Hebei Province Water Conservation Regulations (2021 Amendment)

Chapter 1 General Provisions Article 1 In order to promote the intensive and economical utilization of water resources, build a water-saving society, ensure water security, and promote high-quality economic and social development, in accordance with the "People's Republic of China and the National Water Law 》 and relevant laws and administrative regulations, and in light of the actual situation of the province, these regulations are formulated. Article 2 These regulations shall apply to water conservation and supervision and management activities within the administrative region of this province.

The term "water conservation" as mentioned in these Regulations refers to the intensive conservation and utilization of water by coordinating production, domestic and ecological water use, changing production and lifestyle, controlling the total amount of water, improving water efficiency, reducing water consumption and losses, and reducing water consumption and losses. resource activities. Article 3 Water conservation work should adhere to the water management ideas of prioritizing water conservation, spatial balance, systematic management, and using both hands, and follow the principles of overall planning, scientific allocation, total volume control, efficient utilization, adapting measures to local conditions, and classified guidance, and manage water in accordance with the law. Save water, implement the rigid water resource restriction system, and establish and improve the mechanism of party committee leadership, government leadership, department performance, market regulation, and public participation. Article 4 People's governments at or above the county level shall incorporate water conservation into national economic and social development plans, establish and improve a water conservation policy system, increase investment in water conservation, improve water conservation coordination working mechanisms, and coordinate and resolve major issues in water conservation.

Water conservation work should be included in the performance evaluation of municipal and county-level people's governments, and a sound evaluation, interview, accountability and other systems should be established and improved.

Township people's governments, sub-district offices, and villagers (residents) committees should do a good job in water conservation within their regions.

Management agencies of development zones and parks should do a good job in water conservation within the scope of management in accordance with their responsibilities. Article 5 The water administrative department of the Provincial People's Government is responsible for the province's water conservation work, organizes the preparation of water conservation plans and supervises their implementation, regulates management in accordance with the law, and guides and promotes the construction of a water-saving society.

The Development and Reform Department of the Provincial People's Government is responsible for establishing and improving a price mechanism that is conducive to promoting water conservation, and working with relevant departments to promote the construction of major water conservation projects.

The housing and urban-rural development department of the Provincial People's Government is responsible for guiding urban water conservation work, organizing and promoting the construction of water-saving cities, and increasing the use of recycled water in cities.

The competent department of industry and information technology of the Provincial People's Government is responsible for guiding industrial water conservation work and promoting advanced industrial water-saving technologies, processes and equipment.

The agricultural and rural administration department of the Provincial People's Government is responsible for guiding water conservation in planting, animal husbandry, and fishery, promoting efficient water-saving irrigation, and promoting advanced agricultural water-saving technologies.

Other relevant departments of the Provincial People's Government shall promote the implementation of various policies and measures for water conservation in accordance with their respective responsibilities.

Relevant departments of the people's governments of cities and counties (cities, districts) divided into districts shall do a good job in water conservation related work according to the division of responsibilities. Article 6 People's governments at all levels and their relevant departments shall strengthen publicity and education on provincial conditions and water conditions, incorporate water conservation into the national quality education system and education and teaching content in universities, middle schools and primary schools, publicize water conservation laws and regulations, popularize water conservation knowledge, and guide the public to consciously Participate in the actions of loving water, saving water, and protecting water, improve the water-saving awareness of the whole people, and form a good trend and conscious action of water-saving in the whole society. Article 7 News media such as newspapers, radio, television, and the Internet should strengthen public welfare publicity and public opinion supervision of water conservation, and publicize and promote advanced models of water conservation.

State agencies, schools, communities, hotels, shopping malls, hospitals, parks, cultural venues, stations, airports and other public institutions and places should set up slogans, signs, etc. to promote water conservation. Water knowledge. Article 8 The water administrative departments and other relevant departments of the people's governments at or above the county level shall establish and improve a system for public participation in water conservation, fully listen to public opinions and suggestions in promoting water conservation, and consciously accept social supervision. Article 9: All units and individuals have the obligation to save water and have the right to report waste of water resources.

Units and individuals that have made remarkable achievements in saving water will be commended and rewarded in accordance with the law.

Article 10: The Xiongan New Area Management Committee shall benchmark against international advanced water-saving standards, establish and improve an in-depth water-saving and water-control indicator system, promote high-quality water and its utilization, cycle and sequential utilization, and build a water-saving benchmark city.

Each districted city and county (city, district) actively promotes the creation of high-standard water-saving cities and builds a water-saving society. Chapter 2 Water Management Article 11 The people's governments of provinces, cities divided into districts and counties (cities, districts) shall establish a rigid water resource restriction indicator system and insist on using water to determine cities, water to determine land, water to determine people, and water to determine people. Determine water production, optimize urban spatial layout, industrial structure and population size, and control the construction of high water consumption projects.

Establish and improve the total water consumption and classified management indicator control system and incentive and punishment mechanism, and improve the water resources tax collection mechanism and water price system. Article 12 The people's governments at or above the county level shall coordinate the water needs of various water sources and industries, optimize the allocation of water resources, establish a joint dispatching mechanism for multiple water sources, scientifically utilize the storage regulation function of reservoirs, make good use of external water transfers, and make rational use of water. For local surface water, the use of unconventional water is encouraged, and the exploitation of groundwater is strictly controlled. If it is really necessary to exploit groundwater, the county-level people's government shall report to the provincial people's government for approval step by step.

In the water-receiving areas of river diversion and Yellow River diversion and areas where surface water can meet water demand, no groundwater exploitation shall be approved, and existing water wells shall be closed in an orderly manner.