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8 Groundwater Management
8.5 Summary
Groundwater plays a critical role in guaranteeing water supply in China, particularly for northern China. However, China is facing critical groundwater problems,
including overdraft, declining water levels, and water quality degradation, resulting
in land subsidence and seawater intrusion. At the same time, the current scattered
groundwater management system, mainly consisting of development and protection
planning, groundwater function zones, FDZs and RDZs, water resources justification reports for construction projects, water abstraction permitting, planned water use,
and water resources fees, cannot provide an effective and efficient solution. The lack
of integrated systems, coordinated management institutions, quality management
arrangements, institutional capacity, and coordinated relationships all worsen the
current groundwater problems. Thus, China should urgently adopt the aquifermanagement concept, develop a comprehensive groundwater management system, reorganize current groundwater-related management systems, reform abstraction permitting, develop a groundwater quality management system, and build the capacity of
its managers.
References
Beijing Water Affair Bureau (2011) 2010 water resources bulletin of Beijing
Department of Water Resources, MWR (2005) Technical guidelines for groundwater function
zoning
Dong, S., et al. (2012). Legislative research on groundwater management regulation. Water
Resources Development Research, 9, 75–77.
Fei, Y., et al. (2005). Factors affecting dynamic variation of groundwater level in North China Plain.
Journal of Hohai University (Natural Sciences), 33(5), 539–541.
GWMATE (2006) Groundwater resources management: an introduction to its scope and practice.
Briefing note series note 1, sustainable groundwater management. The World Bank.
Huang, L., & Guo, Z. (2008). Mechanism of sea water intrusion in china’s coastal areas and its
prevention countermeasures. The Chinese Journal of Geological Hazard and Control, 19(2),
118–122.
Lin, Z. (2004). Groundwater resources development and its analysis in China. Hydrology, 1, 18–21.
Queensland Government. (2006). Great artesian basin water resource plan.
MEP. (2011). Groundwater pollution control plan of China.
MEP, et al. (2013). Workplan for groundwater pollution control in NCP.
MLR. (2010). Groundwater resources in China: Result of new-round groundwater assessment.
Retrieved May 26, 2020, from https://wenku.baidu.com/view/4ac6288beff9aef8951e067b.html.
MLR, et al. (2011). Land subsidence control plan of China.
MWR. (1994a). The MWR Notice on entitlement of water abstraction permit management rights
to Hai River Water Resources Commission.
MWR. (1994b). The MWR notice on entitlement of water abstraction permit management rights to
Yellow River Water Resources Commission.
MWR. (2008). 2007 water resources management annual report.
MWR. (1998–2018). Water resources bulletin of China, 1997–2017.
MWR. (2012). The technical guideline for groundwater overdraft zone assessment.
8 Groundwater Management
8.5 Summary
Groundwater plays a critical role in guaranteeing water supply in China, particularly for northern China. However, China is facing critical groundwater problems,
including overdraft, declining water levels, and water quality degradation, resulting
in land subsidence and seawater intrusion. At the same time, the current scattered
groundwater management system, mainly consisting of development and protection
planning, groundwater function zones, FDZs and RDZs, water resources justification reports for construction projects, water abstraction permitting, planned water use,
and water resources fees, cannot provide an effective and efficient solution. The lack
of integrated systems, coordinated management institutions, quality management
arrangements, institutional capacity, and coordinated relationships all worsen the
current groundwater problems. Thus, China should urgently adopt the aquifermanagement concept, develop a comprehensive groundwater management system, reorganize current groundwater-related management systems, reform abstraction permitting, develop a groundwater quality management system, and build the capacity of
its managers.
References
Beijing Water Affair Bureau (2011) 2010 water resources bulletin of Beijing
Department of Water Resources, MWR (2005) Technical guidelines for groundwater function
zoning
Dong, S., et al. (2012). Legislative research on groundwater management regulation. Water
Resources Development Research, 9, 75–77.
Fei, Y., et al. (2005). Factors affecting dynamic variation of groundwater level in North China Plain.
Journal of Hohai University (Natural Sciences), 33(5), 539–541.
GWMATE (2006) Groundwater resources management: an introduction to its scope and practice.
Briefing note series note 1, sustainable groundwater management. The World Bank.
Huang, L., & Guo, Z. (2008). Mechanism of sea water intrusion in china’s coastal areas and its
prevention countermeasures. The Chinese Journal of Geological Hazard and Control, 19(2),
118–122.
Lin, Z. (2004). Groundwater resources development and its analysis in China. Hydrology, 1, 18–21.
Queensland Government. (2006). Great artesian basin water resource plan.
MEP. (2011). Groundwater pollution control plan of China.
MEP, et al. (2013). Workplan for groundwater pollution control in NCP.
MLR. (2010). Groundwater resources in China: Result of new-round groundwater assessment.
Retrieved May 26, 2020, from https://wenku.baidu.com/view/4ac6288beff9aef8951e067b.html.
MLR, et al. (2011). Land subsidence control plan of China.
MWR. (1994a). The MWR Notice on entitlement of water abstraction permit management rights
to Hai River Water Resources Commission.
MWR. (1994b). The MWR notice on entitlement of water abstraction permit management rights to
Yellow River Water Resources Commission.
MWR. (2008). 2007 water resources management annual report.
MWR. (1998–2018). Water resources bulletin of China, 1997–2017.
MWR. (2012). The technical guideline for groundwater overdraft zone assessment.