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ACT ON WATER MANAGEMENT AND RESIDENT SUPPORT IN THE GEUM RIVER BASIN — 법갈피

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ACT ON WATER MANAGEMENT AND RESIDENT SUPPORT IN THE GEUM RIVER BASIN

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CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1(Purpose) #

The purpose of this Act is to improve the water quality of the Geum River basin and to stably supply clean tap water to residents by efficiently promoting improvements in the quality of water sources in the upper region of the Geum River basin and programs for supporting residents in that region, and by properly managing and controlling water resources and sources of pollution in the Geum River, Mangyeong River, and Dongjin River basins. <Amended on Aug. 16, 2023>

[This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 27, 2007]

Article 2(Definitions) #

The terms used in this Act are defined as follows: <Amended on Jul. 21, 2011; Jul. 16, 2013; Jul. 30, 2013; Jan. 27, 2016; Jan. 17, 2017; May 18, 2021; Oct. 22, 2024>

1. The term "water sources" means water sources defined in subparagraph 2 of Article 3 of the Water Supply and Waterworks Installation Act;

2. The term "waterworks business entities" means waterworks business entities defined in subparagraph 22 of Article 3 of the Water Supply and Waterworks Installation Act;

3. The term "pollution load" means the volume of water pollutants and specific substances harmful to water quality defined in subparagraphs 7 and 8 of Article 2 of the Water Environment Conservation Act (hereinafter referred to as "pollutants"), expressed by weight;

4. The term "environmental infrastructure facilities" means the following facilities:

a. Sewage culverts defined in subparagraph 6 of Article 2 of the Sewerage Act;

b. Public sewage treatment plants defined in subparagraph 9 of Article 2 of the Sewerage Act (hereinafter referred to as "public sewage treatment plants");

c. Night soil treatment plants defined in subparagraph 11 of Article 2 of the Sewerage Act;

d. Public disposal facilities defined in subparagraph 9 of Article 2 of the Act on the Management and Use of Livestock Excreta;

e. Public wastewater treatment facilities referred to in subparagraph 17 of Article 2 of the Water Environment Conservation Act (hereinafter referred to as "public wastewater treatment facilities");

Article 4(Designation and cancellation of riparian zones) #

(1) In order to preserve the water quality of the Geum River basin, the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment shall designate and publicly announce necessary areas as riparian zones, among the following areas around dams used as water sources (based on the planned flood water level) and the upper areas of such dams; provided, the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment shall obtain consent from the residents in the relevant area, as prescribed by Presidential Decree, in cases falling under subparagraph 3: <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>

1. In cases of a dam used as a water source or the main stream of the Geum River basin in a special-measures area: The area within a one kilometer radius from the dam or the boundary of a river;

2. In cases of the main stream of the Geum River basin in any area other than the areas referred to in subparagraph 1: The area within a 500-meter radius from the boundary of the river;

3. In cases of a river that flows directly into the main stream of the Geum River basin: The area within a 300-meter radius from the boundary of the river.

(2) When the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment designates an area as a riparian zone under paragraph (1), he or she shall exclude any of the following areas from the riparian zone: <Amended on Apr. 14, 2011; Jan. 28, 2014; Oct. 1, 2025>

1. A water-source protection area;

2. A development restriction zone designated under Article 3 of the Act on Special Measures for Designation and Management of Development Restriction Zones;

3. A military base and installation protection zone defined in subparagraph 6 of Article 2 of the Protection of Military Bases and Installations Act;

4. A treatment-required area defined in subparagraph 15 of Article 2 of the Sewerage Act;

5. An urban area classified under subparagraph 1 of Article 6 of the National Land Planning and Utilization Act;

6. A district unit planning zone designated under Article 51(3) of the National Land Planning and Utilization Act (limited to residential zones) and other areas specified by Presidential Decree;

7. An area meeting the criteria prescribed by Presidential Decree in which a rural village is naturally formed.

(3) If a riparian zone designated and publicly announced under paragraph (1) (hereinafter referred to as "riparian zone") falls under any subparagraph of paragraph (2)1 through 4, the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment shall cancel the designation of the riparian zone in accordance with procedures prescribed by Presidential Decree; provided, where an area designated as a riparian zone pursuant to paragraph (1) is included in a treatment-required area defined in subparagraph 15 of Article 2 of the Sewerage Act on either of the following grounds, the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment need not cancel the designation of such area as a riparian zone, notwithstanding paragraph (2): <Amended on Jan. 28, 2014; Oct. 1, 2025>

1. Where all or part of a public sewage treatment plant is installed as a resident support program under Article 21(1);

2. Where the head of the competent local government has installed a public sewage treatment plant at some area of a riparian zone on condition that he or she will not cancel the designation of the riparian zone to improve water quality, etc.

(4) If the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment intends to designate an area as a riparian zone, he or she shall organize a survey team with public officials from related central administrative agencies and competent local government, experts, and representatives of residents to conduct a field survey on the actual conditions of the area, and consult with the Mayor of the competent Metropolitan City, the Mayor of the competent Special Self-Governing City or the Governor of the competent Do (hereinafter referred to as "Mayor/Do Governor"). <Amended on Jan. 28, 2014; Oct. 1, 2025>

(5) The Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment shall manage riparian zones appropriately, as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment. <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>

[This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 27, 2007]

[Title Amended on Jan. 28, 2014]

Article 5(Restrictions on activities within riparian zones) #

(1) No one shall newly install any of the following facilities in a riparian zone (including altering the purpose of use; the same shall apply hereafter in this Article): <Amended on Feb. 6, 2009; Jan. 28, 2014; Jan. 19, 2016; Jan. 17, 2017; May 18, 2021; Oct. 1, 2025>

1. Wastewater discharge facilities defined in subparagraph 10 of Article 2 of the Water Environment Conservation Act (hereinafter referred to as "wastewater discharge facilities");

2. Waste-generating facilities defined in subparagraph 3 of Article 2 of the Act on the Management and Use of Livestock Excreta;

3. Facilities for operating any of the following businesses:

a. A food-service business under Article 36(1)3 of the Food Sanitation Act;

b. A lodging business or public bath business under Article 2(1)2 or 3 of the Public Health Control Act;

c. A tourist accommodation business under Article 3(1)2 of the Tourism Promotion Act;

4. Detached houses defined in Article 2(2)1 of the Building Act (Restricted to multi dwelling house) and multi-unit houses defined in subparagraph 2 of the same paragraph;

5. Religious facilities defined in Article 2(2)6 of the Building Act;

6. Any of the following facilities:

a. An institution for senior citizens defined in Article 32(1)1 of the Welfare of Senior Citizens Act that admits at least the capacity prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment;

b. A welfare house for senior citizens defined in Article 32(1)3 of the Welfare of Senior Citizens Act;

c. A facility that admits at least the capacity prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment among sanatoriums for senior citizens under Article 34(1)1 of the Welfare of Senior Citizens Act;

7. Youth training facilities defined in subparagraph 1 of Article 10 of the Youth Activity Promotion Act;

8. Factories defined in subparagraph 1 of Article 2 of the Industrial Cluster Development and Factory Establishment Act (excluding facilities of a certain size prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment or smaller, which do not use or generate specific substance harmful to water quality defined in subparagraph 8 of Article 2 of the Water Environment Conservation Act among factories engaged in manufacturing prescribed by Presidential Decree such as processing agricultural and fishery products).

(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), where the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment deems that any of the following facilities in a riparian zone does not compromise the quality of water sources, he or she may permit the installation of such facility, as prescribed by Presidential Decree; provided, he or she may permit the installation of a facility referred to in subparagraph 2 or 3 only in an area provided for in Article 4(1)2 or 3 within the riparian zone: <Amended on Jan. 28, 2014; Oct. 1, 2025>

1. A wastewater discharge facility temporarily installed to execute tunnel construction works for constructing a road or railroad;

2. Waste-generating facilities, livestock excreta from which are fully treated in a public disposal facility defined in subparagraph 9 of Article 2 of the Act on the Management and Use of Livestock Excreta;

3. A facility that falls under paragraph (1)3 or subparagraphs 4 through 7 of the aforesaid paragraph for treating wastewater to lower biochemical oxygen demand and suspended solids to not exceeding ten milligrams per liter, respectively;

4. General waterworks defined in subparagraph 6 of Article 3 of the Water Supply and Waterworks Installation Act.

(3) No head of a related administrative agency shall designate any area within a riparian zone as a new specific use area or district likely to induce development or deteriorate water quality, or alter a specific use area or district to such effect; provided, the foregoing shall not apply where such specific use area or district is necessary for military purposes, or he or she obtains consent from the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment on special grounds prescribed by Presidential Decree to improve water quality. <Amended on Jan. 28, 2014; Oct. 1, 2025>

(4) A manager of facilities, etc. falling under paragraph (1)3 through 8 and already established as at the time a riparian zone is designated and publicly announced shall treat wastewater to lower biochemical oxygen demand and the suspended solids to not exceeding ten milligrams per liter, respectively before discharging wastewater from the day following the third anniversary of such designation and public announcement. <Amended on Jan. 28, 2014>

[This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 27, 2007]

Article 7(Designation of water source protection areas) #

(1) Where the annual average water quality of the raw water taken from a water intake facility (referring only to a water intake facility for wide-area waterworks or local waterworks defined in subparagraph 7 or 8 of Article 3 of the Water Supply and Waterworks Installation Act; the same shall apply hereafter in this Article) falls below the standards prescribed by Presidential Decree, the competent Mayor/Do Governor shall designate an area that meets the designation criteria prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment in a watershed (referring to public waters defined in subparagraph 9 of Article 2 of the Water Environment Conservation Act for rain catchment surrounded by a series of encompassing ridges; the same shall apply hereinafter) upstream of the water intake facility as a water-source protection area, notwithstanding Article 7 of the Water Supply and Waterworks Installation Act; provided, the forgoing shall not apply to a watershed in a river (referring to a tributary that flows directly into the river or the lake and marsh at which a water intake facility is installed) with its annual average water quality exceeding the water quality of the raw water taken from a water intake facility. <Amended on Jan. 17, 2017; Oct. 1, 2025>

(2) The method of measuring the annual average water quality under paragraph (1) shall be prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment. <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>

(3) When a Mayor/Do Governor designates a water-source protection area pursuant to paragraph (1), he or she shall publicly announce such without delay, as prescribed by Presidential Decree. The same shall apply where the designation of a water-source protection area is revised.

(4) Article 8 of the Framework Act on the Regulation of Land Use shall apply to the designation and public announcement of water-source protection areas under paragraphs (1) and (3). <Added on Jan. 28, 2014>

(5) Water-source protection areas designated and publicly announced pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (3) shall be deemed designated and publicly announced pursuant to Article 7 of the Water Supply and Waterworks Installation Act. <Amended on Jan. 28, 2014>

[This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 27, 2007]

Article 8(Purchase of Land, etc.) #

(1) Where the owner of a parcel of land in any of the following areas and zones within the Geum River basin or any fixture thereon (hereinafter referred to as "land, etc.") intends to sell the land, etc. to the State, the State may purchase it from the Geum River Basin Management Fund (hereinafter referred to as the "Fund") under Article 31 and utilize it for improving the water quality of the Geum River Basin, such as developing a riparian ecological belt: <Amended on Jan. 28, 2014; Oct. 1, 2025>

1. A water-source protection area;

2. A riparian zone;

3. An area specified by Decree of the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment for preserving the quality of water sources.

(2) The purchase price as at the time the State purchases land pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be an amount appraised based on the officially announced land value under the Act on the Public Announcement of Real Estate Values, taking into consideration the location, form, environs, and current use of the land; provided, the State may determine the purchase price based an amount of compensation for land, business losses, etc. under the Act on Acquisition of and Compensation for Land, etc. for Public Works Projects if: <Amended on Jan. 28, 2014; Jan. 19, 2016>

1. The State purchases land, etc. in an area for which the Minister of Environment has formulated a riparian ecological belt development plan pursuant to Article 4-2(1)2;

2. The State purchases land, etc. in an adjacent area sold by many people jointly, as prescribed by Presidential Decree, in an area within a 200-meter radius from the boundary of a river or lake and marsh.

(3) The State shall not sell any land purchased pursuant to paragraph (1) or alter the specific use of such land to any specific use, other than woodland or greenbelt; provided, the foregoing shall not apply where the State has reached prior agreement with the Geum River Basin Management Committee established under Article 35.

(4) The State shall deposit the revenue accruing from the land purchased pursuant to paragraph (1) into the Fund.

(5) The procedure for purchasing land pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2), the determination of the order or priority in purchasing, the method and timing for calculating purchase prices, and other necessary matters shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree.

[This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 27, 2007]

Article 9(Establishment of basic policy on total pollution-load control) #

(1) The Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment shall determine and publicly announce the target water quality of each section of the Geum River basin, taking into consideration the current use of the river basin, and current water quality, as prescribed by Presidential Decree; provided, the foregoing shall not apply to any area for which the competent Mayor/Do Governor publicly announces the target water quality of each section of the river basin within the jurisdiction of the Metropolitan City, Special Self-Governing City, or Do with approval from the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment, as prescribed by Presidential Decree, in order to achieve the target water quality on the boundary point of a Metropolitan City, Special Self-Governing City, or Do prescribed and publicly announced by the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment. <Amended on Jan. 28, 2014; Oct. 1, 2025>

(2) In order to achieve and maintain the target water quality under paragraph (1), the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment shall establish a basic policy on total pollution-load control (hereinafter referred to as "basic policy on total pollution-load control"), subject to prior consultation with the Geum River Basin Management Committee established under Article 35, and notify the related Mayors/ Do Governors of the policy. <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>

(3) The basic policy on total pollution-load control shall include: <Amended on Jan. 27, 2016>

1. Goals of total pollution-load control;

2. Types of pollutants subject to total pollution-load control;

3. The period of basic plan for total pollution-load control under Article 10 and the period of implementation plan for total pollution-load control under Article 11;

3-2. The following matters:

a. Classifications of local development plans and review procedures necessary for establishment and operation of the basic plan for total pollution-load control under Article 10;

b. Classifications of local development plans and review procedures necessary for establishment and operation of the basic plan for total pollution-load control under Article 11;

4. The method of calculating the pollution load.

(4) The Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment may request heads of related agencies and institutions, such as related central administrative agencies, local governments, public institutions, and government-funded institutions, to submit data necessary for building an information system with which data necessary for implementing the total pollution-load control system can be utilized efficiently. In such cases, the head of each agency or institution shall comply with the request, except in exceptional circumstances. <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>

(5) The Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment or the Mayor/Do Governor may organize and operate a survey and research team with appropriate experts, etc. to conduct reviews, surveys, and research on the adjustment of pollutants subject to total pollution-load control, and the target water quality of each section of the river basin, and the implementation of the total pollution-load control system. <Amended on Jan. 28, 2014; Oct. 1, 2025>

(6) Matters necessary for the composition and operation of survey and research teams under paragraph (5) shall be prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment. <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>

[This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 27, 2007]

Article 11(Formulation and execution of implementation plans for total pollution-load control) #

(1) A Metropolitan City Mayor, a Special Self-Governing City Mayor, or the head of a Si/Gun (excluding the head of a Gun in a Metropolitan City; the same shall apply hereinafter) shall formulate and execute an implementation plan for total pollution-load control as prescribed by Decree of the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment, including the following matters, in accordance with the relevant basic plan for total pollution-load control formulated under Article 10; provided, the foregoing shall not apply to any area, as an area not prescribed by Presidential Decree, in which the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment recognizes that the target water quality referred to in Article 9(1) has been achieved and maintained, as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment: <Amended on Jan. 28, 2014; Jan. 27, 2016; Oct. 1, 2025>

1. An annual regional development plan;

2. Apportionment of annual pollution load to each local government and to each section of the river basin;

3. An annual implementation plan to reduce pollution load;

4. Other matters necessary for implementing total pollution-load control system.

(2) If necessary to formulate an implementation plan for total pollution-load control under paragraph (1), a Metropolitan City Mayor, a Special Self-Governing City Mayor, or the head of a Si/Gun may hear opinions of related experts and local residents. <Added on Jan. 28, 2014>

(3) To formulate or amend an implementation plan for total pollution-load control under paragraph (1), a Metropolitan City Mayor, a Special Self-Governing City Mayor, or the head of a Si/Gun shall obtain approval from the head of the competent regional environmental office, as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment, and the head of a Si/Gun shall obtain approval based on the following classification, as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment; provided, the foregoing shall not apply where he or she amend any insignificant matter prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment: <Amended on Jan. 28, 2014; Oct. 1, 2025>

1. For an area for which the target water quality of each section of the river basin has been publicly announced pursuant to the main clause of Article 9(1): Approval from the head of the competent regional environmental office through the competent Do Governor;

2. For an area for which the target water quality of each section of the river basin has been publicly announced pursuant to the proviso of Article 9(1): Approval from the competent Do Governor, subject to prior consultation with the head of the competent regional environmental office.

(4) A Metropolitan City Mayor, a Special Self-Governing City Mayor, or the head of a Si/Gun shall prepare a report evaluating the execution of the implementation plan for total pollution-load control under paragraph (1) for the previous year (hereinafter referred to as "evaluation report") and shall submit the report to the head of the competent regional environmental office and the Geum River Basin Management Committee established under Article 35, as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment. In such cases, the head of a Si/Gun shall submit the evaluation report through the competent Do Governor. <Amended on Jan. 28, 2014; Oct. 1, 2025>

(5) Notwithstanding paragraph (4), the competent Do Governor may prepare and submit an evaluation report for a Si/Gun which exceeds the annually apportioned pollution load. <Added on Jan. 28, 2014>

(6) Where the head of a regional environmental office deems it necessary for efficiently executing an implementation plan for total pollution-load control, after reviewing an evaluation report submitted pursuant to paragraphs (4) and (5), he or she may request the head of the local government who prepared the relevant evaluation report to formulate and implement necessary measures or actions. In such cases, the head of the local government so requested shall comply therewith except in exceptional circumstances. <Amended on Jan. 28, 2014>

[This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 27, 2007]

Article 12(Apportionment of pollution load to business establishments) #

(1) If deemed necessary for achieving and maintaining the target water quality under Article 9(1), the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment (limited to business establishments specified by presidential decree; the same shall apply hereafter in this Article, Articles 13 and 14) or a Metropolitan City Mayor, a Special Self-Governing City Mayor, or the head of a Si/Gun (excluding business establishments specified by Presidential Decree; the same shall apply hereafter in this Article, Articles 13 and 14) may apportion a pollution load to each person specified by Decree of the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment, among persons who shall be bound by the following standards for the quality of discharged water, the standards for the approved discharge or the standards for permitted discharge, for each final discharge outlet or each unit period, or specify the discharge load permissible to each of such persons, as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment. In such cases, the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment or a Metropolitan City Mayor, a Special Self-Governing City Mayor, or the head of a Si/Gun shall take necessary measures to inform interested parties of the details thereof in advance: <Amended on Jan. 28, 2014; Dec. 22, 2015; Jan. 27, 2016; Jan. 17, 2017; Oct. 1, 2025>

1. Articles 12(3) and 32 of the Water Environment Conservation Act;

2. Article 7 of the Sewerage Act;

3. Article 13 of the Act on the Management and Use of Livestock Excreta;

4. Article 8(1) of the Act on the Integrated Control of Pollutant-Discharging Facilities.

(2) If the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment intends to apportion a pollution load or specify a permissible discharge load pursuant to paragraph (1), the Minister shall consult in advance with a Metropolitan City Mayor, a Special Self-Governing City Mayor, or the head of a Si/Gun. <Amended on Jan. 28, 2014; Oct. 1, 2025>

(3) If the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment, a Metropolitan City Mayor, a Special Self-Governing City Mayor, or the head of a Si/Gun intends to apportion a pollution load or specifies a permissible discharge load pursuant to paragraph (1), he or she shall hear the opinions of interested parties in advance. <Amended on Jan. 28, 2014; Oct. 1, 2025>

(4) A person to whom a pollution load or permissible discharge load has been apportioned or determined under paragraph (1) shall install and operate instruments for measuring the pollution load and the discharge load in his or her business establishment, as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment, and shall conscientiously keep and preserve records of measurements. <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>

(5) Where the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment, a Metropolitan City Mayor, a Special Self-Governing City Mayor, or the head of a Si/Gun deems it necessary to ascertain whether the apportioned pollution load or the determined discharge volume is observed, he or she may require a person to whom a pollution load or discharge volume has been apportioned or determined, to file a necessary report or submit data, or a related public official to collect pollutants or examine related documents, facilities, equipment, etc. upon entering the relevant facilities or place of business. In such cases, the public official who enters facilities, etc. to conduct an examination shall carry a certificate of identification indicating his or her authority, and produce it to related persons. <Added on Jan. 28, 2014; Oct. 1, 2025>

(6) The Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment, a Metropolitan City Mayor, a Special Self- Governing City Mayor, or the head of a Si/Gun may order a business entity to improve a pollution prevention facility, or take other necessary measures, if the business entity discharges pollutants in excess of the apportioned pollution load or the determined permissible discharge load pursuant to paragraph (1). <Amended on Jan. 28, 2014; Oct. 1, 2025>

(7) A person subject to an order to take measures under paragraph (6) shall submit an improvement plan to the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment, a Metropolitan City Mayor, a Special Self-Governing City Mayor, or the head of a Si/Gun, as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment, and shall report the measures he or she has performed to the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment, the Mayor of the Metropolitan City, the Special Self-Governing City Mayor, or the head of the Si/Gun without delay when he or she has performed the measures as ordered. <Amended on Jan. 28, 2014; Oct. 1, 2025>

(8) Where a person subject to an order to take measures under paragraph (6) fails to perform complete such measures as ordered, or has performed within the given period but it is found, as a result of an inspection, that the person continues discharging pollutants in excess of the apportioned pollution load or the determined permissible discharge load pursuant to paragraph (1), the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment, a Metropolitan City Mayor, a Special Self-Governing City Mayor, or the head of a Si/Gun may order the person to completely or partially suspend the operation of the facility at issue for a period of up to six months, or to close the facility. In such cases, an order to close a facility shall be issued only where it is found impossible to lower pollutants even by improving or supplementing the facility to the apportioned pollution load or the determined permissible discharge load. <Amended on Jan. 28, 2014; Oct. 1, 2025>

(9) The criteria for issuing orders to suspend the operation of a facility or close a facility pursuant to paragraph (8) shall be prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment. <Amended on Jan. 28, 2014; Oct. 1, 2025>

[This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 27, 2007]

Article 13(Charges for exceeding total pollution load) #

(1) The Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment, a Metropolitan City Mayor, a Special Self-Governing City Mayor, or the head of a Si/Gun shall levy and collect a charge for exceeding the total load (hereinafter referred to as "charge for exceeding total pollution load") from a person who has discharged pollutants in excess of the apportioned pollution load or the determined permissible discharge load pursuant to Article 12(1). <Amended on Jan. 28, 2014; Jan. 27, 2016; Oct. 1, 2025>

(2) If an effluent charge under Article 15(1) of the Act on the Integrated Control of Pollutant-Discharging Facilities and Article 41 of the Water Environment Conservation Act or a penalty surcharge under Article 12 of the Act on Control and Aggravated Punishment of Environmental Offenses (referring only to a penalty surcharge levied on water quality) has already been levied on the relevant pollutants when levying a charge for exceeding total pollution load pursuant to paragraph (1), the charge shall be reduced by the amount equivalent to the effluent charge or the penalty surcharge. <Amended on Apr. 28, 2011; Jan. 28, 2014; Dec. 22, 2015; Jan. 27, 2016; Jan. 17, 2017>

(3) A charge for exceeding total pollution load levied under paragraph (1) shall be calculated by multiplying profits accrued from excess discharge (referring to costs and expenses that a person need not pay for the disposal of pollutants by discharging pollutants in excess of the permitted amount) by the levying factor applicable to each excess rate, the levying factor applicable to each region, and the levying factor applicable to the frequency of violations; more specific methods of calculation, and other necessary matters shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Amended on Jan. 27, 2016>

(4) If a person liable to pay a charge for exceeding total pollution load under paragraph (1) fails to do so by the prescribed due date, a late-payment penalty shall be collected. <Amended on Jul. 27, 2016>

(5) Article 47-4 of the Framework Act on National Taxes shall apply mutatis mutandis to a late-payment penalty collected under paragraph (4). In such cases, "national tax" shall be construed as "charge for exceeding total pollution load." <Amended on Jan. 27, 2016; May 18, 2021>

(6) Charges for exceeding total pollution load and late-payment penalties collected under paragraph (1) and (4) shall be accounted for as revenue for the special accounts for environmental improvement under the Framework Act on Environmental Policy. <Amended on Jul. 21, 2011; Jan. 27, 2016>

(7) The Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment may spend some of charges for exceeding total pollution load and late-payment penalties levied and collected by a Metropolitan City Mayor, a Special Self-Governing City Mayor, and the head of a Si/Gun as collection expenses, as prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Amended on Jan. 28, 2014; Jan. 27, 2016; Oct. 1, 2025>

(8) If a person liable to pay a charge for exceeding total pollution load and an additional charge fails to do so by the prescribed due date, the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment, a Metropolitan City Mayor, a Special Self-Governing City Mayor, or the head of a Si/Gun shall collect the charges in the same manner as delinquent national taxes are collected, or as prescribed by the Act on the Collection of Local Administrative Penalty Charges. <Amended on Aug. 6, 2013; Jan. 28, 2014; Jan. 27, 2016; Mar. 24, 2020; Oct. 1, 2025>

[This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 27, 2007]

[Title Amended on Jan. 27, 2016]

Article 14(Penalty surcharges) #

(1) Where the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment, a Metropolitan City Mayor, a Special Self-Governing City Mayor, or the head of a Si/Gun intends to order a person to suspend operation of his or her business pursuant to Article 12(8), he or she may levy a penalty surcharge not exceeding 300 million won in lieu of suspending operation of the business in any of the following circumstances; provided, he or she shall not levy a penalty discharge in lieu of suspending operation of the business in cases prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment: <Amended on Jan. 28, 2014; Oct. 1, 2025>

1. Where he or she deems that suspending operation of the business is highly likely to hinder the livelihood of residents in the relevant region;

2. Where he or she deems that suspending operation of the business would have a great impact on the national economy, such as employment and the prices of commodities;

3. Where deemed necessary for public interests, by the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment.

(2) Necessary matters concerning amounts of penalty surcharges to be levied depending on the severity of the respective offenses pursuant to paragraph (1), shall be prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment. <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>

(3) The Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment, a Metropolitan City Mayor, a Special Self-Governing City Mayor, or the head of a Si/Gun may aggravate or mitigate a penalty surcharge by up to half the amount of the penalty surcharge determined under paragraph (2), taking into consideration the size of the business establishment, the details of business activities, the severity and frequency of offenses, etc. In such cases, the total amount of a penalty surcharge as aggravated shall not exceed 300 million won. <Amended on Jan. 28, 2014; Oct. 1, 2025>

(4) If a person liable to pay a penalty surcharge under paragraph (1) fails to do so by the prescribed due date, a late-payment penalty shall be collected.

(5) Article 47-4 of the Framework Act on National Taxes shall apply mutatis mutandis to the late-payment penalties under paragraph (4). In such cases, "national tax" shall be construed as "penalty surcharge." <Amended on Jan. 27, 2016; May 18, 2021>

(6) Article 13(6) through (8) shall apply mutatis mutandis to procedures for the collection of penalty surcharges under paragraph (1) and late-payment penalties under paragraph (4). In such cases, "charge for exceeding total pollution load" shall be construed as "penalty surcharge." <Added on Jan. 27, 2016>

[This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 27, 2007]

Article 16(Sanctions for non-performance of total pollution-load control) #

(1) Where a Metropolitan City, Special Self-Governing City, Do, or Si/Gun (excluding a gun within the jurisdiction of a metropolitan city; the same shall apply hereinafter) has discharged pollutants in excess of the pollution load apportioned pursuant to Article 10(1)2 or fails to formulate or implement a basic plan or an implementation plan for total pollution-load control under Articles 10 and 11 in the absence of exceptional circumstances, the head of the related administrative agency shall not grant approval or permission to the Metropolitan City/Do, or Si/Gun for any of the following activities: <Amended on Aug. 4, 2011; Jan. 28, 2014>

1. Execution of an urban development project under Article 2(1)2 of the Urban Development Act;

2. Development of an industrial complex under subparagraph 8 of Article 2 of the Industrial Sites and Development Act;

3. Development of a tourist destination or tourism complex under subparagraph 6 or 7 of Article 2 of the Tourism Promotion Act;

4. Construction of a building or facility of at least the size specified by Presidential Decree.

(2) If the head of a related administrative agency violates paragraph (1) or the head of a local government fails to comply with a request under Article 11(6), the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment or the head of the related central administrative agency may take any of the following measures: <Amended on Jan. 28, 2014; Oct. 1, 2025>

1. Suspension or curtailment of financial support or other necessary measures;

2. Restriction on the installation or alteration of a wastewater discharge facility.

(3) Where the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment imposes a restriction provided for in paragraph (2)2, he or she shall provide public notice of the facilities and areas subject to the restriction. In such cases, Article 8 of the Framework Act on the Regulation of Land Use shall apply mutatis mutandis to such public notice. <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>

[This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 27, 2007]

Article 21(Programs for supporting residents) #

(1) The head of a Si, Gun (including the head of a Gun within the jurisdiction of a Metropolitan City), or Gu shall formulate a plan for supporting any of the following residents or areas (hereinafter referred to as "resident support program"). In such cases, he or she shall submit the plan to the Geum River Basin Management Committee established under Article 35 for deliberation: <Amended on Dec. 31, 2008; Jan. 28, 2014; Oct. 1, 2025>

1. Water-source management areas or the residents thereof;

1-2. Residents who own land, a building, etc. in a water-source management area and reside in the Si, Gun, or autonomous Gu (hereinafter in this Article referred to as "Si/Gun/Gu") having jurisdiction over the relevant water-source management area and village where such residents reside;

2. Areas recognized by the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment where the annual average water quality is maintained within the standards prescribed by Presidential Decree by the voluntary efforts of residents for a period prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment;

3. Areas meeting the standards prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment in terms of the area, resident population, etc. of water-source management areas among the areas within Sis/Guns/Gus having jurisdiction over water-source management areas.

(2) Types of resident support programs are: <Amended on Dec. 31, 2008>

1. A program to increase income, such as assistance in installing facilities related to agriculture, forestry, or the livestock industry and organic farming;

2. A programs to improve welfare, such as assistance in installing waterworks;

3. A program supporting the supply of equipment and materials for education;

4. A program for assisting in the installation and improvement of facilities for purifying pollutants and sewerage systems;

5. Assistance in the resettlement or occupational change of people who have difficulties in maintaining their livelihood with their trade, such as fishing and business activities with a ship, in a water-source management area due to prohibition of, or restriction on, such activities as a result of the designation of the water-source management area;

6. Other direct or indirect support programs specified by Presidential Decree.

(3) Matters necessary for procedures for formulating and executing plans for resident support programs, the details of such plans, the guidelines for allocation of financial resources, and the scope of residents or areas eligible for resident support programs shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Amended on Dec. 31, 2008; Jan. 28, 2014>

(4) Articles 9 and 10 of the Water Supply and Waterworks Installation Act shall not apply to resident support programs. <Amended on Dec. 31, 2008>

[This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 27, 2007]

Article 25(Expropriation of land, goods, or rights) #

(1) A person who conducts a riparian ecological belt development project under Article 4-3 or a water quality improvement project under Article 24 (hereinafter referred to as "project operator") may expropriate or use land, goods, or rights under Article 3 of the Act on Acquisition of and Compensation for Land, etc. for Public Works Projects. In such cases, if the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment announces an implementation plan of the riparian ecological belt pursuant to Article 4-3 or approves a plan for the water quality improvement project pursuant to Article 24, such project shall be deemed approved and such approval shall be deemed announced under Article 20(1) and Article 22 of the Act on Acquisition of and Compensation for Land for Public Works Projects, and an application for ruling may be filed within the period for the execution of the project specified in the project plan, notwithstanding Articles 23 (1) and 28 (1) of the aforesaid Act. <Amended on Jan. 28, 2014; Oct. 1, 2025>

(2) In any of the following circumstances, the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment, a Metropolitan City Mayor, a Special Self-Governing City Mayor, or the head of a Si/Gun shall, without delay, notify the relevant person of details classified as follows, as prescribed by Presidential Decree: <Amended on Jan. 28, 2014; Oct. 1, 2025>

1. The Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment announces an implementation plan for a riparian ecological belt pursuant to Article 4-3, the details thereof;

2. A Metropolitan City Mayor, a Special Self-Governing City Mayor, or the head of a Si/Gun: the details of a plan for a water quality improvement project approved by the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment approves pursuant to Article 24.

(3) The Central Land Tribunal shall have jurisdiction over adjudication on the expropriation of land, goods, or rights under paragraph (1). <Amended on Jan. 28, 2014>

(4) Except as otherwise expressly provided for in this Act, the Act on Acquisition of and Compensation for Land for Public Works Projects shall apply mutatis mutandis to expropriation or use under paragraph (1).

[This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 27, 2007]

[Title Amended on Jan. 28, 2014]

Article 26(Constructive authorization or permission) #

(1) Where the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment announces an implementation plan for a riparian ecological belt or approves a water quality improvement project plan, the project operator shall be deemed to have obtained any of the following permission, approval, authorization, or cancellation (hereinafter referred to as "authorization or permission") regarding matters on which the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment has consulted in advance with the heads of the relevant administrative agencies: <Amended on Dec. 27, 2007; Mar. 21, 2008; Jun. 9, 2009; Apr. 15, 2010; May 31, 2010; Jan. 14, 2014; Jan. 28, 2014; Dec. 27, 2016; Dec. 27, 2022; Jan. 30, 2024; Oct. 1, 2025>

1. Permission for development activities under Article 56(1) of the National Land Planning and Utilization Act;

2. Permission to implement a river project under Article 30 of the River Act and permission to occupy and use a river under Article 33 of the aforesaid Act;

3. Permission to execute road works by a person, other than a road management authority under Article 36 of the Road Act, and permission to occupy and use a road under Article 61 of the aforesaid Act;

4. Permission to open a private road under Article 4 of the Private Road Act;

5. Approval to install a waste disposal facility under Article 29(2) of the Wastes Control Act;

6. Authorization for waterworks under Article 17 or 49 of the Water Supply and Waterworks Installation Act and authorization to install waterworks for exclusive use under Article 52 or 54 of the aforesaid Act;

7. Approval of a master plan for sewerage management under Article 6(1) of the Sewerage Act and permission to execute construction works for a public sewerage project under Article 16 of the aforesaid Act;

8. Authorization for installation of a public sewerage system (referring only to a waste treatment plant) under Article 11 of the Sewerage Act;

9. Permission for activities under Article 23 of the Natural Parks Act;

10. Permission to convert farmland under Article 34 of the Farmland Act;

11. Permission for, or report on, converting a mountainous district under Article 14 or 15 of the Mountainous Districts Management Act; permission for, or report on, the temporary use of a mountainous district under Article 15-2 of the aforesaid Act; permission for extracting soil and rocks (referring only to stones) under Article 25 of the aforesaid Act; permission for, or report on, felling standing trees under Article 36(1) or (5) of the Creation and Management of Forest Resources Act; permission for, or reporting on, activities within a reserved forest (excluding a gene resources protection forest) under Article 9(1) or (2) 1 or 2 of the Forest Protection Act; and cancellation of designation of a reserved forest under Article 11(1)1 of the aforesaid Act;

12. Permission to fell trees under Article 14 of the Erosion Control Work Act and cancellation of designation of an erosion control area under Article 20 of the aforesaid Act;

13. Permission to develop grassland under Article 5 of the Grassland Act and permission for converting grassland under Article 23 of the aforesaid Act;

14. Permission for use of infrastructure for agricultural production or water under Article 23 of the Rearrangement of Agricultural and Fishing Villages Act;

15. Permission to relocate an abandoned grave built on another's land under Article 27(1) of the Act on Funeral Services;

16. Permission to occupy and use public waters under Article 8 of the Public Waters Management and Reclamation Act; a license to reclaim public waters under Article 28 of the aforesaid Act; and approval of an implementation plan to reclaim public waters under Article 38 of the aforesaid Act;

17. Deleted. <Apr. 15, 2010>

(2) When the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment announces an implementation plan for a riparian ecological belt pursuant to Article 4-3 or approves a water quality improvement project plan pursuant to Article 24, he or she shall consult the heads of related administrative agencies thereon in advance, where the plan includes any matter referred to in the subparagraphs of paragraph (1). <Amended on Jan. 28, 2014; Oct. 1, 2025>

(3) Except as provided in paragraphs (1) and (2), Articles 24 through 26 of the Framework Act on Administration and Article 20(2) of the Administrative Procedures Act shall apply mutatis mutandis to the standards and effects of the constructive authorization or permission and the integrated public notice of processing standards and procedures. In such cases, "disposition standards" in Article 20(2) of the Administrative Procedures Act shall be construed as "processing standards and procedures" and "publication" shall be construed as "public notice". <Amended on Jan. 30, 2024>

(4) Deleted. <Jan. 30, 2024>

(5) Deleted. <Jan. 30, 2024>

[This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 27, 2007]

Article 30(Levying and collection of water use charge) #

(1) In order to raise funds for programs for supporting residents and water quality improvement projects, a waterworks business entity shall levy and collect a charge in proportion to water consumption (hereinafter referred to as "water use charge") from each end user to whom raw water drawn from public waters specified by Presidential Decree is supplied as is or as purified and shall transfer the charge to the Fund; provided, the foregoing shall not apply where such water is used for maintaining the water level of a river.

(2) When a person under any of the following subparagraphs draws water from public waters specified by Presidential Decree, he or she shall pay a water use charge directly to the Fund in proportion to the volume of raw water that he or she draws, as prescribed by Presidential Decree:

1. A person who has exclusive waterworks installed pursuant to subparagraph 11 of Article 3 of the Water Supply and Waterworks Installation Act;

2. A person who uses water from a river under Article 50(1) of the River Act.

(3) Notwithstanding paragraph (2)2, a person under any of the following subparagraphs shall be exempted from the levying of a water use charge:

1. An electric source developer under Article 3 of the Electric Power Source Development Promotion Act who operates a dam for power generation;

2. A person who uses water from a river for agriculture.

(4) Each waterworks business entity shall submit data necessary for the calculation and forecasting of the water use charge, such as intake volume, supplied volume, and loss rate, to the Committee for the Management of the Geum River Basin provided for under Article 35, as prescribed by Presidential Decree.

(5) The water use charge under paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not be levied on water-source management areas, or other areas specified by Presidential Decree.

(6) Necessary matters concerning the methods for calculation, levying, and collection of the water use charge under paragraphs (1) and (2) and payment procedures shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree.

(7) A person who uses water from a river under paragraph (2)2 may have the water use charge abated or exempted, as prescribed by Presidential Decree.

(8) A delinquent water use charge may be collected in accordance with the practices for the disposition of delinquent national or local taxes.

(9) Where a waterworks business entity under paragraph (1) is not a local government, the collection under paragraph (8) may be entrusted to the head of the local government having jurisdiction over the area, as prescribed by Presidential Decree.

(10) The Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment shall transfer the water use charges collected pursuant to paragraph (8) to the Fund. <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>

(11) As to the forced collection of the water use charge under paragraph (8), Article 68(2) and (3) of the Water Supply and Waterworks Installation Act shall apply mutatis mutandis.

(12) As to the areas subject to the levying and collection of water use charges, Articles 9 through 11 of the Water Supply and Waterworks Installation Act shall not apply.

[This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 27, 2007]

Article 35(Establishment of Geum River Basin Management Committee) #

(1) The Geum River Basin Management Committee (hereinafter referred to as the "Committee") shall be established to discuss and coordinate the following matters for the quality control of water sources in the Geum River basin:

1. A comprehensive plan to curtail pollutants for improving water quality in the Geum River basin;

2. Matters concerning the establishment of a master plan to manage riparian zones;

3. Matters concerning the imposition and collection of water use charges;

4. Matters concerning the operation and management of the Fund;

5. Matters concerning water used to maintain water levels on rivers;

6. Other matters prescribed by Presidential Decree.

(2) The Committee shall be a legal entity.

(3) The Committee shall be chaired by the Vice Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment, and Committee members shall consist of the following persons: <Amended on Feb. 29, 2008; Dec. 29, 2008; Mar. 23, 2013; Jan. 28, 2014; Dec. 31, 2020; Dec. 26, 2023; Oct. 1, 2025>

1. Persons in charge of river management, who shall be nominated by the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment, from among public officials in general service of the Senior Executive Service of the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment;

2. Persons in charge of the development of forest resources, who shall be nominated by the Minister of the Korea Forest Service, from among public officials in general service of the Senior Executive Service of the Korea Forest Service;

3. The Deputy Mayor of Daejeon Metropolitan City or Sejong City, or the Deputy Governor of Chungcheongbuk-do, Chungcheongnam-do, or Jeonbuk State (referring to a person nominated by the relevant Mayor/Do Governor, if the local government has two deputy Mayors or deputy Governors);

4. The president of the Korea Rural Community Corporation under the Korea Rural Community Corporation and Farmland Management Fund Act;

5. The president of the Korea Water Resources Corporation under the Korea Water Resources Corporation Act.

(4) The chairperson shall represent the Committee and exercise overall control over its affairs.

(5) The Committee shall establish an advisory committee to ensure efficient consultation and coordination as well as the provision of expert advice.

(6) Relevant local governments that have interests in the Geum River basin shall abide by decisions made by the Committee.

(7) The Committee may establish a secretariat to assist the Committee in performing its affairs, as prescribed by Presidential Decree.

(8) The following information shall be required to register the establishment of the Committee:

1. Objectives;

2. Name;

3. Location of the Committee's office;

4. Date of establishment;

5. Name and resident registration number of the chairperson.

(9) Except as provided in this Act, the provisions concerning an incorporated association in the Civil Act shall apply mutatis mutandis to registration of the Committee.

(10) Matters necessary for operation of the Committee shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree.

[This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 27, 2007]

Article 38(Requests for improvement) #

(1) If it is found that the quality of water sources has deteriorated or is likely to deteriorate due to inadequate rainfalls, an outbreak of algae or similar, the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment may request any of the following persons to increase the volume of water discharged from a dam, dredge water sources, remove algae, clean the area around water sources and the surface of the water, etc. In such cases, the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment may subsidize expenses incurred in the performance of such works within the budget: <Amended on Jun. 15, 2021; Oct. 1, 2025>

1. A Mayor/Do Governor;

2. The head of a Si/Gun;

3. Waterworks business entities;

4. The competent dam management agency or the person to whom the management of the dam has been entrusted under Article 5(1) or (2) of the Act on Construction and Management of Dams and Assistance to Their Environs;

5. An electric source developer under Article 3 of the Electric Power Source Development Promotion Act, who operates a dam for power generation;

6. A person who has de facto control over the water as an owner or an occupant.

(2) The Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment or the head of a related local government may request the head of a related administrative agency to take any of the following measures against a person who violates this Act or an order issued, or a disposition made pursuant to this Act: <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>

1. Revocation of authorization or permission;

2. Suspension of construction works;

3. Improvement, relocation, or removal of a facility;

4. Other necessary measures.

(3) Upon receiving a request under paragraph (1) or (2), a person under any subparagraph of paragraph (1) or the head of a related administrative agency shall comply with the request, unless there is an exceptional circumstance: Provided, the foregoing shall not apply where increasing the volume of water discharged from a dam causes a problem in water supply (excluding cases where it is difficult to draw water due to a water pollution accident or an outbreak of algae).

[This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 27, 2007]

ACT ON WATER MANAGEMENT AND RESIDENT SUPPORT IN THE GEUM RIVER BASIN

Article 1(Purpose) #

Article 2(Definitions) #

Article 3(Scope of application) #

Article 4(Designation and cancellation of riparian zones) #

Article 4-2(Establishment and implementation of basic plan for management of riparian zones) #

Article 4-3(Formulation and execution of implementation plans for riparian ecological belts) #

Article 5(Restrictions on activities within riparian zones) #

Article 6(Control of sources of water pollution in river areas) #

Article 7(Designation of water source protection areas) #

Article 8(Purchase of Land, etc.) #

Article 9(Establishment of basic policy on total pollution-load control) #

Article 10(Formulation of basic plans for total pollution load control) #

Article 11(Formulation and execution of implementation plans for total pollution-load control) #

Article 12(Apportionment of pollution load to business establishments) #

Article 13(Charges for exceeding total pollution load) #

Article 14(Penalty surcharges) #

Article 15(Restrictions on permission) #

Article 16(Sanctions for non-performance of total pollution-load control) #

Article 16-2(Exclusion of application for restriction on acts) #

Article 17(Preferential subsidization of costs and expenses for total pollution-load control) #

Article 18 #

Article 19(Management of culverts) #

Article 20(Area subject to restriction on installation of waste landfill facilities) #

Article 21(Programs for supporting residents) #

Article 21-2(Management of real estate acquired by resident support programs) #

Article 21-3(Request for and processing of data) #

Article 22(Technical and financial support) #

Article 23(Subsidization for operation of facilities for prevention of water pollution) #

Article 24(Water quality improvement projects) #

Article 25(Expropriation of land, goods, or rights) #

Article 26(Constructive authorization or permission) #

Article 27(Establishment of special account for improvement of water quality) #

Article 28(Revenue and expenditure of special account) #

Article 29(Special measures for financing) #

Article 30(Levying and collection of water use charge) #

Article 31(Establishment of Fund for management of Geum River Basin) #

Article 32(Financial sources of Fund) #

Article 33(Purposes of Fund) #

Article 34(Operation and management of Fund) #

Article 35(Establishment of Geum River Basin Management Committee) #

Article 36(Authorities responsible for accounting of Fund) #

Article 37(Assistance in activities for surveillance of water quality) #

Article 38(Requests for improvement) #

Article 39(Hearings) #

Article 40(Delegation of authority) #

Article 40-2(Legal fiction as public official in application of penalty provisions) #

Article 41(Penalty provisions) #

Article 42(Joint penalty provisions) #

Article 43(Administrative fines) #