4.3 River Basin Management Systems in China: Implementation Design
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More information is available in the 2007 Hydrological Regulation of the PRC.
The regulation stipulates that RBOs organize, implement, and manage relevant
hydrological works within their jurisdictions according to the legislation and rights
authorized by WAD of the State Council (Article 4). RBOs are responsible for river
basin hydrological development plans according to national hydrological development plans, which they may implement after gaining the approval of MWR (Article
8). Hydrological monitoring stations and networks shall be developed according to
the principles of river basin and regional combination, and region subject to river
basin (Article 11). Hydrological stations administrated by provincial water resources
department with significant roles in river basin water resource management and
disaster relief shall be technically guided and supervised by RBO (Article 17). With
relation to data collection, data from key groundwater sources and overdraft regions,
as well as from wastewater discharge outlets and key transacts, shall be collected and
submitted to RBOs or provincial hydrological agencies (Article 25).
Regarding water quality and pollution monitoring, the water resources protection
agency at RBO is responsible for water environment monitoring along the provincial
boundaries of water bodies (Article 26, 2017 Water Pollution Control Law). The
environmental administrative department of the State Council must clarify river basin
ecological and environmental protection requirements, organize river basin resource
holding capacity monitoring and assessments, and implement river basin resources
and environmental holding capacity precautions (Article 29, 2017 Water Pollution
Control Law).
4.3.2 River Basin Planning
Water resource development, use, saving, and protection as well as water-related
disaster relief shall be integrated based on river basin and region. River basin plans
consist of a comprehensive plan and a master plan (Article 14, 2016 Water Law).
The regional plan in the river basin is subordinated to river basin plan (Article 15,
2016 Water Law).
The river basin comprehensive plan for major state rivers and lakes shall be
compiled by MWR, with collaboration from relevant departments of the State
Council and provincial governments and ultimate approval by the State Council. The
river basin comprehensive plan for interprovincial rivers and lakes shall be compiled
by relevant RBOs and provincial WADs (Article 17, 2002 Water Law). Water projects
must be in accordance with the river basin comprehensive plan (Article 19, 2016
Water Law).
In the master plan, flood-control plans are subject to the river basin/regional
comprehensive plan. Likewise, regional flood-control plans are subject to the river
basin flood-control plan (Article 9, 2016 Flood Control Law). The flood prevention
schemes for interprovincial rivers and lakes are formulated by RBOs in conjunction
with the provincial WADs concerned, reviewed by relevant provincial governments,
95
More information is available in the 2007 Hydrological Regulation of the PRC.
The regulation stipulates that RBOs organize, implement, and manage relevant
hydrological works within their jurisdictions according to the legislation and rights
authorized by WAD of the State Council (Article 4). RBOs are responsible for river
basin hydrological development plans according to national hydrological development plans, which they may implement after gaining the approval of MWR (Article
8). Hydrological monitoring stations and networks shall be developed according to
the principles of river basin and regional combination, and region subject to river
basin (Article 11). Hydrological stations administrated by provincial water resources
department with significant roles in river basin water resource management and
disaster relief shall be technically guided and supervised by RBO (Article 17). With
relation to data collection, data from key groundwater sources and overdraft regions,
as well as from wastewater discharge outlets and key transacts, shall be collected and
submitted to RBOs or provincial hydrological agencies (Article 25).
Regarding water quality and pollution monitoring, the water resources protection
agency at RBO is responsible for water environment monitoring along the provincial
boundaries of water bodies (Article 26, 2017 Water Pollution Control Law). The
environmental administrative department of the State Council must clarify river basin
ecological and environmental protection requirements, organize river basin resource
holding capacity monitoring and assessments, and implement river basin resources
and environmental holding capacity precautions (Article 29, 2017 Water Pollution
Control Law).
4.3.2 River Basin Planning
Water resource development, use, saving, and protection as well as water-related
disaster relief shall be integrated based on river basin and region. River basin plans
consist of a comprehensive plan and a master plan (Article 14, 2016 Water Law).
The regional plan in the river basin is subordinated to river basin plan (Article 15,
2016 Water Law).
The river basin comprehensive plan for major state rivers and lakes shall be
compiled by MWR, with collaboration from relevant departments of the State
Council and provincial governments and ultimate approval by the State Council. The
river basin comprehensive plan for interprovincial rivers and lakes shall be compiled
by relevant RBOs and provincial WADs (Article 17, 2002 Water Law). Water projects
must be in accordance with the river basin comprehensive plan (Article 19, 2016
Water Law).
In the master plan, flood-control plans are subject to the river basin/regional
comprehensive plan. Likewise, regional flood-control plans are subject to the river
basin flood-control plan (Article 9, 2016 Flood Control Law). The flood prevention
schemes for interprovincial rivers and lakes are formulated by RBOs in conjunction
with the provincial WADs concerned, reviewed by relevant provincial governments,