Henan Province, urban sewage treatment fee collection and use of management measures

Article 1 In order to strengthen the management of urban sewage treatment fee collection and use, to ensure the construction, maintenance and normal operation of urban sewage treatment facilities, improve and enhance the quality of the water environment, saving water resources, according to the "People's Republic of China *** and the State of Water Pollution Prevention and Control Act" and the relevant laws and regulations, combined with the actual situation in 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 III of the administrative area of the province to the centralized urban sewage treatment facilities and drainage network discharge of sewage, wastewater units and individuals, should be in accordance with the provisions of these measures to pay urban sewage treatment fees.

Has paid the urban sewage treatment fees, no longer pay sewage charges and urban drainage facilities paid fees. 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.

Construction administrative departments at or above the county level is responsible for the collection and use of urban sewage treatment fee management. Article V of the urban sewage treatment fee charges, by the provincial people's government in accordance with the relevant provisions of the state price administrative department, according to the centralized urban sewage treatment facilities, drainage facilities, operation, maintenance costs and part of the construction costs and the enterprise, the residents of the affordability of the development of the provincial people's government for approval and implementation.

The development or adjustment of urban sewage treatment fees involving urban residents living in the city, the price department shall convene a hearing in accordance with legal procedures. Article 6 The price department shall strengthen the centralized treatment facilities for urban sewage operation, 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 a water meter, the amount of water consumption in accordance with the water meter shows the amount of calculation; not installed a water meter, the amount of water consumption in accordance with the water facilities nameplate flow rate 24 hours of daily operation.

For groundwater recharge tap water is not charged urban sewage treatment fees. Article IX on the enjoyment of the urban minimum subsistence allowance treatment of users, exempted from urban sewage treatment fees, the specific measures formulated by the people's governments of provincial municipalities, 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 Emission Standards for Sewage," the provisions of 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, not up to the national or provincial sewage discharge standards, the sewage 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 the construction of urban public **** water supply enterprises in the collection of water charges.

The use of 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 fees, must be collected in full and in a timely manner.

The urban sewage treatment fee on behalf of the collection of handling fees at 1.5%. Article XII of the urban public **** water supply enterprises, water administrative departments, the construction of 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 dedicated to the construction, operation and maintenance of urban sewage treatment facilities.

The collection of urban sewage treatment fees should be used in strict accordance with the provisions of the scope of use, no unit or individual shall not be retained, squeezed, misappropriated. Article XIV of the use of urban sewage treatment fees, by the construction of administrative departments to prepare a plan for the use of funds, the financial sector in accordance with the provisions of the plan and 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 encourages the guidance of 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 payment within a specified period, and if the payment is still not made, a late payment fee of 3 per thousand shall be added on a daily basis, and a fine of less than 10,000 yuan may also be imposed. Article 20 The sewage treated by the urban sewage treatment facilities, does 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 the province, and by the construction of the administrative department of the corresponding deduction of the sewage treatment fee allocated to the urban sewage treatment plant.