of his or her examination. <Amended on Apr. 5, 2011; Jul. 16, 2013>

(4) Necessary matters regarding the method of confirming the state of performance under paragraph (3) shall be prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment. <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>

Article 41(Duty to treat foul waste) #

(1) A Special Self-Governing City Mayor, a Special Self-Governing Province Governor, or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu shall be responsible for collecting, transporting, and disposing of foul waste (excluding cases where the owner or manager of a private sewage treatment facility directly disposes of sludge generated in the process of cleaning up the private sewage treatment facility, as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment) generated within an area under his or her jurisdiction. In such cases, the Special Self-Governing City Mayor, the Special Self-Governing Province Governor, or the head of the Si/Gun/Gu may engage a person in the business of collecting and transporting foul waste under Article 45 to collect and transport such foul waste on its behalf as prescribed by ordinance of the relevant local government. <Amended on Apr. 5, 2011; Feb. 1, 2012; Jul. 16, 2013; May 26, 2020; Oct. 1, 2025>

(2) Each Special Self-Governing City, Special Self-Governing Province, or Si/Gun/Gu (a Gu referring to an autonomous Gu; hereinafter the same shall apply) may specify remote areas and backcountry where it is difficult to collect, transport, and dispose of foul waste as the areas exempt from the application of paragraph (1) by ordinance of the relevant local government in accordance with the standards prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment. <Amended on Apr. 5, 2011; Jul. 16, 2013; Oct. 1, 2025>

(3) Any person who operates a vehicle, sea vessel, or aircraft in which a toilet is installed, or any person who installs or manages a mobile toilet, shall collect, transport, and dispose of foul waste discharged from the toilet (including wastewater from a plush toilet) on his or her own, and if he or she is unable to collect and transport it on his or her own, he or she may require a person in the business of collecting and transporting foul waste referred to in Article 45 to collect and transport such foul waste on its behalf.

(4) With respect to collecting, transporting, and disposing of foul waste, a Special Self-Governing City Mayor, a Special Self-Governing Province Governor, or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu may collect a service fee, as prescribed by ordinance of the relevant local government; provided, where a Mayor/Do Governor has established and operates a waste treatment plant, the relevant Mayor/Do Governor may collect the service fee for the treatment of foul waste as prescribed by the ordinance of a City/Do, and where a person in the business of collecting and transporting foul waste referred to in Article 45 performing such service on its behalf pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (3), the operator may collect the service fee for such collection and transportation on its behalf. <Amended on Apr. 5, 2011; Jul. 16, 2013; May 26, 2020>

(5) No public sewerage management authority that establishes and operates a waste treatment plant shall refuse a request for treatment of the foul waste collected and transported in accordance with paragraphs (1) and (3), except where a cause or event specified by Decree of the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment has occurred, such as suspended operation of the waste treatment plant. <Amended on May 26, 2020; Oct. 1, 2025>

Article 45(Business of collecting and transporting foul waste) #

(1) A person who intends to engage in the business of collecting (including the cleaning for the interior of private sewage treatment facilities and sewage culverts of separate sewage culverts along which wastewater flows) and transporting foul waste (hereinafter referred to as the "business of collecting and transporting foul waste") shall obtain a license from a Special Self-Governing City Mayor, a Special Self-Governing Province Governor, or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu, after complying with requirements for facilities, equipment, technical personnel, etc. under the standards prescribed by Presidential Decree and where he, she, or it intends to modify any of the permitted matters with regard to the important matters prescribed by Presidential Decree, he, she, or it shall submit a report on such modification to the Special Self-Governing City Mayor, the Special Self-Governing Province Governor, or the head of the Si/Gun/Gu. <Amended on Apr. 5, 2011; Jul. 16, 2013; Oct. 1, 2025>

(2) A person who intends to obtain a license for the business of collecting and transporting foul waste may, before applying for the license under paragraph (1), request a preliminary examination of the adequacy of its business plan submitted to a Special Self-Governing City Mayor, a Special Self-Governing Province Governor, or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu, as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment. <Amended on Apr. 5, 2011; Jul. 16, 2013; Oct. 1, 2025>

(3) A Special Self-Governing City Mayor, a Special Self-Governing Province Governor, or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu shall examine such business plan submitted under paragraph (2) and shall notify whether it is adequate for granting such license within one month from the date the request is submitted. <Amended on Apr. 5, 2011; Jul. 16, 2013>

(4) Where the person who is notified under paragraph (3) that his, her, or its business plan is adequate applies for the license after complying with the requirements for facilities, equipment, technical personnel, etc. in accordance with the business plan within six months from the date of receipt of the notice, the Special Self-Governing City Mayor, the Si/Gun/Gu shall grant a license without delay. <Amended on Apr. 5, 2021; Jul. 16, 2013>

(5) In granting a license under paragraph (1), a Special Self-Governing City Mayor, a Special Self- Governing Province Governor, or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu may, whenever necessary for collecting and transporting efficiently foul waste produced within his or her jurisdiction, designate a business territory, or put a condition as necessary, as prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Amended on Apr. 5, 2021; Jul. 16, 2013>

(6) A Special Self-Governing City Mayor, a Special Self-Governing Province Governor, or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu shall, upon receipt of a report on change under paragraph (1), review the details of the report and accept it if it complies with this Act. <Added on Jan. 5, 2021>

(7) Necessary matters concerning procedures, etc. for obtaining licenses and reporting modifications under paragraph (1) shall be prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment. <Amended on Jan. 5, 2021; Oct. 1, 2025>

(8) A person who has obtained a license for the business of collecting and transporting foul waste under paragraph (1) (hereinafter referred to as "person in the business of collecting and transporting foul waste") shall not allow any other person to use his, her, or its trade name or personal name for engaging in the business of collecting and transporting foul waste, or lend his, her, or its license certificate to any other person. <Amended on Jan. 5, 2021>

Article 49(Revocation of license) #

(1) Where a person in the business of collecting and transporting foul waste falls within any of the following subparagraphs, a Special Self-Governing City Mayor, a Special Self-Governing Province Governor, or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu may revoke license or order to suspend all or part of business operations for a specified period not exceeding six months; provided, such license shall be revoked in cases to which subparagraph 1, 9, or 12 is applicable: <Amended on Jan. 7, 2009; Apr. 5, 2011; Nov. 14, 2011; Jul. 16, 2013; May 26, 2020; Jan. 5, 2021>

1. Where he, she, or it has obtained a license by fraud or other improper means;

2. Where he, she, or it continues business operations without filing a report on any change or submits a report on such change in any improper means;

3. Where he, she, or it fails to commence business operations within one year since he, she, or it obtained a license or continues to suspend business operations for one year or longer without good cause;

4. Where he, she, or it collects or transports foul waste, in violation of Article 43(2);

5. Where he, she, or it fails to meet the standards for the license required under Article 45(1);

6. Where he, she, or it allows any other person to use his, her, or its trade name or personal name for engaging in the business of collecting and transporting foul waste, or lends his, her, or its license certificate to someone else, in violation of Article 45(8);

7. Where he, she, or it collects a service fee, in violation of Article 47(1);

8. Where he, she, or it fails to comply with the matters to be observed by persons in the business of collecting and transporting foul waste under Article 47(2);

9. Where he, she, or it comes to fall within subparagraphs 1 through 3 or 5 of Article 48; provided, the foregoing shall not apply where the person is a corporation and the corporation has replaced an executive officer who fell under subparagraph 5 of Article 48 with someone else within six months;

10. Deleted; <Nov. 14, 2011>

11. Deleted; <Nov. 14, 2011>

12. Where he, she, or it refuses, hinders, or evades an inspection of relevant documents, facilities, equipment, etc. under Article 69(1);

13. Where he, she, or it continues business operations during the period of suspension of operations.

(2) The guidelines for the disposition for each offense under paragraph (1) shall be prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment, taking into consideration the motive and degree of the offense. <Amended on May 26, 2020; Oct. 1, 2025>

Article 50(Penalty surcharges) #

(1) Where the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment is required to suspend the business operations of a management agent as it falls under Article 19-4(1) or (2), he or she may impose a penalty surcharge not exceeding 2 hundred million won in lieu of the suspension of business operations, if such suspension is likely to cause serious inconvenience to the lives of residents or to harm the public interests. <Added on Feb. 1, 2012; Oct. 1, 2025>

(2) Where the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment is required to suspend the business operations of a specialized technical diagnostic institute as it falls under Article 20-4(1), he or she may impose a penalty surcharge not exceeding 50 million won in lieu of the suspension of business operations, if such suspension is likely to cause serious inconvenience to the lives of residents or to harm the public interests. <Added on Dec. 27, 2022; Oct. 1, 2025>

(3) Where a Special Self-Governing City Mayor, a Special Self-Governing Province Governor, or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu is required to suspend the business operations of a person in the business of collecting and transporting foul waste as the person falls under Article 49(1), he or she may impose a penalty surcharge not exceeding 30 million won in lieu of the suspension of business operations, if such suspension is likely to cause serious inconvenience to users, etc. of the relevant service or harm the public interests. <Amended on Apr. 5, 2011; Feb. 1, 2012; Jul. 16, 2013; May 26, 2020; Dec. 27, 2022>

(4) The types of offenses against which penalty surcharges are imposed pursuant to paragraphs (1) through (3), the amount of penalty surcharges, the procedures for collection, and other necessary matters shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Amended on Feb. 1, 2012; Dec. 27, 2022>

(5) Where a person who is liable to pay a penalty surcharge in accordance with paragraphs (1) through (3) fails to pay it by a payment due date, the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment, a Special Self-Governing City Mayor, a Special Self-Governing Province Governor, or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu shall collect it in the same manner as delinquent national taxes or in accordance with the Act on the Collection of Local Administrative Penalty Charges. <Amended on Apr. 5, 2011; Feb. 1, 2012; Jul. 16, 2013; Aug. 6, 2013; Mar. 24, 2020; Dec. 27, 2022; Oct. 1, 2025>

(6) No penalty surcharge collected pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be used for any purpose other than environmental conservation projects. <Amended on Feb. 1, 2012; Dec. 27, 2022>

Article 51(Business of designing and constructing private sewage treatment facilities) #

(1) A person (excluding those referred to in Article 38(1)2 through 4) who intends to engage in the business of designing and constructing private sewage treatment facilities (hereinafter referred to as "business of designing and constructing private sewage treatment facilities") shall file for registration with a Special Self-Governing City Mayor, a Special Self- Governing Province Governor, or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu after complying with the requirements for facilities, equipment, and technical personnel pursuant to the standards prescribed by Presidential Decree; and where the person intends to modify any of the registered matters, he, she, or it shall file a report on such modification, as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment. <Amended on Apr. 5, 2011; Nov. 14, 2011; Jul. 16, 2013; May 26, 2020; Jan. 5, 2021; Oct. 1, 2025>

(2) Necessary matters regarding procedures, etc. for business registration or reporting on modification under paragraph (1) shall be prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment. <Amended on Nov. 14, 2011; Oct. 1, 2025>

(3) No person who has his, her, or its business of designing and constructing private sewage treatment facilities registered under paragraph (1) (hereinafter referred to as a "person in the business of designing and constructing treatment facilities") shall not allow any other person to use his, her, or its trade name or personal name for engaging in designing and constructing private sewage treatment facilities or lend his, her, or its registration certificate to any other person.

(4) Articles 46 and 48 shall apply mutatis mutandis to registrations filed for the business of designing and constructing private sewage treatment facilities. In such cases, "person in the business of collecting and transporting foul waste" shall be construed as "person in the business of designing and constructing treatment facilities", "the business of collecting and transporting foul waste" as "the business of designing and constructing private sewage treatment facilities", and "license" as "registration", respectively.

(5) Persons in the business of designing and constructing treatment facilities shall comply with the matters prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment, such as the scope of direct designing works and the scope of subcontracting works for the awarded construction works. <Amended on May 26, 2020; Oct. 1, 2025>

(6) Where a person in the business of designing and constructing treatment facilities constructs a private sewage treatment facility in accordance with Article 38 and if the construction falls within construction works under subparagraph 4 of Article 2 of the Framework Act on the Construction Industry, the person may design and construct the private sewage treatment facility, notwithstanding Articles 8(1) and 9(1) of the same Act. <Amended on May 26, 2020>

(7) Persons in the business of designing and constructing treatment facilities may design and construct works for public sewage treatment plants with the scale, characteristics of work classifications, etc. specified by Presidential Decree. <Amended on May 26, 2020>

Article 52(Business of manufacturing private sewage treatment facilities) #

(1) A person who intends to engage in the business of manufacturing private sewage treatment facilities (hereinafter referred to as "business of manufacturing private sewage treatment facilities") shall register with a Special Self-Governing City Mayor, a Special Self-Governing Province Governor, or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu after complying with the requirements for the facilities, equipment, technical personnel, etc. under the standards prescribed by Presidential Decree; and where such person intends to modify any of the matters already registered, he, she, or it shall file for registration or report of such modification, as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment. <Amended on Apr. 5, 2011; Jul. 16, 2013; May 26, 2020; Oct. 1, 2025>

(2) Necessary matters regarding the procedures, etc. for business registration or the registration of modification, or reporting on modification under paragraph (1) shall be prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment. <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>

(3) Necessary matters regarding the standards, etc. for the structure, specification, materials, performance of private sewage treatment facilities that a person who has completed registration in accordance with paragraph (1) (hereinafter referred to as "manufacturer of treatment facilities") is allowed to manufacture shall be prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment. <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>

(4) A manufacturer of treatment facilities shall undergo an inspection as to whether the materials and performance of the private sewage treatment facilities that he or she intends to manufacture conform to the standards under paragraph (3), as prescribed by Presidential Decree. In such cases, necessary matters concerning the inspection institution, the method and procedure for inspection, etc. shall be prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment. <Amended on May 26, 2020; Oct. 1, 2025>

(5) No manufacturer of treatment facilities shall allow any other person to use his or her trade name or personal name for manufacturing private sewage treatment facilities, or lend his or her registration certificate to someone else.

(6) Articles 46 and 48 shall apply mutatis mutandis to registration for the business of manufacturing private sewage treatment facilities under paragraph (1). In such cases, "person in the business of collecting and transporting foul waste" shall be construed as "manufacturer of treatment facilities", "the business of collecting and transporting foul waste" as "the business of manufacturing private sewage treatment facilities", and "license" as "registration", respectively.

(7) Every manufacturer of treatment facilities shall comply with the matters to be observed prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment, such as the quality test methods, etc. of private sewage treatment facilities. <Amended on May 26, 2020; Oct. 1, 2025>

Article 53(Business of managing private sewage treatment facilities) #

(1) A person who intends to engage in the business of managing private sewage treatment facilities (hereinafter referred to as the "business of managing private sewage treatment facilities") shall register with a Special Self-Governing City Mayor, a Special Self-Governing Province Governor, or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu after complying with the requirements for facilities, equipment, technical personnel, etc. in accordance with the standards prescribed by Presidential Decree, and where he, she, or it intends to change any of the registered matters, he, she, or it shall report such change as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment. <Amended on Apr. 5, 2011; Nov. 14, 2011; Jul. 16, 2013; May 26, 2020; Oct. 1, 2025>

(3) No person who has his, her, or its business of managing private sewage registered under paragraph (1) (hereinafter referred to as a "person in the business of managing treatment facilities") shall allow any other person to use his, her, or its trade name or personal name for managing private sewage treatment facilities, or lend his, her, or its registration certificate to someone else.

(4) Articles 46 and 48 shall apply mutatis mutandis to registration for the business of managing private sewage treatment facilities under paragraph (1). In such cases, "person in the business of collecting and transporting foul waste" shall be construed as "person in the business of managing treatment facilities", "the business of collecting and transporting foul waste" as "the business of managing private sewage treatment facilities", and "license" as "registration", respectively.

(5) A person in the business of managing treatment facilities shall comply with the matters to be observed prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment, such as the standards for the effluent water quality, monitoring of the operating state of treatment facilities, etc. <Amended on May 26, 2020; Oct. 1, 2025>

Article 54(Revocation of registration) #

(1) Where a person in the business of designing and constructing treatment facilities, a manufacturer of treatment facilities, or person in the business of managing treatment facilities falls within any of the following subparagraphs, a Special Self-Governing City Mayor, a Special Self-Governing Province Governor, or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu may revoke the registration or order the person to suspend all or part of business operations for a specified period not exceeding six months; provided, such registration shall be necessarily revoked in cases to which subparagraph 1 or 8 through 11 is applicable: <Amended on Apr. 5, 2011; Nov. 14, 2011; Jul. 16, 2013; May 26, 2020; Jan. 5, 2021>

1. Where he, she, or it registers business by fraud or other improper means;

2. Where he, she, or it continues business without registering the change thereof (limited to manufacturers of treatment facilities) or reporting the change thereof, or registers the change thereof (limited to manufacturers of treatment facilities) or reports the change thereof in any improper means;

3. Where he, she, or it fails to commence business within one year from the date he, she, or it completed registration, or suspends business continuously for one year or longer without good cause;

4. Where he, she, or it allows any other person to use his, her, or its trade name or personal name for engaging in business, or lends his, her, or its registration certificate to someone else;

5. Where a person in the business of designing and constructing treatment facilities shows poor performance in designing and constructing private sewage treatment facilities by intention or gross negligence or subcontracts awarded construction works entirely to someone else in the lump;

6. Where a person in the business of designing and constructing treatment facilities, a manufacturer of treatment facilities, or a person in the business of managing treatment facilities fails to comply with the matters to be observed;

7. Where a manufacturer of treatment facilities manufactures private sewage treatment facilities at any place outside of the facilities, equipment, or factory registered by himself, herself, or itself;

8. Where a person in the business of designing and constructing treatment facilities concludes a new contract or engages in the business to perform such contract during the period of business suspension;

9. Where a person in the business of designing and constructing treatment facilities or a person in the business of managing treatment facilities continues business operations during the period of suspension of operations;

10. Where he, she, or it falls under subparagraph 1 through 3 or 5 of Article 48, which shall apply mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 51(4),52(6), or 53(4); provided, the foregoing shall not apply where a corporation which has an executive officer falling under subparagraph 5 of Article 48 has replaced such executive officer with someone else within six months;

11. Where he, she, or it manufactures any product other than those registered in accordance with Article 52(1);

12. Where he, she, or it fails to meet the requirements for registration under Article 51(1),52(1), or 53(1);

13. Where a manufacturer of treatment facilities manufactures a private sewage treatment facility not in compliance with the standards for the structure, specification, materials, and performance under Article 52(3) or fails to request an inspection under Article 52(4);

14. Deleted; <Nov. 14, 2011>

15. Where he, she, or it refuses, hinders, or evades an inspection of relevant documents, facilities, equipment, etc. under Article 69(1).

Article 71(Request for revocation of license) #

(1) If any holder of a restaurant business license under Article 37 of the Food Sanitation Act or any person who has filed a report on a lodging business under Article 3 of the Public Health Control Act falls under any of the following subparagraphs, a Special Self-Governing City Mayor, a Special Self-Governing Province Governor, or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu may request the head of the competent administrative agency in charge of the affairs relating to licensing for or reporting on such business to revoke the business license, issue an order to close down such business, or make a disposition of business suspension for a certain period not exceeding six months: <Amended on Feb. 6, 2009; Apr. 5, 2011; Jul. 16, 2013; May 26, 2020>

1. Where such person violates the standards for the effluent water quality for private sewage treatment facilities at least twice over the last one year;

2. Where such person fails to install his or her private sewage treatment facility or extend the treatment capacity of the facility in accordance with Article 34 or 35;

3. Where such person fails to comply with an improvement order issued with respect to his or her private sewage treatment facility pursuant to Article 40.

(2) When any person who registered tourist-use facility business in accordance with Article 4(2) of the Tourism Promotion Act (excluding the tourist souvenir retail business for foreigners only) falls under any subparagraph of paragraph (1), a Special Self-Governing City Mayor, a Special Self-Governing Province Governor, or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu may request the head of the competent administrative agency in charge of the registration of such business to revoke the registration or render a disposition of business suspension for a certain period not exceeding six months. <Amended on Apr. 5, 2011; Jul. 16, 2013; May 26, 2020>

(3) The head of the administrative agency so requested pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2) shall comply with such request unless there is a compelling reason not to do so. <Amended on May 26, 2020>

Article 77(Penalty provisions) #

Any of the following persons shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for not more than one year or by a fine not exceeding 10 million won: <Amended on Jan. 7, 2009; Nov. 14, 2011; Feb. 1, 2012; May 26, 2020; Jan. 5, 2021>

1. Any person who executes a sewerage construction work using sewerage materials not in conformity with the standards in violation of Article 12(3);

2. Any person who interrupts sewage flow by manipulating a public sewerage system without good cause in violation of Article 19(7);

2-2. Any person who is registered as a managing agent for public sewerage system under Article 19-2(1)1 by fraud or other improper means;

2-3. Any person who registers as a specialized technical diagnostic institute referred to in Article 20-2(2) by fraud or other improper means;

3. Any person who disobeys an order for taking measures referred to in Article 23(1);

4. Any person who violates an order issued pursuant to Article 25(1) to suspend or alter construction works;

5. Any person who violates an order issued pursuant to Article 25(2) to take such a measure as improvement of a facility;

6. Any person who fails to install a private sewage treatment facility or fails to expand its treatment capacity in violation of Article 34 or 35; provided, the foregoing shall apply only where the treatment capacity of the private sewage treatment facility that the person is obligated to install or expand does not exceed two cubic meters per day;

7. Any owner or manager of a private sewage treatment facility, who commits an act falling under any subparagraph of Article 39(1);

8. Any person who fails to comply with an order issued pursuant to Article 40(1) or (2) for improvement of a private sewage treatment facility;

9. Any person who dumps foul waste recklessly in violation of Article 43(2);

10. Any person who recycles foul waste without submitting a report in accordance with Article 44(1);

11. Any person who violates an improvement order issued under Article 44(5);

12. Any person who obtains permission for foul waste collection and transportation business referred to in Article 45(1) by fraud or other improper means;

13. Any person who continues his, her, or its business operations during the period of suspension of operations referred to in Article 49(1) or 54;

14. Any person who is registered for the business of designing and constructing private sewage treatment facilities under Article 51(1) by fraud or other improper means;

15. Deleted; <Nov. 14, 2011>

16. Any person who is registered for the business of managing private sewage treatment facilities under Article 52(1) or has filed for registration of any change in such registration by fraud or other improper means;

17. Any person who changes any matter registered without registering such change in accordance with Article 52(1);

18. Any person who manufactures and sells any product not conforming to the standards for the structure, specification, materials, and performance of private sewage treatment facilities referred to in Article 52(3);

19. Any person who is registered for the business of managing private sewage treatment facilities under Article 53(1) by fraud or other improper means;

20. Deleted. <Nov. 14, 2011>

Article 80(Administrative fines) #

(1) Deleted. <Jun. 8, 2010>

(2) Any of the following persons shall be subject to an administrative fine not exceeding five million won: <Amended on Nov. 14, 2011; Jan. 5, 2021; Jun. 10, 2022; Dec. 27, 2022>

1. Any person who discharges wastewater, in violation of the standards for the effluent water quality;

2. Any person who fails to take measures under the latter part of Article 4-4(2);

3. Any person who fails to conduct a technical diagnosis referred to in Article 20(1);

4. Any person who vicariously conducts technical diagnosis, in violation of the proviso of Article 20-2(1).

(3) Any of the following persons shall be subject to an administrative fine not exceeding 3 million won: <Added on Nov. 14, 2011; Jan. 5, 2021; Oct. 1, 2025>

1. Any person who violates standards for installing and managing recycling facilities prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment in accordance with Article 44(4);

2. Any person who fails to employ a technical manager in violation of Article 66(1).

(4) Any of the following persons shall be subject to an administrative fine not exceeding one million won: <Amended on Jan. 7, 2009; Apr. 5, 2011; Nov. 14, 2011; Feb. 1, 2012; Jul. 16, 2013; Jan. 5, 2021>

1. Any person who refuses or hinders the access to or use of land in violation of Article 8(4);

2. Any person who executes a construction work without obtaining permission from the competent public sewerage management authority under Article 16(1);

2-2. Any person who fails to measure, record, or retain, in violation of Article 19(3);

3. Any person who is responsible for operation and management of a public sewage treatment plant, simplified public sewage treatment plant, or foul waste treatment plant, but fails to conduct a discharged water quality test or sludge composition test or to retain the records of such test, in violation of Article 19(4);

3-2. Any person who fails to comply with the matters to be observed referred to in Article 19-2(3);

4. Any person who commits an act that constitutes occupation of a public sewerage system without obtaining permission from the competent public sewerage management authority in accordance with Article 24;

4-2. Any person who violates an order to take measures issued by the competent public sewerage management authority under Article 26(1) or (2), or Article 30(1);

5. Any person who discharges sewage without installing a drainage system in violation of Article 27(1);

6. Deleted; <Jan. 5, 2021>

7. Any person who uses a specific industrial product in violation of an order issued pursuant to Article 33(1);

8. Any person who fails to report in violation of Article 34(2);

9. Any person who fails to comply with the standards for closure referred to in Article 34(5);

10. Any person who uses a private sewage treatment facility without taking a final inspection under Article 37;

11. Any person who commissions anyone to install or alter a private sewage treatment facility in violation of Article 38;

12. Any person who maintains and manages a private sewage treatment facility not in compliance with the standards in violation of Article 39(2);

13. Any person who fails to establish an operating organization or report such fact in violation of Article 39(7);

14. Any person who fails to collect, transport, or dispose of foul waste in violation of Article 41(3);

15. Any person who fails to report in violation of Article 44(2);

16. Any person who fails to report any change in accordance with Article 45(1),51(1),52(1), or 53(1), or submits a false report on any change;

17. Any person who violates the business territory, or any other condition of permission referred to in Article 45(5);

18. Any person who receives a fee in violation of Article 47(1);

19. Any person who fails to comply with the matters to be observed as a person in the business of collecting and transporting under Article 47(2);

20. Any person who fails to comply with the matters to be observed as the operator of business specializing in planning and construction of treatment facilities under Article 51(5);

21. Any person who fails to comply with the matters to be observed as a manufacturer of treatment facilities under Article 52(7);

22. Any person who fails to comply with the matters to be observed as a person in the business of managing treatment facilities under Article 53(5);

23. Any person who fails to report in violation of Article 56;

24. Any person who fails to comply with matters to be observed as a technical manager under Article 66(2);

25. Any person who fails to provide his or her operating personnel, technical personnel, or engineers with opportunities to be trained without good cause in violation of Article 67(1) or (2);

26. Any person who fails to keep and retain the records or make a false record in violation of Article 68(2);

27. Any person who fails to submit a report or data or submits a false report in violation of Article 69(1);

28. Any person who refuses, hinders, or evades an access, inspection, etc. referred to in Article 69(1)3 or 4 or (2).

(5) Any of the following persons shall be subject to an administrative fine not exceeding five hundred thousand won: <Amended on Jan. 7, 2009; Nov. 14, 2011; May 26, 2020; Jan. 5, 2021>

1. Any person who fails to comply with an order for taking measures referred to in Article 23(2);

2. Any person who executes a construction work for a drainage system in violation of an order of vicarious execution referred to in Article 27(2);

3. Any person who fails to submit a report on installation of a drainage system, etc. referred to in Article 27(3);

4. Any person who fails to comply with an order to take measures issued under Article 30(2);

5. Any person who refuses, hinders, or evades an inspection of a drainage system, etc. referred to in Article 31;

6. Any person who refuses or hinders a construction work for a drainage system referred to in Article 32(3).

(6) Administrative fines referred to in paragraphs (2) through (5) shall be imposed and collected by the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment or the head of a local government, as prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Amended on Jan. 7, 2009; Nov. 14, 2011; Jul. 16, 2013; Oct. 1, 2025>

(7) Deleted. <Jan. 7, 2009>

(8) Deleted. <Jan. 7, 2009>

SEWERAGE ACT

Article 1(Purpose) #

Article 2(Definitions) #

Article 3(Responsibilities of the State and local governments) #

Article 4(Formulation of master plan for nationwide sewerage system) #

Article 4-2(Formulation of basin sewerage maintenance plan) #

Article 4-3(Designation of areas for priority control of sewerage maintenance) #

Article 4-4(Formulation of plans for maintenance and management of sewage culverts) #

Article 5(Authority for establishing framework plan for sewerage maintenance) #

Article 6(Formulation of framework plan for sewerage maintenance) #

Article 7(Standards for effluent water quality) #

Article 8(Access to land owned by others) #

Article 9(Compensation for damages) #

Article 10(Expropriation and Use of Land (1) #

Article 10-2(Compensation for use of underground portion of land) #

Article 10-3(Registration of creation of divided surface right) #

Article 11(Installation of public sewerage system) #

Article 12(Standards for installation) #

Article 13(Execution of construction works for combined-purpose structures) #

Article 14(Execution of accompanying construction works) #

Article 15(Public announcement of commencement of service) #

Article 16(Execution of construction works by persons, other than public sewerage management authority) #

Article 17(Legal fiction of authorization and permission) #

Article 18(Public sewerage management authority) #

Article 19(Operation and management of public sewerage system and prohibition of destruction and interference) #

Article 19-2(Agency business for managing public sewerage system) #

Article 19-3(Grounds for disqualification) #

Article 19-4(Revocation of registration) #

Article 19-5(Conclusion and termination of management outsourcing contracts) #

Article 19-6(Succession to status of management agent) #

Article 20(Technical diagnosis) #

Article 20-2(Outsourcing of technical diagnoses) #

Article 20-3(Reasons for disqualifications from registration as specialized technical diagnostic institute) #

Article 20-4(Revocation of registration of specialized technical diagnostic institute) #

Article 21(Succession to status of specialized technical diagnostic institute) #

Article 22(Restriction on use) #

Article 23(Installation of hazard-preventive facilities) #

Article 24(Permission for occupation and use) #

Article 25(Work suspension order) #

Article 26(Order to take measures and revocation of permission) #

Article 27(Installation of drainage system) #

Article 28(Exemption from discharging into public sewerage system) #

Article 29(Use of other's land or drainage system) #

Article 30(Order to take measures with regard to drainage system) #

Article 31(Inspection of drainage system) #

Article 32(Aids for installation of private sewerage) #

Article 33(Restriction on use of specific industrial products) #

Article 34(Installation of private sewerage treatment facilities) #

Article 34-2(Designation of private sewerage management areas) #

Article 35(Special exception for extension of building) #

Article 36(Special exception for combined treatment of wastewater, industrial effluent) #

Article 37(Final inspection of private sewage treatment facilities) #

Article 38(Designing and construction of private sewage treatment facilities) #

Article 39(Operation and management of private sewage treatment facilities) #

Article 40(Order for improvement of private sewage treatment facilities) #

Article 41(Duty to treat foul waste) #

Article 42(Region-wide management of foul waste) #

Article 43(Disposal of foul waste) #

Article 44(Recycling of foul waste) #

Article 45(Business of collecting and transporting foul waste) #

Article 46(Succession to status of person in business of collecting and transporting foul waste) #

Article 47(Matters to be observed by persons in business of collecting and transporting foul waste) #

Article 48(Grounds for disqualifications) #

Article 49(Revocation of license) #

Article 50(Penalty surcharges) #

Article 51(Business of designing and constructing private sewage treatment facilities) #

Article 52(Business of manufacturing private sewage treatment facilities) #

Article 53(Business of managing private sewage treatment facilities) #

Article 54(Revocation of registration) #

Article 55(Continuing works by operators of business specializing in planning and construction of treatment facilities after revocation of registration or business suspension) #

Article 56(Reporting on temporary shutdown and permanent closedown) #

Article 56-2(Support for permanent closedown to persons in business of collecting and transporting foul waste) #

Article 57(Principle of liability for expenses) #

Article 58(Apportionment of expenses) #

Article 59(Order of apportionment to Si/Gun) #

Article 60(Apportionment of expenses for construction works of combined-purpose structure) #

Article 61(Charge on burden-causing entities) #

Article 62(Liability for cost and expenses of accompanying construction works) #

Article 63(State subsidies) #

Article 64(Free lease or conveyance of State-owned land) #