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ACT ON WATER MANAGEMENT AND RESIDENTS SUPPORT IN THE NAKDONG RIVER BASIN — 법갈피

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ACT ON WATER MANAGEMENT AND RESIDENTS SUPPORT IN THE NAKDONG 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 Nakdong River basin and to stably supply clean tap water to residents, by properly managing and controlling water resources and sources of pollution in the Nakdong River basin and by efficiently promoting improvements of the water quality in the upper region of the water sources in the river basin, programs for supporting residents in that region, etc. <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. 16, 2013; Jul. 30, 2013; Jan. 27, 2016; Jan. 17, 2017; May 18, 2021; Oct. 22, 2024>

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

2. The term "waterworks business entity" means a waterworks business entity 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 installed under subparagraph 17 of Article 2 of the Water Environment Conservation Act (hereinafter referred to as "public wastewater treatment facilities");

Article 4(Designation of riparian zones, cancellation of such designation) #

(1) In order to preserve the water quality of the Nakdong River basin, the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment shall designate and publicly notify the areas deemed to significantly affect water quality as riparian areas, among the areas around the dams used as water sources (based on the planned flood water level) and the upper areas of such dams within a radius specified by Presidential Decree. <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>

(2) In designating an area as a riparian zone, the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment shall designate an area within a 500-meter radius from a dam or the boundary of a river that flows into such a dam (excluding tributaries flowing into the river) and 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 provided for in 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 in which a rural village is naturally formed and meeting the criteria prescribed by Presidential Decree.

(3) If a riparian zone designated and publicly notified pursuant to 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 pursuant to the procedures prescribed by Presidential Decree; provided, where an area designated as a riparian zone pursuant to paragraph (1) is included in the treatment-required area defined in subparagraph 15 of Article 2 of the Sewerage Act on either of the following grounds, the designation of the riparian zone shall not be canceled, 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 part of a resident support program under Article 23(1);

2. Where the head of a local government has installed a public sewage treatment plant in some areas of a riparian zone on condition that the designation of the riparian zone shall not be canceled to improve water quality, or for other reasons.

(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 comprised of public officials from related central administrative agencies and the competent local government, experts, and representatives of residents to conduct a field survey on the actual conditions of the area, and consult with the competent Metropolitan City Mayor or Do Governor (hereinafter referred to as the "Mayor/Do Governor"). <Amended on 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. A wastewater discharge facility defined in subparagraph 10 of Article 2 of the Water Environment Conservation Act (hereinafter referred to as "wastewater discharge facilities");

2. A waste-generating facility 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 defined in Article 2(1)2 or 3 of the Public Health Control Act;

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

4. A detached house referred to in Article 2(2)1 of the Building Act and a multi-unit house referred to in Article 2(2)2 of that Act;

5. Religious facilities referred to 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 referred to 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 referred to in subparagraph 1 of Article 10 of the Juvenile 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), the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment may permit the installation of any of the following facilities in a riparian zone, as prescribed by Presidential Decree if deemed that such facilities will not compromise the quality of water resources; provided, he or she may permit the installation of facilities referred to in subparagraphs 2 and 3 only in areas prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment within the riparian zone: <Amended on Jan. 28, 2014; Oct. 1, 2025>

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

2. Waste-generating facilities, all livestock excreta from which are to be 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 referred to in any item of paragraph (1)3 or any of subparagraphs 4 through 7 of paragraph (1) for treating wastewater to lower the biochemical oxygen demand and the suspended solids so as not to exceed ten milligrams per liter;

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) The manager of a facility, etc. referred to in paragraph (1)3 through 8 already installed as at the time a riparian zone is designated and publicly notified shall treat wastewater to lower the biochemical oxygen demand and the suspended solids so as not to exceed ten milligrams per liter, respectively, before discharging such wastewater, from the day following the third anniversary of such designation and public notice. <Amended on Jan. 28, 2014>

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

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

(1) Anyone who uses pesticides under the Pesticide Control Act or fertilizers under the Fertilizer Control Act in a river area defined in subparagraph 2 of Article 2 of the River Act shall comply with the relevant standards prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment. <Amended on Jan. 28, 2014; Oct. 1, 2025>

(2) In order to ascertain compliance with the standards referred to in paragraph (1), and to prevent water pollution in river areas and water-source management areas, a Metropolitan City Mayor, a Do Governor, or the head of a Si/Gun (including the head of a Gun within the jurisdiction of a Metropolitan City) or Gu may engage in activities prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment, such as investigating and regulating the use of pesticides and fertilizers. <Added on Jan. 28, 2014; Oct. 1, 2025>

(3) The head of a related administrative agency shall attach a condition that a facility for removing or reducing pollutants be installed or a greenbelt be created, when granting approval or a permit for any of the following activities in a river adjacent area within a radius specified by Presidential Decree from the boundary of the main stream of Nakdong River or a tributary flowing directly into the river: <Amended on Aug. 4, 2011; Jan. 28, 2014; May 18, 2021>

1. Execution of an urban development project under Article 2(1)2 of the Urban Development Act (hereinafter referred to as "urban development project");

2. Development of an industrial complex under subparagraph 8 of Article 2 of the Industrial Sites and Development Act (hereinafter referred to as "industrial complex");

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.

(4) Standards for the installation of facilities for removing or reducing pollutants or for creating greenbelts under paragraph (3) shall be prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment. <Amended on Jan. 28, 2014; Oct. 1, 2025>

(5) No head of any related administrative agency shall grant any of the following approval, etc. to a person who has obtained approval, a permit, etc. pursuant to paragraph (3) if the person fails to fulfill any of the conditions attached thereto: <Amended on Mar. 21, 2008; Jan. 28, 2014>

1. A completion inspection under Article 50 of the Urban Development Act;

2. Completion approval under Article 37 of the Industrial Sites and Development Act;

3. Approval for use under Article 22 of the Building Act.

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

Article 7(Designation of water-source protection areas) #

(1) Where the annual average water quality of 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 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 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 any 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 the Mayor/Do Governor designates or alters a water-source protection area pursuant to paragraph (1), he or she shall publicly announce such without delay, as prescribed by Presidential Decree.

(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 a water-source management area or other area specified by Decree of the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment deemed to significantly affect the quality of water sources, 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 Nakdong River Basin Management Fund established under Article 33 (hereinafter referred to as the "Fund") and utilize it to improve the water quality of the Nakdong River basin, such as by developing riparian ecological belts. <Amended on Jan. 28, 2014; Oct. 1, 2025>

(2) The purchase price as at the time the State purchases land, etc. pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be an amount appraised on the basis of 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 status of use, of the land; provided, the State may determine the purchase price on the basis of the compensation for land or business losses, etc. under the Act on Acquisition of and Compensation for Land for Public Works Projects if: <Amended on Jan. 28, 2014; Jan. 19, 2016>

1. the State intends to purchase land, etc. in the area for which a plan to develop riparian ecological belts has been formulated under Article 4-2(1)2;

2. the State intends to purchase any adjacent land, etc. located within a 200-meter radius from the boundary of a river or lake and marsh and to be sold jointly by many persons, as prescribed by Presidential Decree.

(3) The State shall not sell any land, etc. purchased pursuant to paragraph (1) or alter the use of the land to any specific-use, other than woodland or greenbelts; provided, the foregoing shall not apply where the State has reached prior agreement with the Nakdong River Basin Management Committee provided for under Article 37.

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

(5) The procedure for purchasing land, etc. pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2), determination of the order of priority in purchasing such land, etc., the method of, 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(Formulation of basic policy to control total pollution load) #

(1) The Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment shall determine and publicly notify the target water quality of each section of the Nakdong River basin, based on the current status of the use of the river basin and the current conditions of water quality, as prescribed by Presidential Decree; provided, the foregoing shall not apply to an 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 a Metropolitan City/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 between Metropolitan Cities/ Dos determined and publicly notified by the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment. <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>

(2) In order to use land in an environmentally friendly manner and achieve and maintain the target water quality under paragraph (1), the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment shall formulate a basic policy to control the total pollution load (hereinafter referred to as "basic policy to control the total pollution load"), subject to prior consultation with the Nakdong River Basin Management Committee provided for under Article 37, and notify the related Mayors/Do Governors of the basic policy. <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>

(3) The basic policy to control the total pollution load 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 a master plan for total pollution load control formulated under Article 10 and the period of an enforcement plan for total pollution load control formulated under Article 11;

3-2. The following matters:

a. The type of a regional development plan necessary to formulate and manage a master plan for total pollution load control under Article 10 and procedures for review;

b. The type of a regional development plan necessary to formulate and manage an enforcement plan for total pollution load control under Article 11 and procedures for review;

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, implementation of enforcement plans for total pollution load control) #

(1) Each Metropolitan City Mayor and the head of each Si/Gun (excluding the head of a Gun within the jurisdiction of a Metropolitan City; the same shall apply hereinafter) shall formulate and implement an enforcement plan for total pollution load control, which includes the following matters, in accordance with the relevant master plan for total pollution load control formulated under Article 10, as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment; provided, the foregoing shall not apply to an area in which the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment recognizes that the target water quality under 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 the annual pollution load to each local government and each section of the river basin;

3. An annual plan for reducing the pollution load;

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

(2) A Metropolitan City Mayor, the head of a Si/Gun may hear opinions of related experts and local residents if necessary for formulating an enforcement plan for total pollution load control under paragraph (1). <Added on Jan. 28, 2014>

(3) In order to formulate an enforcement plan for total pollution load control under paragraph (1), each Metropolitan City Mayor shall obtain approval from the head of the competent regional environmental office, as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment, while the head of each Si/Gun shall obtain approval as follows, pursuant to Decree of the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment, and the same shall apply to an amendment to the enforcement plan for total pollution load control; provided, the foregoing shall not apply to an amendment to minor matters specified 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 notified 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) Each Metropolitan City Mayor and the head of each Si/Gun shall prepare a report evaluating the implementation of the enforcement 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 Nakdong River Basin Management Committee established under Article 37, as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment. In such cases, the head of each 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 or Gun which exceeds the annually apportioned pollution load. <Added on Jan. 28, 2014>

(6) The head of each regional environmental office may request the head of a local government who prepared the relevant reports to prepare and take necessary measures or actions, if deemed necessary for efficiently implementing the enforcement plan for total pollution load control after reviewing the evaluation reports submitted pursuant to paragraphs (4) and (5). In such cases, the head of a local government in receipt of such request shall comply with the request, unless there is a compelling reason not to do so. <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 Environment (limited to business establishments specified by presidential decree; the same shall apply hereafter in this Article and Articles 13,14, and 18) or a Metropolitan City Mayor or the head of a Si/Gun (excluding business establishments specified by Presidential Decree; the same shall apply hereafter in this Article and Articles 13,14, and 18) may apportion a pollution load to each person specified by Decree of the Ministry of Environment, among persons bound to meet the following standards for discharged water quality, standards for permissible discharge or permissible discharge limits, for each final discharge outlet or for each unit period, or determine the discharge load permissible to each such person, as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Environment. In such cases, the Minister of Environment or the Metropolitan City Mayor or the head of the Si/Gun shall take measures necessary for informing interested parties of the details thereof in advance: <Amended on 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 determine a permissible discharge load pursuant to paragraph (1), the Minister shall consult in advance with a Metropolitan City Mayor or the head of a Si/Gun. <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>

(3) If the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment, a Metropolitan City Mayor, or the head of a Si/Gun intends to apportion a pollution load or determine a permissible discharge load pursuant to paragraph (1), he or she shall hear opinions of interested parties in advance. <Amended on 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) If deemed necessary to ascertain whether the apportioned pollution load or determined discharge load under paragraph (1) is observed, the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment, a Metropolitan City Mayor, the head of a Si/Gun may require a person to whom a pollution load or discharge load has been apportioned or determined to submit a necessary report or data, and require a related public official to collect pollutants or inspect related documents, facilities, equipment, etc. upon entering the relevant facilities or business place. In such cases, the public official who enters facilities or conducts inspections shall carry a certificate of identification indicating his or her authority and present it to related persons. <Added on Jan. 28, 2014; Oct. 1, 2025>

(6) The Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment, a Metropolitan 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 determined permissible discharge load under paragraph (1). <Amended on Jan. 28, 2014; Oct. 1, 2025>

(7) A person to whom an order to take measures was issued pursuant to paragraph (6) shall submit an improvement plan to the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment or a Metropolitan City Mayor or the head of a Si/Gun, as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment, and shall report his or her performance to the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment or the Metropolitan City Mayor or the head of the Si/Gun without delay upon having taken the measures as ordered. <Amended on Jan. 28, 2014; Oct. 1, 2025>

(8) Where a person to whom an order to take measures has been issued pursuant to paragraph (6) fails to take such measures as ordered, or has taken measures 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 determined permissible discharge load under paragraph (1), the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment or the Metropolitan City Mayor or the head of the Si/Gun may order the person to completely or partially suspend the operation of the relevant facility for a period not exceeding 6 months or to close the relevant facility. In such cases, an order to close a facility shall be issued only where it is found impossible to lower pollutants to the apportioned pollution load or determined permissible discharge load, even by improving or supplementing the facility. <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(Penalty surcharges for exceeding total pollution load) #

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

(2) When an effluent charge referred to in Article 15(1) of the Act on the Integrated Control of Pollutant-Discharging Facilities or Article 41 of the Water Environment Conservation Act or a penalty surcharge referred to in Article 12 of the Act on Control and Aggravated Punishment of Environmental Offenses (referring only to a penalty surcharge levied relating to water quality) has already been levied on the relevant pollutants when levying a penalty surcharge for exceeding the total pollution load pursuant to paragraph (1), the penalty surcharge for exceeding the total pollution load shall be reduced by an 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 penalty surcharge for exceeding the total pollution load referred to in paragraph (1) shall be calculated by multiplying the benefit from the excess discharge (referring to the disposal cost saved by discharging pollutants in excess of the apportioned pollution load or determined permissible discharge load) 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; and the specific method of calculation, and other necessary matters, shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Amended on Jan. 27, 2016>

(4) If a person obligated to pay a penalty surcharge for exceeding the total pollution load under paragraph (1) fails to do so by the payment due date, additional charges shall be imposed. <Amended on Jan. 27, 2016>

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

(6) Penalty surcharges for exceeding the total pollution load prescribed in paragraph (1) and additional charges collected under paragraph (4) shall be accounted for as revenues 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 the penalty surcharges for exceeding the total pollution load and additional charges levied and collected by each Metropolitan City Mayor and the head of each Si/Gun, on collection expenses, as prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Amended on Jan. 27, 2016; Oct. 1, 2025>

(8) If a person obligated to pay penalty surcharges for exceeding the total pollution load or additional charges fails to do so by the payment due date, the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment, the Metropolitan City Mayor, or the head of the 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. 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, or the head of a Si/Gun intends to order a person to suspend operation of his or her business under Article 12(8), he or she may levy a penalty surcharge not exceeding 300 million won on the person, in lieu of such suspension of business in any of the following cases; provided, no penalty surcharge shall be levied in lieu of suspension of business in cases specified 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) The amount of penalty surcharges to be levied depending on the severity of the respective offenses pursuant to paragraph (1), and other necessary matters, 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, or the head of a Si/Gun may increase or decrease a penalty surcharge by up to 1/2 of the amount of the penalty surcharge levied 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 the penalty surcharge as increased shall not exceed 300 million won. <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>

(4) If a person obligated to pay a penalty surcharge under paragraph (1) fails to do so by the payment due date, additional charges shall be imposed.

(5) Article 47-4 of the Framework Act on National Taxes shall apply mutatis mutandis to the additional charges 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 the procedures for collecting penalty surcharges and additional charges referred to in paragraphs (1) and (4). In such cases, "penalty surcharge for exceeding the 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/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 under Article 10(1)2 or fails to formulate or implement a master plan or an enforcement 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 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 18(Installation and management of facilities for blocking leakage of water, facilities for collecting water) #

(1) Deleted. <Mar. 24, 2014>

(2) A person specified by Decree of the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment, among the following persons, shall install facilities for blocking the leakage of rainwater, sewage, wastewater, and fire-fighting water discharged from his or her business establishment, facilities for collecting such water, and other facilities for preventing water pollution accidents; provided, the foregoing shall not apply to persons who have buffer storage facilities provided for in Article 21-4(1) of the Water Environment Ecosystem Conservation Act into which such water flows: <Amended on Jun. 4, 2013; Mar. 24, 2014; Jan. 17, 2017; Oct. 1, 2025>

1. A person permitted to engage in a poisonous substance business under Article 28 of the Chemicals Control Act;

2. A person who installs and operates a facility that discharges specific substances harmful to water quality defined in subparagraph 8 of Article 2 of the Water Environment Conservation Act, among wastewater discharge facilities;

3. A person who manufactures, keeps, stores, and/or uses pesticides and technical concentrates defined in Article 2 of the Pesticide Control Act;

4. A person who manufactures, keeps, stores, and/or uses substances harmful to water quality specified and publicly notified by the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment among the substances harmful to water quality equivalent to those referred to in subparagraphs 1 through 3.

(3) Deleted. <Mar. 24, 2014>

(4) A person who installs and operates facilities for blocking water leakage, facilities for collecting water, etc. under paragraph (2) shall comply with the relevant standards for installation and operation prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment. <Amended on Mar. 24, 2014; Oct. 1, 2025>

(5) The Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment, the Metropolitan City Mayor, or the head of the Si/Gun may order a person who fails to install facilities referred to in the main clause of paragraph (2) or fails to comply with any of the standards for installation and operation under paragraph (4) to install or improve such facility within a given period, as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment. <Amended on Mar. 24, 2014; Oct. 1, 2025>

(6) Article 12(7) through (9) shall apply mutatis mutandis to a person to whom an order for improvement is issued pursuant to paragraph (5). <Amended on Jan. 28, 2014>

(7) Deleted. <Mar. 24, 2014>

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

[Title Amended on Mar. 24, 2014]

Article 23(Programs for supporting residents) #

(1) The head of a Si, Gun (including the head of a Gun under the jurisdiction of a Metropolitan City), or Gu shall establish a plan for supporting any of the following residents or areas (hereinafter referred to as "resident support programs"). Such resident support programs shall be subject to deliberation by the Nakdong River Basin Management Committee under Article 37: <Amended on Dec. 31, 2008; Jan. 28, 2014; Oct. 1, 2025>

1. A water-source management area or the residents thereof;

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

2. Dam environs prescribed by Presidential Decree and the residents thereof;

3. An area recognized by the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment where the annual average water quality has been maintained within the standards prescribed by Presidential Decree by the residents' voluntary endeavor for a period specified by Decree of the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment;

4. An area meeting the standards specified by Decree of the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment in terms of the area, resident population, etc. of a water-source management area among the areas within the Si/Gun/Gu having jurisdiction over the water-source management area;

5. An area meeting the standards specified by Decree of the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment among the areas within the Si/Gun/Gu having jurisdiction over dam environs.

(2) Types of resident support programs shall be as follows: <Amended on Dec. 31, 2008; Feb. 6, 2024>

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 program to improve welfare, such as assistance in installing waterworks and other facilities for residents' convenience;

3. A program to improve welfare, such as assistance in installing waterworks and other facilities for residents' convenience;

4. A program for assisting in the installation and maintenance of facilities for removing pollutants, and of sewerage systems;

5. Assistance in the resettlement or occupational transit people who face hardship 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) Procedures for formulating and implementing plans for resident support programs, the detailed contents of such plans, the guidelines for allocation of financial resources, and the scope of residents or areas eligible for benefitting from the resident support programs, and other necessary matters, 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 27(Expropriation of land, goods, or rights) #

(1) A person who implements a project to develop a riparian ecological belt under Article 4-3 or a water quality improvement project pursuant to Article 26 (hereinafter referred to as "project implementer") may expropriate or use land, goods, or rights prescribed in Article 3 of the Act on Acquisition of and Compensation for Land for Public Works Projects. In such cases, if the Minister of Environment has publicly notified an implementation plan to develop the riparian ecological belt pursuant to Article 4-3 or has approved the plan for the water quality improvement project pursuant to Article 26, the project shall be deemed approved and public notice thereof shall be deemed made pursuant to Articles 20(1) and 22 of the Act on Acquisition of Land for Public Works Projects, and a petition for ruling may be filed within the period specified for implementing the project in the project plan, notwithstanding Articles 23(1) and 28(1) of that Act. <Amended on Jan. 28, 2014; Oct. 1, 2025>

(2) In any of the following cases, the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment, a Metropolitan City Mayor, or the head of a Si/Gun shall, without delay, notify the relevant person of the 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 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 pursuant to Article 26.

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

(4) Except as provided in this Act, the Act on the 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 28(Authorization, Permission, etc. Deemed Granted) #

(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 that 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 that 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 that 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 that 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 reporting on, converting a mountainous district under Article 14 or 15 of the Mountainous Districts Management Act; permission for, or reporting on, the temporary use of a mountainous district under Article 15-2 of that Act; permission for extracting soil and rocks (referring only to aggregate) under Article 25 of that Act; permission for, or reporting 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 that 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 that Act;

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

14. Permission to use 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 a third person's land under Article 27(1) of the Funeral Service Act;

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 that Act; and approval of an implementation plan to reclaim public waters under Article 38 of that Act;

17. Deleted. <Apr. 15, 2010>

(2) When the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment publicly notifies an implementation plan to develop a riparian ecological belt under Article 4-3 or approves a plan for a water quality improvement project under Article 26, he or she shall consult the heads of related administrative agencies in advance, where the plan includes any matter prescribed in any of 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, permission, etc. 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 32(Levying and collection of water use charges) #

(1) In order to raise funds for resident support programs 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 supplied with raw water taken from public waters specified by Presidential Decree as is or as purified and shall deposit the charge into the Fund; provided, the foregoing shall not apply where such water is used for maintaining the water levels on rivers.

(2) When either of the following persons draws water from public waters specified by Presidential Decree, he or she shall deposit a water use charge directly into 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 defined in 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, the following persons shall be exempt from 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 calculating and forecasting the water use charge, such as intake volume, supplied volume, and loss rate, to the Nakdong River Basin Management Committee established under Article 37, as prescribed by Presidential Decree.

(5) No water use charge referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be levied on any water-source management areas, dam environs, or other areas specified by Presidential Decree.

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

(7) A person who uses water from a river under paragraph (2)2 is eligible for an exemption or reduction of the water use charge, as prescribed by Presidential Decree.

(8) Delinquent water use charges may be collected in the same manner as delinquent national or local taxes are collected.

(9) Where a waterworks business entity referred to in paragraph (1) is not a local government, the collection of delinquent water use charges 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) Article 68(2) and (3) of the Water Supply and Waterworks Installation Act shall apply mutatis mutandis to the forced collection of delinquent water use charges under paragraph (8).

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

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

Article 37(Establishment of Committee for Management of Nakdong River Basin) #

(1) A Nakdong 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 Nakdong River basin:

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

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

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

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

5. Matters concerning water for maintaining the water levels on rivers;

6. Other matters specified 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; Mar. 23, 2013; Dec. 31, 2020; Jun. 7, 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 appointed by the Minister of the Korea Forest Service, from among public officials in general service who are members of the Senior Executive Service in the Korea Forest Service;

3. The Deputy Mayor or Deputy Governor of Busan Metropolitan City, Daegu Metropolitan City, Ulsan Metropolitan City, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Gyeongsangnam-do, or Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province (referring to a person appointed by the relevant Mayor/Do Governor, if the local government has two Deputy Mayors or Deputy Governors);

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

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

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

(6) Local governments that have interests in the Nakdong 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) Matters to be reported as to registration for establishment of the Committee shall be as follows:

1. Objectives;

2. Name;

3. Location of its office;

4. Date of establishment;

5. Name and resident registration number of the chairperson.

(9) Except as provided in this Act, the provisions regarding incorporated associations in the Civil Act shall apply mutatis mutandis to registration for the Committee.

(10) Necessary matters for the operation, etc. of the Committee shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree.

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

Article 41(Request 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 necessary for the performance of such works within the budget: <Amended on Jun. 15, 2021; Oct. 1, 2025>

1. The competent Mayor/Do Governor;

2. The head of the competent 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 Act on Special Cases concerning Electric Source Development, 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, permission, or similar;

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 a compelling reason not to do so; 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 RESIDENTS SUPPORT IN THE NAKDONG RIVER BASIN

Article 1(Purpose) #

Article 2(Definitions) #

Article 3(Scope of application) #

Article 4(Designation of riparian zones, cancellation of such designation) #

Article 4-2(Formulation and implementation of master plans to manage riparian zones) #

Article 4-3(Formulation, execution of implementation plans to develop 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(Formulation of basic policy to control total pollution load) #

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

Article 11(Formulation, implementation of enforcement plans for total pollution load control) #

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

Article 13(Penalty surcharges 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 17(Preferential subsidization of costs and expenses for total pollution load control) #

Article 18(Installation and management of facilities for blocking leakage of water, facilities for collecting water) #

Article 19 #

Article 20(Management of culverts) #

Article 21(Area subject to restriction on installation of waste landfill facilities) #

Article 22 #

Article 23(Programs for supporting residents) #

Article 23-2(Management of real estate acquired by resident support programs) #

Article 23-3(Request and processing of data) #

Article 23-4(Support for regional win-win cooperation project) #

Article 24(Technical and financial support) #

Article 25(Support for operation of water pollution prevention facilities) #

Article 26(Projects for improvement of water quality) #

Article 27(Expropriation of land, goods, or rights) #

Article 28(Authorization, Permission, etc. Deemed Granted) #

Article 29(Establishment of special account for improvement of water quality) #

Article 30(Revenue and expenditure of special account) #

Article 31(Special measures for financing) #

Article 32(Levying and collection of water use charges) #

Article 33(Establishment of Nakdong River Basin Management Fund) #

Article 34(Financial sources of Fund) #

Article 35(Use of Fund) #

Article 36(Operation and management of Fund) #

Article 37(Establishment of Committee for Management of Nakdong River Basin) #

Article 38(Authorities responsible for accounting of Fund) #

Article 39(Assistance in activities for surveillance of water quality) #

Article 40(Survey on impact of installation of water intake facilities on water quality) #

Article 41(Request for improvement) #

Article 42(Hearings) #

Article 43(Delegation and entrustment of authority) #

Article 43-2(Legal fiction as public officials in application of penalty provisions) #

Article 44(Penalty provisions) #

Article 45(Joint penalty provisions) #

Article 46(Administrative fines) #