The Ministry of Economic Affairs promulgated the Hot Spring Act in 2005, designating hot springs as a natural resource belonging to the state. To date, however, only Beitou's hot spring district has implemented a system whereby all spring water use is controlled by the managing authority.
即便經濟部於 2005 年發布施行「溫泉法」，宣示溫泉屬於國家的天然資源，然而至今全台灣僅止北投溫泉區實施統一供水辦法，溫泉管理計畫也徒具形式。