Articles 9, 43, 46 and 59 herein do not apply to simple water supply enterprises defined as water supply enterprises that supply less than 3,000 cubic meters of water a day, whereas the municipal or county (city) authority-in-charge will stipulate separate autonomous regulations for simple water supply enterprises.
Article 57 herein does not apply to simple water supply enterprises depicted in the foregoing paragraph that supply less than 300 cubic meters of water a day.
A simple water supply enterprise as depicted in the foregoing two paragraphs may have a water supply enterprise manage or take over its water supply system after its owner or the representative of its management committee has applied for and obtained the consent of said water supply enterprise.

A water supply enterprise may charge a simple water supply enterprise whose water supply system it (referring to the water supply enterprise) manages reasonable operating and maintenance fees and other necessary expenses during the management period. The water supply enterprise will set the fee schedule for the aforesaid purpose and file it with the authority-in-charge for reference.
The owner or the management committee of the simple water supply enterprise shall hand over gratuitously its water supply system facilities, plant, and water right deed in an itemized manner to the water supply enterprise for use and management over the management period.
For a simple water supply enterprise depicted in the foregoing paragraph whose water supply system is taken over, its owner or management committee shall hand over gratuitously the titles to its water supply system facilities and plants in an itemized manner to the water supply enterprise.
If a simple water enterprise depicted in the foregoing two paragraphs has used the land for its facilities for more than ten (10) years, the registration for transfer of superficies rights or titles is waived. In such event, the water supply enterprise that takes over may use the land gratuitously and is deemed to own the superficies rights.
Following the amendment of the Act on January 5, 2007, newly established simple water supply enterprises that supply more than 100 cubic meters a day shall apply for management or take-over by a water supply enterprise in areas where it has laid pipes and commence water supply after the application has been approved and its system has been incorporated into the water supply system.

Water supply enterprises operating prior to the promulgation of this Act shall be in compliance with this Act in one year after the promulgation.

The central authority-in-charge will stipulate the enforcement rules of this Act.

This Act will be enforced on the date of promulgation.