It has been almost a year since the EPA began collecting water pollution control fees, and the intervening period has seen a number of issues arise that have required discussion with the stakeholders involved. After weighing various suggestions, on 1 April 2016 the EPA preannounced revisions to the Regulations Governing the Collection of Water Pollution Control Fees. The amendments will take effect on 1 July 2016. The Regulations Governing the Collection of Water Pollution Control Fees were last amended on 31 March 2015, and since 1 May 2015 the EPA has been collecting water pollution fees from operators of industrial park sewage systems and enterprises of all industries except livestock rearing. However, a number of issues appeared regarding the paying and reporting of fees, report reviews and auditing of payments. To tackle these issues and improve the fee calculation method for coal-fired power stations that employ seawater flue gas desulfurization for air pollution control, on 1 April 2016 the EPA preannounced amendments to the Regulations Governing the Collection of Water Pollution Control Fees. The amendments will take effect on 1 July 2016. The main points of the amendments are as follows: 1. The addition of the method of calculating water pollution fees for coal-fired power stations that employ the seawater flue gas desulfurization process in their air pollution control facilities, and clarification of documents needed for review. 2. Considering that for a given industry the values of effluent standards are different from those of the marine discharge pipe effluent standards, the EPA has added a new calculation method to give preferential fee rates for effluent discharged directly into the sea. 3. Effluent quality will henceforth be assessed using the maximum values tested by the competent authority. Amendments have also been made to the differential ratio of the reported harmful substance values to the tested ones to minimize disputes over test data. 4. Provisions have been added so that actual discharged effluent volumes and the number of operation days can be used for fee calculation if adequate evidence is provided to support the claim, so as to make fee calculation more reflective of the situation on the ground. 5. To simplify the fee paying procedure, the requirement that fee paying reports and payment invoices must be submitted online has been removed. Reimbursement of excess payments of over NT$2,000 will need to be applied for. 6. Water pollution control fees will be waived for waste bathing water from hotels and restaurants where the wastewater has been kept separate from other effluent and filtered to remove hair and other suspended solids. The fees will also be waived for wastewater from newly established enterprises during their approved initial trial period. 7. The central competent authority will be entitled to determine, calculate, and pursue unpaid water pollution control fees from enterprises that have tried to avoid paying or have failed to pay the fees due.