Singapore legislation
Regulation 40H
Regulation 40H
Submission of water efficiency plan, etc.
Subregulation 1
Where regulation 40C(2) or (3) (as the case may be) applies, the qualifying consumer must —
submit, in accordance with paragraph (3), the information and documents mentioned in that paragraph; and
prepare and submit, in accordance with paragraph (4), a water efficiency plan for the site or sites,unless, before 1 July of year T, the qualifying consumer ceases the business activity at all the sites in respect of which the consumer is a qualifying consumer for year T.
Subregulation 2
Where regulation 40C(4) applies, the consumers —
must submit, through the appointed qualifying consumer and in accordance with paragraph (3), the information and documents mentioned in that paragraph;
must jointly prepare, in accordance with paragraph (4), one water efficiency plan for the site; and
must submit, through the appointed qualifying consumer and in accordance with paragraph (4), the water efficiency plan,unless, before 1 July of year T, all the qualifying consumers for the site cease the business activity at the site in respect of which the consumers are qualifying consumers for year T.
Subregulation 3
The information and documents mentioned in paragraph (1)(a) or (2)(a) must —
be submitted to the Board —
together with the water efficiency plan;
before 1 July of year T (or such later date as the Board may allow in writing in any particular case);
through the Board’s website at https://www.pub.gov.sg; and
in the form specified by the Board; and
comprise the following relating to year T – 1, in respect of each business activity carried out by the qualifying consumer at the site:
the number of days in that year during which the business activity was carried out;
the plant recycling rate and process recycling rate, if applicable;
the total amount of each type of water supplied by the Board that is used in the business activity;
the total amount of each type of water not supplied by the Board that is used in the business activity;
the amount of each type of water (whether or not supplied by the Board) used at each water usage area, including the amount recorded by any private meter;
for each reused or recycled stream, the type and amount of that stream, the type of treatment used for recycling, and the water usage area that uses that stream;
every business activity indicator;
any information regarding the water efficiency of any cooling system used at the site or sites;
a water balance chart;
such other information or documents required by the Board relating to the water used at the site or sites in question; (xi)a signed statement from the chief executive and the water efficiency manager of the qualifying consumer in question, that the information and documents submitted are accurate and complete.
Subregulation 4
The water efficiency plan must —
be submitted to the Board —
by a water efficiency manager of the qualifying consumer or appointed qualifying consumer, as the case may be;
before 1 July of year T (or such later date as the Board may allow in writing in any particular case);
through the Board’s website at https://www.pub.gov.sg; and
in the form specified by the Board; (b)describe the following:
the water conservation measures used or intended to be used at the site or sites;
the date for the implementation or intended date of implementation of each of those measures;
the estimated cost of implementing each of those measures;
the implementation status of those measures; (v)the projected annual water savings for each type of water used at the site or sites; and
be endorsed by —
for a water efficiency plan under paragraph (1) — the chief executive and water efficiency manager of the qualifying consumer; and
for a water efficiency plan under paragraph (2) — the chief executive and water efficiency manager of the appointed qualifying consumer.
Subregulation 5
A qualifying consumer that, without reasonable excuse, contravenes paragraph (1) or (2) shall be guilty of an offence.