1. Reasons for Amendment
This amendment aims to establish new details necessary to operate the integrated environmental manager system, which will be implemented from 2024, in conformity with the revision of the Act on the Integrated Control of Pollutant-Discharging Facilities and to reflect the changes in the criteria for determining the exceedance of emission standards for the measurement values of automatic water quality testers following the revision of the Enforcement Decree and Enforcement Rule of the Water Environment Conservation Act.
2. Major Provisions
A. Delegate the details of training for technical personnel in the agency business for integrated permits (Article 9-8)
Establish a legal basis so that the Minister of Environment can determine details not specified in the statutes, such as training content and time regarding the training of technical personnel for the agency business for integrated permits.
B. Stipulate the details necessary to operate the integrated environmental manager system
1) Newly insert integrated environmental manager qualifications and appointment criteria (Articles 24-2, 24-4, 24-6, and Attached Table 13-2)
Classify integrated environmental managers into “integrated environmental supervising managers” and “integrated environmental general managers,” and specify qualification requirements and appointment criteria for each business site.
2) Stipulate the reasons for allowing concurrent positions for integrated environmental managers (Article 24-3, Attached Table 13-3)
In principle, the Act on the Integrated Control of Pollutant-Discharging Facilities prohibits integrated environmental managers from concurrently performing the duties of other compulsory employees. As exceptions are determined by Ordinance of the Ministry of Environment, stipulate the reasons for allowing concurrent positions.
3) Establish new regulations related to training, expenses, and work entrustment. (Articles 24-7, 24-8, 24-9, and Attached Table 13-4)
Define the details of integrated environmental manager certification training and continuing education, delegate matters related to education expenses to the Minister of Environment by the Notice, and define related institutions and organizations that can be entrusted with the education.
4) Establish administrative disposition standards (Attached Table 14)
Establish disposition standards for non-compliance with the obligation to appoint an integrated environmental manager.
C. Revise the criteria for determining the exceedance of emission standards in conformity with revisions to other Acts (Attached Table 8)
In conformity with the amendments to Article 41 (5) of the Enforcement Decree of the Water Environment Conservation Act and Attached Table 22 of the Enforcement Rule of the same Act, reflect changes in the criteria for determining the exceedance of emission standards for water pollutants subject to administrative disposition.
