Shaanxi Province, urban sewage treatment fee collection methods

Article 1 In order to accelerate the centralized treatment of urban sewage, to ensure the maintenance and normal operation of centralized urban sewage treatment facilities, and to improve the quality of the water environment, in accordance with the "People's Republic of China *** and the State of Water Pollution Prevention and Control Act" of the relevant provisions of the actual situation of the province, the formulation of this approach. Article 2 in the administrative area of the province to the centralized treatment facilities of urban sewage discharge of sewage (wastewater) units and individuals, shall pay the urban sewage treatment fee in accordance with this method. Have paid urban sewage treatment fees, no longer pay sewage charges and drainage facilities paid fees.

The centralized urban wastewater treatment facilities referred to in these measures refers to the collection, acceptance, transportation, treatment, disposal and utilization of urban wastewater facilities in general. Including acceptance, delivery of urban sewage pipe network, sewage treatment plants, sewage treatment devices and related facilities for the treatment of sludge and special rivers, reservoirs, lakes, etc. dedicated to sewage treatment. Article 3 The construction administrative department of each city people's government is responsible for the management of urban sewage treatment charges. Article 4 The specific standard of the urban sewage treatment fee charged by the people's government of each city according to the urban sewage treatment plant, drainage facilities, operation and maintenance costs and part of the construction costs, and take into account the affordability of enterprises, residents and so on to put forward the program, hold a hearing to solicit opinions, and the provincial people's government for approval and then announced to the community. Article V urban sewage treatment fee is charged on a monthly basis according to the amount of water used.

Use of tap water units and individuals, the amount of water consumption according to the water meter shows the amount of value; not installed water meter or water meter damaged, according to the measured amount of sewage or connecting sewage pipe capacity caliber approved.

Use of self-supplied water units, has installed a water meter, the amount of water consumption is calculated according to the amount shown on the water meter; without the installation of a water meter, according to the nameplate of the pump flow rate and the working time of the calculation of the flow rate.

The tap water used for groundwater recharge water consumption is not charged for urban sewage treatment fees. Article 6 the use of tap water units and individuals of urban sewage treatment fees, by the urban water supply enterprises in the collection of water charges together. The collection fee does not exceed 0.2% of the total amount of charges, the specific standards to be determined by the people's government of each city.

Use of self-supplied water units of the urban sewage treatment fees, the administrative department of urban construction commissioned by the local tax department on behalf of the collection. Article 7 The urban sewage treatment fee is mainly used for:

(1) the operation and maintenance of urban sewage treatment plants and discharge facilities;

(2) the subsidy for the insufficient funds for the construction of urban sewage treatment plants and discharge facilities;

(3) in the cities where the urban sewage treatment plants have not yet been built, the urban sewage treatment fee collected shall be used entirely as the capital for the construction of urban sewage treatment plants. Article VIII of the water user must pay monthly urban sewage treatment fees, late payment, a late fee of 2 ‰ per day. Article IX collection of urban sewage treatment fees, must use the provincial Department of Finance uniformly printed (supervised) special bills. Article 10 of the collection of urban sewage treatment fees paid in full to the same level of finance, into the financial account management, earmarked for special purposes, may not be diverted to other uses, the balance can be carried over to the next year. Specific use of management by the provincial people's government construction administrative department in conjunction with the financial administrative department to develop. Article XI of enterprises to build their own sewage treatment facilities, its treated sewage to meet the national sewage discharge standards, approved by the competent administrative department for construction of the urban people's government, the urban sewage treatment fee is charged at 50% of the standard. Article 12 The urban sewage treatment fee paid by an enterprise may be included in the production cost or administrative expenses. However, the late payment fee shall not be included in the production cost. Article 13 The sewage treatment fees collected by the cities can not maintain the existing sewage treatment enterprise operations, after the construction, financial administrative departments to review, the local city people's government to give appropriate financial subsidies. Article XIV of the cities and Yangling Demonstration Zone construction administrative department shall be the administrative area of the amount of urban sewage treatment fees collected and the use of the provincial people's government construction administrative department for the record on an annual basis. Article 15 The collection and use of urban sewage treatment fees shall be subject to the supervision and inspection of the administrative departments of finance, price and audit. Article XVI violation of the provisions of these Measures, arbitrarily raise the charges or reduce or waive the charges, indiscriminate charges, by the administrative department of price in conjunction with the administrative department of finance in accordance with the "Shaanxi Provincial Administrative Charges Management Regulations" of the provisions of the investigation and punishment. Article XVII of these measures since August 1, 2004 shall come into force.