Regulations on Safety Management of Reservoir Dams (20 1 1 Revision)

Chapter I General Provisions Article 1 These Regulations are formulated in accordance with the Water Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) for the purpose of strengthening the safety management of reservoirs and dams and ensuring the safety of people's lives and property and socialist construction. Article 2 These Regulations shall apply to reservoir dams (hereinafter referred to as dams) with dam height15m or storage capacity100000 m3 in People's Republic of China (PRC). The dam includes permanent water retaining structure, flood discharge, water conveyance and ship passage structure.

Dam height below15m or above10m or storage capacity below100000 m3 or above100000 m3, which is potentially dangerous to the safety of important towns, traffic trunk lines, important military facilities and industrial and mining areas, shall be managed with reference to these regulations. Article 3 The water administrative department of the State Council shall, jointly with the relevant departments of the State Council, supervise dam safety throughout the country. The water administrative department of the local people's government at or above the county level shall, jointly with the relevant competent departments, supervise the dam safety within their respective administrative areas.

Water conservancy, energy, construction, transportation, agriculture and other relevant departments at all levels are the competent departments of the dams under their jurisdiction. Article 4 People's governments at all levels and their dam authorities shall be responsible for the safety of dams under their jurisdiction. Article 5 The construction and management of dams shall follow the principle of safety first. Article 6 All units and individuals have the obligation to protect dam safety. Chapter II Dam Construction Article 7 Dam construction must conform to the technical standards for dam safety formulated by the water administrative department of the State Council jointly with the relevant dam authorities. Eighth dam construction must be designed. The engineering design of the dam must be undertaken by the unit with corresponding qualification certificate.

The engineering design of a dam shall include the design of management facilities such as engineering observation, communication, electric power, lighting, transportation and fire fighting. Ninth dam construction must be undertaken by units with corresponding qualification certificates. Dam construction units must carry out construction in accordance with the design documents, drawings and relevant technical standards stipulated in the construction contract.

The construction unit and design unit shall send representatives to supervise and inspect the construction quality. If the quality does not meet the design requirements, rework or remedial measures must be taken. Article 10 When building a dam, the construction unit shall, in accordance with the approved design, request the people's government at or above the county level to delimit the scope of management and protection in accordance with state regulations, and set up signs.

Where the scope of management and protection has not been defined for a built dam, the dam administrative department shall, according to the needs of safety management, report to the people's government at or above the county level for delineation. Eleventh after the start of the dam, the dam administrative department shall set up a dam management unit to participate in quality inspection, dam division, sub-project acceptance and water storage acceptance in accordance with the basic construction acceptance procedures.

After the completion of the dam, the construction unit shall apply to the competent department of the dam for organization and acceptance. Chapter III Dam Management Article 12 Dams and their facilities are protected by the state, and no unit or individual may occupy or destroy them. The dam management unit shall strengthen the safety and security of the dam. Thirteenth prohibit blasting, drilling wells, quarrying, mining, dredging, soil, grave repair and other activities endangering dam safety within the scope of dam management and protection. Fourteenth non dam management personnel shall not operate dam facilities such as flood gates and water gates, and dam management personnel shall abide by relevant rules and regulations when operating. No unit or individual may interfere with the normal management of dams. Fifteenth it is forbidden to cut down trees in the dam catchment, and it is forbidden to reclaim land on steep slopes, resulting in reservoir siltation. It is forbidden to reclaim land in the reservoir area and carry out activities that endanger mountains, such as quarrying and taking soil. Article 16 If the crest of a dam really needs to be used as a highway, it must be scientifically demonstrated and approved by the dam authorities, and corresponding safety maintenance measures must be taken. Article 17 It is forbidden to build docks, channels, pile up sundries and dry grain and grass in dam bodies. The construction of docks and fish ponds within the scope of dam management and protection shall be approved by the dam authorities, and keep a certain distance from the dam toe and drainage and water conveyance structures, and shall not affect dam safety, project management and emergency rescue work. Eighteenth dam authorities should be equipped with dam safety management personnel with corresponding professional level.

Dam management units shall establish and improve safety management rules and regulations. Nineteenth dam management units must carry out safety monitoring and inspection of dams in accordance with relevant technical standards; Monitoring data should be sorted out and analyzed in time, so as to know the operation of the dam in time. When abnormal phenomena and unsafe factors are found, the dam management unit shall immediately report to the competent department of the dam and take timely measures. Twentieth dam management units must do a good job in dam maintenance and repair, to ensure that the dam and gate opening and closing equipment in good condition. Article 21 The operation of a dam must give full play to its comprehensive benefits on the premise of ensuring safety. The dam management unit shall operate the reservoir in accordance with the approved plan and the instructions of the dam authorities.

In flood season, the comprehensive utilization of reservoirs must obey the unified command of flood control headquarters; The flood control storage capacity exceeding the flood limit level and the flood dispatching operation of reservoirs mainly for power generation must obey the unified command of the flood control headquarters.

No unit or individual may illegally interfere with the operation of the reservoir. Twenty-second dam authorities shall establish a regular dam safety inspection and appraisal system.

Before and after the flood season, after the occurrence of rainstorm, heavy rainstorm, catastrophic flood or strong earthquake, the dam authorities shall organize the safety inspection of the dams under their jurisdiction.