Hong Kong Regulations

WATER POLLUTION CONTROL (SEWERAGE) REGULATION - SECT 6

Operation and maintenance of wastewater treatment facility

PART III

WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITIES

(1) Where the Authority considers that a wastewater treatment facility in a
water control zone-

   (a)  is being operated or maintained in a manner that is likely to result
        in effluent being discharged from the facility otherwise than in
        compliance with licence requirements;

   (b)  is being operated or maintained in a manner that is or is likely to be
        harmful to the health or safety of any person carrying out the
        operation or maintenance;

   (c)  is producing an effluent which is not in compliance with any licence
        requirement; or

   (d)  is structurally defective, he may by service of a notice on the owner
        of the wastewater treatment facility require the owner to construct
        works, effect repairs or modify or carry out operations as specified
        in the notice and to do so within a time specified in the notice.

(2) For the purpose of subsection (1)-

   (a)  if there is more than one owner of the wastewater treatment facility,
        service of a notice on any one of the owners shall be sufficient
        service; and

   (b)  if a wastewater treatment facility is connected to land or premises
        the owners of which have been incorporated under section 8 of the
        Building Management Ordinance ( Cap 344), service of a notice on the
        owners corporation shall be sufficient service. (Enacted 1994)