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5 Water Resources Allocation and Regulation
1. Allocation principles
(1) Fair and equitable, scientific and reasonable.
(2) Priority on water-saving and optimal allocation.
(3) Protect aquatic environment and sustainable use of water resources.
(4) Respect the status quo and make overall plans.
(5) Democratic consultation and administrative decision-making.
2. Allocation opinions
In 2030, the out-of-stream allocation for surface water in a normal year (P
= 50%) of the Huai River Basin is 149 million m
3 for the Hubei Province,
6.31 billion m
3 for Henan Province, 9.81 billion m
3 for Anhui Province,
and 6.81 billion m
3 for Jiangsu Province.
Under different inflow conditions, the out-of-stream allocation plan in
2030 for the Huai River Basin is shown in Table 5.1.
Table 5.1 Water resources allocation plan of the Huai River Basin in 2030 under different
inflow frequencies
Provinces
Inflow frequency (%)
Allocation volume (billion m 3 )
Hubei
50
0.149
75
0.165
90
0.152
95
0.127
Annual average
0.150
Henan
50
6.31
75
7.96
90
3.79
95
3.16
Annual average
6.55
Anhui
50
9.81
75
12.15
90
7.49
95
6.24
Annual average
10.06
Jiangsu
50
6.81
75
8.43
90
2.44
95
2.03
Annual average
6.84
Source Huai River Water Resources Commission.
Permission granted by Huai River Water Resources Commission on its website subject to
proper citation.