Water Supply and Waterworks Installations Act.

This Act aims to improve public sanitation and contribute to the improvement of a living environment by the development of a comprehensive plan for water supply and waterworks installation and by appropriate and reasonable installation and management of waterworks.
The Act outlines various duties of the Minister of Environment which shall include: the establishment of a comprehensive plan for national waterworks; the designation of water-source protection areas for securing water sources and conserving the quality of water; standards for installing and managing rain-utilization facilities; etc. In order to run a general waterworks business or an industrial waterworks business an authorization shall be obtained by the Minister of Construction and Transportation or the Minister of Environment. Anyone who intends to become a certified operation manager of water-purification facilities shall pass the qualifying examination for the certified operation managers of water-purification facilities, which is administered by the Minister of Environment. The Act further establishes a Tap-Water Quality Evaluation Committee and defines its powers and duties, and establishes the Korea Waterworks and Sewerage Association which shall perform investigation and research, and develop the necessary waterworks technologies. The Act, among other things, also provides for the expropriation and use of land to carry out waterworks business. Supplementary and penal provisions are contained in the text.