What is the crime of drilling a well to obtain groundwater without permission?

1. What is the crime of drilling a well to obtain groundwater without permission

1. Drilling a well to obtain groundwater without permission is illegal, not illegal. The water administrative department of the people's government at or above the county level or the river basin management agency will be ordered to stop the illegal act according to their functions and powers, and if the circumstances are serious, a fine of 2 thousand to 1 thousand yuan will be imposed.

2. Legal basis: Article 69 of the Water Law of the People's Republic of China

In case of any of the following acts, the water administrative department of the people's government at or above the county level or the river basin management agency shall, according to its functions and powers, order it to stop the illegal act, take remedial measures within a time limit and impose a fine of more than 2, yuan but less than 1, yuan; If the circumstances are serious, its water intake permit shall be revoked:

(1) taking water without approval;

(2) failing to take water in accordance with the conditions stipulated in the approved water intake permit.

article 71

if the water-saving facilities of a construction project are put into use without authorization, the relevant departments of the people's governments at or above the county level or the river basin management agencies shall, according to their functions and powers, order them to stop using them, make corrections within a time limit and impose a fine of not less than 5, yuan but not more than 1, yuan.

Article 72

If one of the following acts constitutes a crime, criminal responsibility shall be investigated in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Criminal Law; If it is not serious enough for criminal punishment, and there is no provision in the flood control law, the water administrative department of the local people's government at or above the county level or the river basin management institution shall, according to their functions and powers, order them to stop the illegal act and take remedial measures, and impose a fine of not less than 1, yuan but not more than 5, yuan; Violation of the law on public security administration punishment shall be punished by the public security organs according to law; Those who cause losses to others shall be liable for compensation according to law:

(1) those who occupy or destroy water projects, dikes, bank revetments and other related facilities, or destroy flood control, hydrological monitoring and hydrogeological monitoring facilities;

(2) engaging in activities such as blasting, drilling wells, quarrying, and taking soil that affect the operation of water projects and endanger the safety of water projects within the protection scope of water projects.

second, what department manages the unauthorized drilling of wells to pump groundwater

the water administrative department is responsible for the management of unauthorized drilling of wells to pump groundwater. In general counties, this department is called the Water Affairs Bureau.

the water administrative departments, river basin management agencies and other relevant departments of the people's governments at or above the county level should pay attention to maintaining the reasonable flow of rivers and the reasonable water levels of lakes, reservoirs and groundwater, and maintaining the natural purification capacity of water bodies when formulating water resources development and utilization plans and scheduling water resources.