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5 Water Resources Allocation and Regulation
resources refers to the maximum amount of water available for out-of-stream
consumption in the local surface water resources as per economically reasonable and technically feasible measures, based on the premise of protecting the
ecology, environment, and sustainable use of water resources. The exploitable
amount of groundwater resources refers to the sustainable yield of water in a
foreseeable period of time, which is obtained from underground aquifers by
means of wells and economically reasonable and technically feasible measures
that do not cause ecological and environmental degradation.
– In river basins and administrative regions with a high degree of water resource
development or plentiful water resources, river network regions with complex
water flow, or other river basins and administrative regions not included in the
total amount of water resource availability, the amount of water that can be
allocated refers to the water amount allotted by comprehensively considering
domestic, productive, ecological, and environmental water uses, according
to the principles of convenient management, operation, water saving and
protection, and supply and demand coordination.
• Water resource allocation shall follow the principles of fairness and equality
and fully consider water resource circumstances in the river basin and administrative regions, the history and current status of water supply and use, future
water supply capacity and water demand, and the requirements for water-saving
society construction. Additionally, it must properly handle water use relationships
between upstream and downstream and left and right banks; coordinate surface
water and groundwater and instream and out-of-stream use; and arrange domestic,
productive, and ecological and environmental water use (Article 5).
• Water resource allocation shall be based on a water resource comprehensive plan
(Article 6).
• In order to meet water demand for future development and the national major
development strategy, according to the water resource circumstances of the river
basin or administrative region, the water resource allocation plan authority may
negotiate with the governments of the relevant administrative regions to reserve a
certain amount of water resources. The management authority for reserved water
volume is determined by the water resource allocation plan approval agency.
Before being allocated, the corresponding volume of the reserved water resources
can be reasonably assigned to the annual water resources allocation plan and the
regulation plan (Article 8).
• The water resource allocation plan includes the following main points (Article
10):
– The total amount of water resource availability or the amount of water that can
be allocated in a river basin or administrative region.
– The share of water resources in each administrative region and its corresponding river sections, reservoirs, lakes, and groundwater exploitation areas.
– The annual water use adjustment and regulation principles of each administrative region at different inflow frequencies or reliabilities.
5 Water Resources Allocation and Regulation
resources refers to the maximum amount of water available for out-of-stream
consumption in the local surface water resources as per economically reasonable and technically feasible measures, based on the premise of protecting the
ecology, environment, and sustainable use of water resources. The exploitable
amount of groundwater resources refers to the sustainable yield of water in a
foreseeable period of time, which is obtained from underground aquifers by
means of wells and economically reasonable and technically feasible measures
that do not cause ecological and environmental degradation.
– In river basins and administrative regions with a high degree of water resource
development or plentiful water resources, river network regions with complex
water flow, or other river basins and administrative regions not included in the
total amount of water resource availability, the amount of water that can be
allocated refers to the water amount allotted by comprehensively considering
domestic, productive, ecological, and environmental water uses, according
to the principles of convenient management, operation, water saving and
protection, and supply and demand coordination.
• Water resource allocation shall follow the principles of fairness and equality
and fully consider water resource circumstances in the river basin and administrative regions, the history and current status of water supply and use, future
water supply capacity and water demand, and the requirements for water-saving
society construction. Additionally, it must properly handle water use relationships
between upstream and downstream and left and right banks; coordinate surface
water and groundwater and instream and out-of-stream use; and arrange domestic,
productive, and ecological and environmental water use (Article 5).
• Water resource allocation shall be based on a water resource comprehensive plan
(Article 6).
• In order to meet water demand for future development and the national major
development strategy, according to the water resource circumstances of the river
basin or administrative region, the water resource allocation plan authority may
negotiate with the governments of the relevant administrative regions to reserve a
certain amount of water resources. The management authority for reserved water
volume is determined by the water resource allocation plan approval agency.
Before being allocated, the corresponding volume of the reserved water resources
can be reasonably assigned to the annual water resources allocation plan and the
regulation plan (Article 8).
• The water resource allocation plan includes the following main points (Article
10):
– The total amount of water resource availability or the amount of water that can
be allocated in a river basin or administrative region.
– The share of water resources in each administrative region and its corresponding river sections, reservoirs, lakes, and groundwater exploitation areas.
– The annual water use adjustment and regulation principles of each administrative region at different inflow frequencies or reliabilities.