The central and the municipal authority-in-charge shall stipulate the engineering standards for the facilities of the water supply enterprises separately.
The engineering standards for hydraulic structures relating to water rights and water sources that require approval from the water conservancy authority pursuant to the Water Act shall be stipulated by the water conservancy authority.

A water supply enterprise shall have be equipped with the following facilities:
1. The water intake equipment shall have the power to draw the necessary volume of raw water.
2. The water storage equipment shall have necessary capacity to ensure sufficient supply of raw water during the drought season.
3. The water diversion equipment shall be installed with proper water pump, aqueduct, and other equipment to transport the necessary raw water.
4. The water purification equipment shall be installed with proper sedimentation tanks, filtering tanks, disinfecting, water quality monitoring, and other water treatment systems.
5. The water conveyance equipment shall be installed with proper water pump, pipes, and other equipment to convey the necessary clean water.
6. The water distribution equipment shall be installed with proper service reservoir, water pump, distribution pipelines, and other distribution equipment.

A water supply enterprise shall constantly examine and record the quality and quantity of water from its source.

A water supply enterprise shall record daily the quality control of water, the operations of water supply equipment, the volume and the pressure of water supply for future inspection.

A water supply enterprise shall install fire hydrants for the purpose of public safety. The central and the municipal authorities-in-charge, in consultation with the fire safety authority will stipulate the installation standards.
The local governments of city, county or township at where the fire hydrants are located shall reasonably subsidize the installation of fire hydrants.

The water conveyance and distribution pipelines of the water supply system shall not be connected with other lines.

To prevent breakdown of water supply, a water supply enterprise shall be equipped with proper backup system and rigorously adopt applicable measures to reduce the possibilities and time of water supply interruption.

A water supply enterprise shall regularly inspect all the equipment and record the results of inspection. The central and the municipal authority-in-charge shall stipulate the measure for inspection separately.

The service equipment of water users shall be installed in accordance with the established standards. Water service to users shall not begin until the aforementioned equipment has been found qualified by the water supply enterprise or by a professional organization designated by the water supply enterprise.
The central authority-in-charge shall stipulate the standards for service equipment.

A water supply enterprise, based on engineering needs, may use the river, ditches, bridges, culverts, protecting embankments, roads and so on without interfering with their original usage after consulting with the authority-in-charge.

When necessary, a water supply enterprise in its service area or municipality, county (city) government in the areas under the jurisdiction may lay pipes or other equipments under private or public land. The water supply enterprise shall notify the land owner or user of the restitution in advance, then proceed to restoring the land to its original condition after the completion of construction.

A water supply enterprise shall choose the least damage-inducing locations and invasive approaches to the use of public or private land pursuant to article 52. Any resulting damage shall be compensated to the extent of loss.
When dispute arise regarding the issues of locations, approaches, and compensation in the preceding paragraph, the following subjects: Land owner or the user may apply to the municipality, county (city) authority-in-charge for resolution.
The standard rule of compensation and dispute in the preceding paragraph is enacted by the central authority-in-charge.
Once compensation payment or deposit is approved as described in paragraph 2, the land owner or the user can not refuse a water supply enterprise or municipal or county (city) government use to the water service. A water supply enterprise may also request the assistance of the municipal or county (city) government to be authorized to use the water service .

A water supply enterprise may be entitled to compensation if the pipes or other equipments installed under public road or designated land in urban planning zone according to Articles 51 and 52 herein must be relocated or removed due to a change of urban planning. The amount of compensation will be agreed upon by the parties concerned through negotiation, or by the authority-in-charge if no such agreement is reached.

When a water supply enterprise discovers that the water it supplies is not sanitary, it shall issue warnings on the local newspapers or announce it by other means. The water supply enterprise shall also extensively notify the related parties and remedy the situations at the same time. If the sanitary problem is serious enough to harm the health of users, the water supply enterprise shall promptly report it to the municipal or country (city) authority for permission to stop the water supply.
Any person who discovers that tap water is not sanitary or harmful to the human health should promptly notify the water supply enterprise to take actions.

The planning, design, supervision, and appraisal of an engineering work of water supply enterprises that is above certain scale as designated by the central authority-in-charge shall be certified by lawfully registered and practicing hydraulic engineers or engineers in related fields. Notwithstanding the foregoing, water supply works initiated by a government agency or a public water supply enterprise may be certified by lawfully qualified hydraulic engineers or engineers in related fields working for the agency or enterprise.
The specialties of engineers in related fields will be announced by the central authority-in-charge in consultation with the central authority in charge of engineers.

The chief engineer and engineers employed by a water supply enterprise must be registered and certified. Other construction, management, testing, and operating personnel of a water supply enterprise shall possess professional skills and knowledge and have passed specific examinations.
The central authority-in-charge shall stipulate the measure for the exanimations pursuant to Paragraph 1 hereof.