2.2 Main Water Resources Management Systems
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and inspection department are granted responsibility for guiding and organizing the
formulation and implementation of sectoral water use quotas in specific jurisdictions.
As of 2008, 27 provinces have formulated and issued water use quotas. The relevant departments of the State Council have issued and implemented quotas for some
water-intensive industries and organized the preparation of agricultural irrigation
quotas. Currently, a water use quota system that both reflects national water use efficiency and considers local water use and saving is in the process of being formed in
China.
At present, the quota management system has not only been improved, but is
also widely applied in water resources management across the country, such as in
the water resources allocation plan, the annual water resources regulation plan, the
water abstraction permit approval and supervision process, and the annual water use
plan.
Quota management is a technical review and micro-management system for water
resources management. Through joint implementation with the total control system,
technically, water resources management has realized the combination of both microand macro-aspects in its system design.
2.2.12 Metric Charging System
The metering and charging of water use is the most important means to support
improved water resources management and a crucial measure to promote water
saving. Only through measurement, can the use be accurately accounted for.
The metric charging system levies the water user on the volume utilized, which
can encourage water users to save water and expenditures. Therefore, the system is
an internal incentive that achieves the objective of water resources management by
setting reasonable resources and service prices to promote the sustainable utilization
of water resources.
Metering is the basic technical support for water resources management. Only
by establishing a sound water resources monitoring and metering system can water
resources development and utilization be effectively managed. In 2012, the MWR
launched the national water resources monitoring capacity development. The stage
1 project to develop three monitoring systems for key water users and abstractors,
key water function zones, and key cross-province sections has been completed. The
stage 2 project is ongoing. Additionally, provinces have promoted water metering
coverage, and the metering rate for industrial and urban abstraction has now reached
80% nationally.
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and inspection department are granted responsibility for guiding and organizing the
formulation and implementation of sectoral water use quotas in specific jurisdictions.
As of 2008, 27 provinces have formulated and issued water use quotas. The relevant departments of the State Council have issued and implemented quotas for some
water-intensive industries and organized the preparation of agricultural irrigation
quotas. Currently, a water use quota system that both reflects national water use efficiency and considers local water use and saving is in the process of being formed in
China.
At present, the quota management system has not only been improved, but is
also widely applied in water resources management across the country, such as in
the water resources allocation plan, the annual water resources regulation plan, the
water abstraction permit approval and supervision process, and the annual water use
plan.
Quota management is a technical review and micro-management system for water
resources management. Through joint implementation with the total control system,
technically, water resources management has realized the combination of both microand macro-aspects in its system design.
2.2.12 Metric Charging System
The metering and charging of water use is the most important means to support
improved water resources management and a crucial measure to promote water
saving. Only through measurement, can the use be accurately accounted for.
The metric charging system levies the water user on the volume utilized, which
can encourage water users to save water and expenditures. Therefore, the system is
an internal incentive that achieves the objective of water resources management by
setting reasonable resources and service prices to promote the sustainable utilization
of water resources.
Metering is the basic technical support for water resources management. Only
by establishing a sound water resources monitoring and metering system can water
resources development and utilization be effectively managed. In 2012, the MWR
launched the national water resources monitoring capacity development. The stage
1 project to develop three monitoring systems for key water users and abstractors,
key water function zones, and key cross-province sections has been completed. The
stage 2 project is ongoing. Additionally, provinces have promoted water metering
coverage, and the metering rate for industrial and urban abstraction has now reached
80% nationally.