According to regulations, when the volume of effluent exceeds the approved maximum by 10 %, a report of this fact and an application to increase the approved maximum must be submitted. But the approval process takes six months and the volume of waste water was continuing to grow at an explosive rate. As such, the park was unable to avoid exceeding the stipulated volume.
按照規定，當排放量超過許可量一成，就必須報備申請變更排放許可證，但是申請許可期間長達半年，汙水量又急速爆增，無可避免地出現許可證記載與實際不符的空窗期。