Article 1

These Regulations are enacted pursuant to Paragraph 2 of Article 6 of the Reclaimed Water

Resources Development Act (hereinafter referred to as the "Act").

Article 2

Reclaimed Water Development Projects initiated by the competent authorities of the municipality or

county (city) as referred to in Paragraph 1 of Article 6 of the Act shall mean the Reclaimed Water

Development Projects submitted by the municipality or county (city) governments that are not

located in regions with the likelihood of undersupply of water resources, and meet one of the

following conditions:

1. All or part of the water supply quantity used by existing water supply users is replaced with the

reclaimed water developed.

2. Required by other major industrial policies or regional development plans approved by the

Executive Yuan.

Article 3

The competent authorities of the municipality or county (city) submitting the Reclaimed Water

Development Projects according to Paragraph 2 of Article 5 and Paragraph 1 of Article 6 of the Act

shall provide the Reclaimed Water Development Project plan and apply to the central competent

authority for the construction cost subsidies of related reclaimed water facilities (hereinafter referred

to as the “Construction Costs”).

If the implementation of the Reclaimed Water Development Project in the preceding Paragraph is

combined with the public sewer system or incorporated into the existing public sewer system, the

application for Construction Cost subsidies shall be made to the central competent authority for

sewer systems.

The contents of the Reclaimed Water Development Project plan regarding application for

Construction Cost subsidies in the preceding two Paragraphs shall be formulated in accordance with

the Directions for Editing and Deliberation of Medium- and Long-Term Individual Projects of

Executive Yuan Subordinate Agencies or the format required by the agency accepting the subsidy

application.

Article 4

For applications in accordance with Paragraph 1 of the preceding Article, the subsidy ratio and

procedures are subject to the Guidelines for Financial Planning Review of Major Water Work

Construction Projects and shall be approved only after deliberation; for applications in accordance

with Paragraph 2 of the preceding Article, the subsidy ratio and procedures shall follow those for

sewage projects in the Regulations Governing Subsidies to Municipality or County (City)

Government by the Central Government, and shall be approved only after deliberation.

In order to facilitate the development of reclaimed water resources and in consideration of regional

water resources status and maintenance of stable regional water supply based on overall national

development, the central competent authority and the central competent authority for sewer systems

may apply for project subsidies from the Executive Yuan. The subsidies shall not be limited by the

subsidy ratio in the preceding paragraph.

Article 5

The funds required for subsidies shall be budgeted by the central competent authority or the central

competent authority for sewer systems or paid for by relevant funds.

Article 6

These Regulations become effective as of the date of promulgation.