Amendments to Water Pollution Control Measures and Permit Application Review Management Regulations
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標題Amendments to Water Pollution Control Measures and Permit Application Review Management Regulations Preannounced的月份是3, 年度是2017, 分類是Water, 全文是Amendments to Water Pollution Control Measures and Permit Application Review Management Regulations Preannounced To combat illegal practices while enc....
| 編號 | 3539 |
| 標題 | Amendments to Water Pollution Control Measures and Permit Application Review Management Regulations Preannounced |
| 摘要 | Water Amendments to Water Pollution Control Measures and Permit Application Review Management Regulations Preannounced To combat illegal practices while encouraging law-abiding enterprises, the EPA plans to simplify permit applications for wastewater discharge. According to the draft amendments to the Water Pollution Control Measures and Test Reporting Management Regulations, permit management will be categorized based on the type of industry. Also, permits will not be issued to enterprises with multiple serious violations. |
| 全文 | Amendments to Water Pollution Control Measures and Permit Application Review Management Regulations Preannounced To combat illegal practices while encouraging law-abiding enterprises, the EPA plans to simplify permit applications for wastewater discharge. According to the draft amendments to the Water Pollution Control Measures and Test Reporting Management Regulations, permit management will be categorized based on the type of industry. Also, permits will not be issued to enterprises with multiple serious violations. The EPA preannounced draft amendments to the Water Pollution Control Measures and Permit Review Regulations on 24 February 2017. The purpose of the amendments is to encourage compliance with the law by simplifying wastewater permit application procedures and reinforcing review and management of applications. The main points of the amendments are as follows: 1. Water pollution control plans or permit documents differ according to the type of the industry. There are 3 types of permit: specific, general and simplified. The industries that will need a specific permit are those required to disclose the pollutant content of discharges and information in accordance with Article 14-1 of the Water Pollution Control Act. Because of the high potential (pollution) risks raised by those industries, they will not only need to perform system function tests but also acquire the signature of a qualified engineer for the permit application documents. Moreover, the EPA also tightened the regulation that requires an expert’s review of the pollutant information that enterprises are to disclose. Industries that fall under the general permit category are those with complicated wastewater characteristics such as industrial parks, the dyeing and finishing industry, the leather manufacturing industry, the gold watch manufacturing industry, electroplating industry, and others. Among the enterprises mentioned above, only those with wastewater exceeding 10,000 cubic meters per day (CMD) or with original wastewater that contains more than 100 CMD of toxic substances will be required to conduct system function tests with the signature of a qualified engineer. The simplified permit is for enterprises with simple wastewater characteristics such as the gravel manufacturing industry, livestock industry and service industry. For the abovementioned industries, trial runs, function tests and an engineer’s signature are not required. Even though the EPA has made the standards concerning an engineer’s signature and function tests easier for enterprises in the general and simplified permit category, serious violators will still be tested for system functionality and require a signature from a qualified engineer. 2. Water pollution control plans or permit documents will be suspended if any of the following situations occur: committing multiple violations within 3 years; being suspended by the competent authority at least twice; committing serious violations more than twice; or, being penalized for serious pollution. Once a suspension is issued, an enterprise will not be able to apply for three years starting from the date of the suspension. Also, to prevent enterprises from evading their punishment, the address where any of the abovementioned circumstances take place cannot be used for control plan or permit application. 3. The EPA has simplified the conditions for the modifications to be made before receiving a permit and for the required function tests, such as the following circumstances: the replacement of old wastewater treatment facilities; improvement of accessory equipment at wastewater treatment facilities as well as livestock waste bio-gas collection bags and storage tanks; and, for facilities that reduce water consumption and wastewater production but are unrelated to wastewater treatment, modifications of operating parameters and other registered data can be done after the permits are issued. Although reduction of maximum water consumption and wastewater production levels or improvement of wastewater quality can change operating parameters and other related information of the wastewater treatment facility, functionality tests will not be required since the above circumstances do not reduce the functionality of the wastewater facility. 4. To increase review efficiency, the competent authority should provide guidance and one-time review counselling if application documents are incomplete. 5. To encourage enterprises and operators of sewage systems to comply with the law, procedures are simplified for the application, modification, and extension of water pollution plans and permit documents for those who have never received a penalty from the competent authority under the Water Pollution Control Measures and Test Reporting Management Regulations, in the year prior to the application date. For instance, enterprises with general permits are qualified to apply for simplified permits and are required to only disclose control plans and permit documents issued by the competent authority. 6. To encourage enterprises and operators of sewage systems to comply with the law, enterprises conducting operations outside the permitted parameters may be granted a relief or reduction of the penalty based on the judgment of the competent authority for each individual case within 6 months after the draft amendment is announced, only if they have never been previously reported or found for their violations by the competent authority, and have not caused any actual pollution. With the amendments, about 4,500 enterprises will be eligible for applying for the simplified permit. The competent authorities can focus resources on the investigation and management of illegal enterprises and increase review efficiency. The EPA also points out that law-abiding enterprises can enjoy simpler and cheaper application procedures. |
| 年度 | 2017 |
| 月份 | 3 |
| 分類 | Water |
| 檔案位置 | http://V20/V20-3 |
編號3539 |
標題Amendments to Water Pollution Control Measures and Permit Application Review Management Regulations Preannounced |
摘要Water Amendments to Water Pollution Control Measures and Permit Application Review Management Regulations Preannounced To combat illegal practices while encouraging law-abiding enterprises, the EPA plans to simplify permit applications for wastewater discharge. According to the draft amendments to the Water Pollution Control Measures and Test Reporting Management Regulations, permit management will be categorized based on the type of industry. Also, permits will not be issued to enterprises with multiple serious violations. |
全文Amendments to Water Pollution Control Measures and Permit Application Review Management Regulations Preannounced To combat illegal practices while encouraging law-abiding enterprises, the EPA plans to simplify permit applications for wastewater discharge. According to the draft amendments to the Water Pollution Control Measures and Test Reporting Management Regulations, permit management will be categorized based on the type of industry. Also, permits will not be issued to enterprises with multiple serious violations. The EPA preannounced draft amendments to the Water Pollution Control Measures and Permit Review Regulations on 24 February 2017. The purpose of the amendments is to encourage compliance with the law by simplifying wastewater permit application procedures and reinforcing review and management of applications. The main points of the amendments are as follows: 1. Water pollution control plans or permit documents differ according to the type of the industry. There are 3 types of permit: specific, general and simplified. The industries that will need a specific permit are those required to disclose the pollutant content of discharges and information in accordance with Article 14-1 of the Water Pollution Control Act. Because of the high potential (pollution) risks raised by those industries, they will not only need to perform system function tests but also acquire the signature of a qualified engineer for the permit application documents. Moreover, the EPA also tightened the regulation that requires an expert’s review of the pollutant information that enterprises are to disclose. Industries that fall under the general permit category are those with complicated wastewater characteristics such as industrial parks, the dyeing and finishing industry, the leather manufacturing industry, the gold watch manufacturing industry, electroplating industry, and others. Among the enterprises mentioned above, only those with wastewater exceeding 10,000 cubic meters per day (CMD) or with original wastewater that contains more than 100 CMD of toxic substances will be required to conduct system function tests with the signature of a qualified engineer. The simplified permit is for enterprises with simple wastewater characteristics such as the gravel manufacturing industry, livestock industry and service industry. For the abovementioned industries, trial runs, function tests and an engineer’s signature are not required. Even though the EPA has made the standards concerning an engineer’s signature and function tests easier for enterprises in the general and simplified permit category, serious violators will still be tested for system functionality and require a signature from a qualified engineer. 2. Water pollution control plans or permit documents will be suspended if any of the following situations occur: committing multiple violations within 3 years; being suspended by the competent authority at least twice; committing serious violations more than twice; or, being penalized for serious pollution. Once a suspension is issued, an enterprise will not be able to apply for three years starting from the date of the suspension. Also, to prevent enterprises from evading their punishment, the address where any of the abovementioned circumstances take place cannot be used for control plan or permit application. 3. The EPA has simplified the conditions for the modifications to be made before receiving a permit and for the required function tests, such as the following circumstances: the replacement of old wastewater treatment facilities; improvement of accessory equipment at wastewater treatment facilities as well as livestock waste bio-gas collection bags and storage tanks; and, for facilities that reduce water consumption and wastewater production but are unrelated to wastewater treatment, modifications of operating parameters and other registered data can be done after the permits are issued. Although reduction of maximum water consumption and wastewater production levels or improvement of wastewater quality can change operating parameters and other related information of the wastewater treatment facility, functionality tests will not be required since the above circumstances do not reduce the functionality of the wastewater facility. 4. To increase review efficiency, the competent authority should provide guidance and one-time review counselling if application documents are incomplete. 5. To encourage enterprises and operators of sewage systems to comply with the law, procedures are simplified for the application, modification, and extension of water pollution plans and permit documents for those who have never received a penalty from the competent authority under the Water Pollution Control Measures and Test Reporting Management Regulations, in the year prior to the application date. For instance, enterprises with general permits are qualified to apply for simplified permits and are required to only disclose control plans and permit documents issued by the competent authority. 6. To encourage enterprises and operators of sewage systems to comply with the law, enterprises conducting operations outside the permitted parameters may be granted a relief or reduction of the penalty based on the judgment of the competent authority for each individual case within 6 months after the draft amendment is announced, only if they have never been previously reported or found for their violations by the competent authority, and have not caused any actual pollution. With the amendments, about 4,500 enterprises will be eligible for applying for the simplified permit. The competent authorities can focus resources on the investigation and management of illegal enterprises and increase review efficiency. The EPA also points out that law-abiding enterprises can enjoy simpler and cheaper application procedures. |
年度2017 |
月份3 |
分類Water |
檔案位置http://V20/V20-3 |