Wuwei City Water Conservation Regulations

Chapter 1 General Provisions Article 1 In order to save water resources, improve water resource utilization efficiency, realize sustainable use of water resources, promote the construction of ecological civilization and sustainable economic and social development, according to the "People's Congress of the People's Republic of China" The National Water Law of the People's Republic of China, the Measures of Gansu Province for the Implementation of the National Water Law of the People's Republic of China, the Regulations of Gansu Province on Water Conservation, and other laws and regulations were formulated based on the actual situation of this city. Article 2 These regulations shall apply to water conservation and supervision and management activities within the administrative region of this city.

If laws and regulations have other provisions on water conservation and supervision and management activities, those provisions shall prevail.

The term "water conservation" as mentioned in these Regulations refers to various activities that take administrative, economic, technical, management and other comprehensive measures to adjust the water use structure, reduce water resource consumption and losses, and utilize water resources reasonably and efficiently. Article 3 Water conservation work follows the principles of water conservation priority, overall planning, total volume control, quota management, rational allocation, and efficient utilization. Article 4 When developing and utilizing water resources, priority should be given to the use of surface water, restrictions on the exploitation of groundwater, and full utilization of unconventional water.

Establish a water conservation mechanism with government leadership, market regulation and public participation. Article 5 The municipal and county (district) people's governments shall incorporate water conservation work into the national economic and social development plans and annual plans, organize the preparation and implementation of special plans for water conservation, cultivate and develop water conservation industries, and formulate water conservation policies and incentives , ensure capital investment in water conservation, establish and improve water conservation management mechanisms and service systems, improve water conservation responsibility systems, support the research and development and promotion of water conservation technologies and products, and promote water conservation throughout society.

The township (town) people's government, sub-district offices and development park management agencies should cooperate with relevant departments to do a good job in water conservation within their jurisdictions. Article 6 The water administrative departments of the municipal and county (district) people’s governments are responsible for the supervision and management of water conservation within their respective administrative regions.

City and county (district) people’s government development and reform, agriculture and rural areas, housing and construction, industry and information technology, natural resources, ecological environment, science and technology, forestry and grassland, finance, market supervision, education, commerce, health, Relevant administrative departments such as culture, sports, radio, television and tourism shall do a good job in water conservation in accordance with the division of responsibilities.

Grassroots mass autonomous organizations assist township (town) people's governments and sub-district offices in water conservation work within their jurisdictions.

Grass-level water supply and water management units and water users associations should do a good job in water conservation under the guidance of relevant departments. Article 7: All units and individuals have the obligation to save water, and have the right to supervise and report in accordance with the law any behavior that wastes water resources, damages water-saving facilities and equipment, or fails to perform water-saving supervision and management responsibilities. Article 8 People's governments at all levels shall organize and carry out publicity and education on market conditions, water conditions and water conservation, popularize water conservation laws and regulations and water conservation knowledge, and enhance the public's awareness of water conservation.

News media should carry out public welfare publicity on water conservation and conduct public opinion supervision on waste of water resources.

Public places such as schools, shopping malls, hotels, hospitals, and parks should set up water-saving slogans and signs to promote water-saving knowledge. Chapter 2 Water Conservation Management Article 9 The water administrative departments of the municipal and county (district) people's governments shall, in conjunction with relevant departments, prepare water conservation plans in accordance with the national and Gansu Province water conservation plans and in combination with the economic and social development level and water resources conditions of the administrative region. Special plans for water use areas shall be submitted to the people's government at the same level for approval.

The formulation and revision of regional special plans for water conservation should solicit opinions from experts and the public.

The approved special plan for water conservation areas shall be strictly implemented. If adjustments and modifications are indeed necessary, they shall be approved by the original approval authority in accordance with the planning approval procedures. Article 10: A system combining total volume control and quota management shall be implemented for water use. Industry water quotas are the basis for water management, water resource allocation, planned water use, water abstraction permit approval, and water fee collection within the city's administrative region. Any water use units and individuals should strictly implement them. Article 11 Municipal, county (district) people's governments shall strictly implement regional total water consumption and intensity control, and establish a total water consumption and water intensity control indicator system covering their respective administrative regions.

The development and reform administrative departments of the municipal and county (district) people's governments, in conjunction with the water administrative departments, determine the amount of water that can be used by this administrative region based on water quotas, economic and technical conditions, water distribution plans and annual forecasted water volumes. of water, formulate annual water use plans, and implement total annual water consumption control within the administrative region.

Article 12: Implement planned water management system. Units planning to use water should submit water use planning proposals for the next year to the water administrative department before the end of each year. The water administrative department, together with other water supply administrative departments, shall approve the water use plan of the water use unit based on the annual total water consumption control indicators, water use quotas and water use records of the water use units in the administrative region, and in accordance with the principles of overall coordination, comprehensive balance, and leaving room for room.

Planned water use units shall use water in accordance with the approved planned water use indicators. Those who have not obtained the planned water use indicators shall not use water without authorization.

The specific management measures for planned water use shall be formulated by the water administrative departments of the municipal and county (district) people's governments in conjunction with relevant departments. Article 13 The water administrative departments of the municipal and county (district) people's governments shall formulate annual water resource allocation or water allocation plans for their respective administrative regions based on the total water consumption control indicators issued by the superior government and in conjunction with regional economic and social development and ecological civilization construction. . The regional water resources allocation shall not exceed the total water consumption control index, and the groundwater allocation shall not exceed the regional groundwater extraction control index.

Establish a multi-level water rights allocation mechanism to break down the total regional water consumption indicators to water users. Water rights are managed under a real-name system, and water supply and water management units should establish and improve water rights allocation and water consumption ledgers.