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lakes is responsible for monitoring the environmental water quality of water bodies
at provincial boundaries and reporting results to the EPAD and WAD of the State
Council (Article 18, 1996 Water Pollution Control Law; Article 26, 2008 Water Pollution Control Law; Article 26, 2017 Water Pollution Control Law). The environmental
protection administrative department of the State Council, in conjunction with WAD
of the State Council and relevant provincial governments, shall establish river basin
water environmental protection coordination mechanisms to implement unified planning, standards, monitoring, and control (Article 28, 2017 Water Pollution Control
Law).
The Water and Soil Conservation Law. This law defines RBO’s supervision and
management responsibilities regarding water and soil conservation (Article 5, 2010
Water and Soil Conservation Law).
The 2009 Decree on Drought Resistance. This decree establishes that RBOs in the
major state rivers and lakes are responsible for coordinating drought resistance within
their jurisdictions. RBOs take the detail works of the river basin flood-control and
drought-resistance headquarters (Article 7, 2009 Decree on Drought Resistance).
Thus, the legal framework for river basin management in China is outlined by
the 2002 Water Law and supported by specific water-related laws and decrees. The
legal definitions of functions and institutions of river basin management are included
in different laws and regulations, each focusing on a particular aspect of river basin
management. As such, river basin management legislation in China is scattered.
4.3 River Basin Management Systems in China:
Implementation Design
The system is complex and can be approached from various angles. River basin
management could be grouped into key activities, such as fishery, navigation, water
resource use, and so on, with the focus of the responsibilities placed on points such
as policy formulation, planning, implementation, and supervision. In the following
section, we apply process-based grouping methodology. The key systems related
to river basin management (mainly water quantity) in China could be described as
follows.
4.3.1 River Basin Water Resource Monitoring
and Assessment
Article 16 of the 2016 Water Law dictates that RBOs shall improve dynamic
monitoring of water resources.
4 River Basin Management
lakes is responsible for monitoring the environmental water quality of water bodies
at provincial boundaries and reporting results to the EPAD and WAD of the State
Council (Article 18, 1996 Water Pollution Control Law; Article 26, 2008 Water Pollution Control Law; Article 26, 2017 Water Pollution Control Law). The environmental
protection administrative department of the State Council, in conjunction with WAD
of the State Council and relevant provincial governments, shall establish river basin
water environmental protection coordination mechanisms to implement unified planning, standards, monitoring, and control (Article 28, 2017 Water Pollution Control
Law).
The Water and Soil Conservation Law. This law defines RBO’s supervision and
management responsibilities regarding water and soil conservation (Article 5, 2010
Water and Soil Conservation Law).
The 2009 Decree on Drought Resistance. This decree establishes that RBOs in the
major state rivers and lakes are responsible for coordinating drought resistance within
their jurisdictions. RBOs take the detail works of the river basin flood-control and
drought-resistance headquarters (Article 7, 2009 Decree on Drought Resistance).
Thus, the legal framework for river basin management in China is outlined by
the 2002 Water Law and supported by specific water-related laws and decrees. The
legal definitions of functions and institutions of river basin management are included
in different laws and regulations, each focusing on a particular aspect of river basin
management. As such, river basin management legislation in China is scattered.
4.3 River Basin Management Systems in China:
Implementation Design
The system is complex and can be approached from various angles. River basin
management could be grouped into key activities, such as fishery, navigation, water
resource use, and so on, with the focus of the responsibilities placed on points such
as policy formulation, planning, implementation, and supervision. In the following
section, we apply process-based grouping methodology. The key systems related
to river basin management (mainly water quantity) in China could be described as
follows.
4.3.1 River Basin Water Resource Monitoring
and Assessment
Article 16 of the 2016 Water Law dictates that RBOs shall improve dynamic
monitoring of water resources.