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national key water and soil conservation construction projects in the river
basin; entrusted by MWR, organizing to prepare and supervising implementation of the river basin water and soil conservation plan; and supervising and
inspecting implementation of water and soil conservation plan for large- and
medium-sized production and construction projects approved by the state; and
organizing monitoring, forecasting, and announcement of water and soil loss
in the river basin.
(8) Supervising water administration and law enforcement within the scope of
functions and powers. Investigating and dealing with illegal water activities;
mediating interprovincial water disputes; guiding safety production in water
sector in the river basin; being responsible for safety production work within
river basin management organization, and quality and safety supervision of the
water projects directly managed; and organizing and guiding safety supervision
of water projects such as reservoirs and hydropower station dams in the river
basin.
(9) Guiding rural hydropower water resource development in the river basin;
carrying out water resource scientific and technological, foreign affairs, quality,
and technical supervision activities; and undertaking relevant water resource
statistical analysis.
(10) Operating or supervising state-owned assets of central water projects, such
as river basin control and interprovincial water projects, in accordance with
regulations or authorization; and researching and proposing water supply prices
and on-grid electricity prices.
However, these organizations have been allocated responsibilities that go beyond
the particular river or lake or river basin concerned, and thus they essentially act
as regional offices of the MWR. For example, the Yellow River Water Resources
Commission is authorized to act in some inland river basins in the Xinjiang, Qinghai,
Gansu, and Inner Mongolia regions; the Yangtze River Water Resources Commission is authorized to manage the regions west of the Lancang River (including the
Lancang River itself); the Songliao River Water Resources Commission is authorized to manage the international rivers in Northeast China; the Pearl River Water
Resources Commission is authorized to manage the Han River and international rivers
east of the Lancang River, the coastal rivers in Guangdong Province and the Guangxi
Zhuang Autonomous Region, Hainan Province; the Tai Lake Bureau is authorized
to manage the Qiantang River, Zhejiang Province, and Fujiang Province (excluding
the Han River); and the Hai River Water Resources Commission is authorized to
manage the northern Shandong Province.
These commissions or bureau may have functional sections for planning and
programming, water administration, financial and economic regulation, science and
technology research, project construction and management, water and soil conservation, and flood control and drought resistance. In some commissions, specific
departments may be established, such as the river course management department
in the Yellow or the river sand-quarrying department in the Yangtze. In addition to
these functional departments, several supporting agencies have been set up since
4 River Basin Management
national key water and soil conservation construction projects in the river
basin; entrusted by MWR, organizing to prepare and supervising implementation of the river basin water and soil conservation plan; and supervising and
inspecting implementation of water and soil conservation plan for large- and
medium-sized production and construction projects approved by the state; and
organizing monitoring, forecasting, and announcement of water and soil loss
in the river basin.
(8) Supervising water administration and law enforcement within the scope of
functions and powers. Investigating and dealing with illegal water activities;
mediating interprovincial water disputes; guiding safety production in water
sector in the river basin; being responsible for safety production work within
river basin management organization, and quality and safety supervision of the
water projects directly managed; and organizing and guiding safety supervision
of water projects such as reservoirs and hydropower station dams in the river
basin.
(9) Guiding rural hydropower water resource development in the river basin;
carrying out water resource scientific and technological, foreign affairs, quality,
and technical supervision activities; and undertaking relevant water resource
statistical analysis.
(10) Operating or supervising state-owned assets of central water projects, such
as river basin control and interprovincial water projects, in accordance with
regulations or authorization; and researching and proposing water supply prices
and on-grid electricity prices.
However, these organizations have been allocated responsibilities that go beyond
the particular river or lake or river basin concerned, and thus they essentially act
as regional offices of the MWR. For example, the Yellow River Water Resources
Commission is authorized to act in some inland river basins in the Xinjiang, Qinghai,
Gansu, and Inner Mongolia regions; the Yangtze River Water Resources Commission is authorized to manage the regions west of the Lancang River (including the
Lancang River itself); the Songliao River Water Resources Commission is authorized to manage the international rivers in Northeast China; the Pearl River Water
Resources Commission is authorized to manage the Han River and international rivers
east of the Lancang River, the coastal rivers in Guangdong Province and the Guangxi
Zhuang Autonomous Region, Hainan Province; the Tai Lake Bureau is authorized
to manage the Qiantang River, Zhejiang Province, and Fujiang Province (excluding
the Han River); and the Hai River Water Resources Commission is authorized to
manage the northern Shandong Province.
These commissions or bureau may have functional sections for planning and
programming, water administration, financial and economic regulation, science and
technology research, project construction and management, water and soil conservation, and flood control and drought resistance. In some commissions, specific
departments may be established, such as the river course management department
in the Yellow or the river sand-quarrying department in the Yangtze. In addition to
these functional departments, several supporting agencies have been set up since