Regulations of Zaozhuang Municipality on the Protection of Drinking Water Sources

Chapter I General Provisions Article 1 In order to strengthen the protection of drinking water sources, ensure the safety of drinking water, safeguard public health and promote the construction of ecological civilization, these Regulations are formulated in accordance with the Environmental Protection Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), the Water Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Water Pollution Prevention Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), and in light of the actual situation of this Municipality. Article 2 These Regulations shall apply to the protection and management of drinking water sources within the administrative area of this Municipality.

The term "drinking water source" as mentioned in these Regulations refers to the surface water source and underground water source used for centralized drinking water supply within the administrative area of this Municipality. Article 3 The protection of drinking water sources shall follow the principles of scientific planning, giving priority to prevention, strict protection, comprehensive management and ensuring safety. Article 4 The municipal and district (city) people's governments shall be responsible for the protection of drinking water sources within their respective jurisdictions, incorporate the protection of drinking water sources into environmental protection planning and comprehensive water resources planning, and establish a coordination mechanism for the protection of drinking water sources. Fifth city, district (city) environmental protection departments to implement unified supervision and management of environmental protection of drinking water sources within their respective administrative areas.

Development and reform, information, water conservancy and fishery, finance, land and resources, public security, health and family planning, transportation, agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and veterinary, safety supervision, planning, housing and urban construction, urban management, industry and commerce, tourism and other departments shall do a good job in the protection of drinking water sources in accordance with their respective responsibilities.

The town people's government and sub-district offices shall do a good job in the protection of drinking water sources within their respective jurisdictions according to law.

The villagers' committee and the residents' committee shall assist the town people's government and sub-district offices in the protection of drinking water sources. Article 6 The Municipal People's Government shall make a rational plan for the utilization of water resources in the whole city, giving priority to the development and utilization of surface water as drinking water; Do a good job in the planning of stopping using drinking water for industrial production, urban greening and other water, and do a good job in the planning of recycling reclaimed water to improve the reuse rate of reclaimed water. Seventh city, district (city) people's government should ensure the demand for drinking water source protection funds, and included in the annual budget. Article 8 The municipal, district (city) people's governments shall establish and improve a long-term compensation mechanism for the ecological protection of drinking water sources, and the people's governments in the beneficiary areas or the people's governments at higher levels shall make ecological compensation for the drinking water source protection areas by means of transfer payment, fund awards and subsidies, etc.

Specific compensation measures shall be formulated separately by the Municipal People's Government. Article 9 The municipal, district (city) people's governments and relevant departments shall organize publicity and education on the protection of drinking water sources, popularize laws, regulations and scientific knowledge on the protection of drinking water sources, and raise public awareness on the protection of drinking water sources.

The news media should strengthen public welfare propaganda and public opinion supervision on the protection of drinking water sources. Tenth all units and individuals have the obligation to protect drinking water sources, and have the right to report and complain about the pollution and destruction of drinking water sources. The people's governments and departments that receive the report shall promptly organize the handling and feed back the handling results to the informants.

City, district (city) people's government shall give awards to units and individuals that have made outstanding contributions to the protection of drinking water sources or provided clues to major illegal cases. Chapter II Delimitation of Drinking Water Source Protection Zones Article 11 The water conservancy and fishery departments of the city and district (city) shall, jointly with the departments of environmental protection, housing and urban and rural construction, land and resources, health and family planning, make a scientific demonstration on water resources conditions, water demand and pollution risks, put forward a list of drinking water sources, and announce it to the public after being approved by the people's government at the same level. Twelfth drinking water sources should be designated according to law. Drinking water source protection areas are divided into first-class protection areas and second-class protection areas; When necessary, a certain area can be designated outside the drinking water source protection area as the quasi-protection area. Thirteenth delineation of drinking water source protection areas, proposed by the district (city) people's government, with the consent of the Municipal People's government, the provincial people's government for approval; Delineation of cross-regional (city) drinking water source protection areas shall be proposed by the district (city) people's government through consultation, and shall be submitted to the provincial people's government for approval after being approved by the municipal people's government. Fourteenth after the delineation of drinking water source protection areas, due to the needs of public interests and changes in the natural environment, it should be re-submitted for approval and announced in accordance with the original approval procedures.

The water source that cancels the delineation plan of drinking water source protection areas shall stop supplying drinking water. Article 15 The district (city) people's government shall, in accordance with the technical requirements for signs of drinking water source protection areas, set up clear geographical landmarks and obvious warning signs at the boundaries of drinking water source protection areas, set up isolation protection facilities around the first-class protection areas, and be responsible for management and maintenance.

It is forbidden to damage or move geographical landmarks, warning signs and isolation and protection facilities without authorization. Chapter III Protection of Drinking Water Sources Article 16 The following acts are prohibited in the quasi-protected areas of drinking water sources:

(a) new construction, expansion of construction projects with serious water pollution, renovation of construction projects to increase the amount of sewage;

(2) Setting up storage places for chemical raw materials, mineral oils and toxic and harmful mineral products;

(3) Stacking, dumping and burying solid wastes such as fly ash, industrial wastes, domestic garbage, excrement, medical wastes and radioactive substances, or setting up storage places and transfer places for soluble, toxic and harmful wastes;

(four) the use of sewage does not meet the "water quality standards for farmland irrigation" for irrigation;

(five) the application of highly toxic, highly toxic and highly residual pesticides, excessive use of chemical fertilizers;

(6) using explosives and chemicals to kill fish;

(seven) deforestation, destruction of wetlands, destruction of vegetation and non-renewable felling of water conservation forests, revetment forests and other acts that undermine the ecological balance of water environment;

(eight) mineral exploration, mining and processing activities that may affect the quality of drinking water sources;

(9) Failing to take anti-seepage, anti-overflow and anti-leakage measures or entering the protected area to transport toxic and harmful substances, oil and feces without approval;

(10) Cleaning vehicles, containers and other articles that have contained oils or toxic and harmful pollutants in water, and discharging toxic and harmful substances such as heavy metals, pathogens, oils, acid-base sewage and radioactive wastewater;

(eleven) the use of seepage pits, seepage wells, cracks and caves to discharge sewage and other harmful wastes, and the use of permeable layers and the pores, cracks and caves of abandoned mines to store oil, natural gas, radioactive substances, toxic and harmful chemical raw materials and pesticides;

(twelve) other acts prohibited by laws and regulations.