Management Measures for the Collection and Use of Urban Sewage Treatment Fees in Henan Province (Revised in 2012)

Article 1 In order to strengthen the management of the collection and use of urban sewage treatment fees, to ensure the construction, maintenance and normal operation of urban sewage treatment facilities, to improve and enhance the quality of the water environment, and to conserve water resources, according to the "People's Republic of China *** and the State of China's Law on Prevention and Control of Water Pollution," as well as the relevant laws and regulations, combined with the actual situation of the province, to formulate the present measures. Article 2 These measures shall apply to the administrative area of the province of urban sewage treatment fee collection, use and management. Article 3 Where in the administrative area of the province to the centralized urban sewage treatment facilities and drainage network discharge of sewage, wastewater units and individuals, shall pay the urban sewage treatment fee in accordance with the provisions of these measures.

Have paid the urban sewage treatment fees, no longer pay sewage charges. Article IV of the provincial municipalities, counties (cities) people's governments shall, in accordance with these measures and the relevant provisions of the provincial people's government, to strengthen the collection and management of sewage treatment fees, accelerate the construction of centralized sewage treatment facilities, to ensure the normal operation of urban sewage treatment facilities. And the construction of sewage treatment facilities into the target assessment.

County-level construction administrative departments are responsible for the collection and use of urban sewage treatment fee management. Article 5 of the urban sewage treatment fees by the provincial people's government price administrative department in accordance with the relevant provisions of the state, according to the centralized urban sewage treatment facilities, drainage facilities, operation, maintenance costs and part of the construction costs as well as enterprises, the residents of the affordability of the development of the provincial people's government for approval and implementation.

To develop or adjust the urban sewage treatment fee charges involving urban residents, the competent price department shall hold hearings in accordance with legal procedures. Article VI of the price department shall strengthen the centralized urban sewage treatment facilities, operation and maintenance costs of investigation and analysis, to provide a basis for the adjustment of urban sewage treatment fee standards. Article 7 It is strictly prohibited to use water units and individuals within the coverage of the urban drainage network, the sewage is discharged directly into the water body. Article VIII of the urban sewage treatment fee according to the amount of water consumption on a monthly basis. Units and individuals using piped water, their water consumption is calculated according to the amount shown on the water meter. Use of self-supplied water units, has installed water meters, the amount of water consumption in accordance with the amount shown on the water meter calculation; not installed water meters, the amount of water consumption in accordance with the water facilities nameplate flow rate 24 hours of daily operation.

The tap water used for groundwater recharge is not charged urban sewage treatment fees. Article IX of the urban minimum subsistence allowance treatment of users, exempted from urban sewage treatment fees, the specific measures to be formulated by the people's governments of provincial municipalities and counties (cities). Article 10 for sewage discharged into the urban drainage network of industrial production enterprises, its sewage after treatment to meet the national "comprehensive sewage discharge standards" stipulated in the first or second level of standards, in accordance with the urban sewage treatment fee charges 40% of the sewage treatment fee. Untreated or treated, failing to meet the national or provincial sewage discharge standards, the discharger shall also bear the responsibility for the treatment of excessive sewage. Article XI of the use of urban public **** water supply units and individuals, its urban sewage treatment fee commissioned by the competent administrative department of construction of urban public **** water supply enterprises in the collection of water charges.

Using self-supplied water units and individuals, its urban sewage treatment fees collected by the competent administrative department of construction or entrusted to the competent administrative department of water in the collection of water resource fees collected together. Water administrative departments to collect sewage treatment fees must be collected in full and in a timely manner.

Urban sewage treatment fees on behalf of the collection of handling fees at 1.5%. Article XII of the urban public **** water supply enterprises, water administrative departments, construction administrative departments to collect urban sewage treatment fees should be paid in full to the same level of finance, into the financial account management, earmarked for special purposes. Article XIII of the urban sewage treatment fee shall be used exclusively for the construction, operation and maintenance of urban sewage treatment facilities.

Collected urban sewage treatment fees should be used in strict accordance with the provisions of the scope of use, any unit or individual shall not be retained, squeezed, misappropriation. Article XIV of the use of urban sewage treatment fees, the administrative department in charge of construction to prepare a plan for the use of funds, the financial sector in accordance with the provisions of the plan for the use of funds and timely disbursement of the relevant costs. Article XV of finance, price, audit, supervision and other administrative departments shall, in accordance with their respective responsibilities, to strengthen the collection of urban sewage treatment fees, the use and management of supervision. Article XVI encourage to guide social capital to take sole proprietorship, joint venture, cooperation, joint venture and other ways to participate in the construction and operation of urban sewage treatment facilities. Article XVII encourages the use of water and other recycled water instead of natural water sources, the production and use of water units and users should be in accordance with the relevant provisions of the state and the province to give preferential. Landscaping, environmental sanitation, car wash industry, the construction industry should be in accordance with the relevant provisions of the priority use of water. Article 18 violation of the provisions of these measures, unauthorized changes in the scope of urban sewage treatment fees or charges, by the competent authorities in charge of prices in accordance with the relevant provisions of the fee management shall be dealt with according to law. Article 19 The water user units and individuals do not pay the urban sewage treatment fee, the competent administrative department of construction shall order the payment of a limited period of time; late payment is still not paid, a late fee of 3 ‰ per day, and may be imposed a fine of less than 10,000 yuan. The amount of late payment shall not exceed the amount of urban sewage treatment fees payable. Article 20 of the urban sewage treatment facilities by the sewage treatment facilities, did not meet the national or provincial emission standards, by the administrative department of environmental protection in accordance with the relevant provisions of the state and province, and by the construction of the administrative department of the corresponding deduction of the allocation of urban sewage treatment plant sewage treatment fees.