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of water and soil erosion, and making regular announcements; being responsible for the supervision and management of water and soil conservation in
construction projects; and guiding the implementation of national key water
and soil conservation construction projects.
(10) Guiding rural water resources works. Organizing the construction and repair of
large- and medium-scale irrigation and drainage projects; guiding the construction and management of rural drinking water safety projects and relevant watersaving irrigation works; coordinating water resources work in pastoral areas;
guiding rural water sector reform and innovation and social service system
development; and guiding rural hydropower development, small hydropower
transformation, and rural electrification of hydropower.
(11) Guiding the management of water resources project resettlement. Drafting
and organizing the implementation of relevant water resources project resettlement policies; organizing the implementation of systems for water resources
project resettlement acceptance, supervision, and evaluation; guiding and
supervising the implementation of post-resettlement supporting policy, coordinating and supervising post-resettlement supporting works for the Three Gorge
Project and South-to-North Water Transfer Projects, including coordinating the
promotion of counter-supporting works.
(12) Being responsible for investigation and handling of major water violations,
coordination and arbitration of inter-provincial water disputes, and guiding
water administration supervision and water administrative law enforcement;
in charge of water sector safe production, organizing and guiding the safety
supervision of reservoir, hydropower dam and rural hydropower stations.
(13) Conducting water sector science and technology and foreign affairs works.
Organizing and conducting water sector quality supervision works; drafting
and supervising the implementation of water sector technical standards;
dealing with foreign affairs related to international rivers.
(14) Being responsible for implementing relevant requirements for comprehensive
disaster prevention and mitigation plan; organizing, formulating, and guiding
the implementation of flood control, drought prevention plans, and protection standards; undertaking monitoring and early warning of water conditions
and drought conditions; organizing the formulation of submitting for approval
according to procedure, and organizing the implementation of flood regulation
and drought contingency plans for key rivers, lakes and projects; and undertaking technical support for defense against floods, emergency rescue, and key
water project regulation during typhoons.
The MWR has been required to transform its functions as follows: it must
strengthen the rational development, optimal allocation, saving and protection of
water resources; insist on “water saving with priority,” shifting from efforts to
increase water supply to greater focus on demand management, as facilitated by
strictly controlling water use and increasing water use efficiency; insist on “protection with priority” to enhance water resources, water body, and water infrastructure
management and protection, while maintaining river and lake health; and, finally,
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of water and soil erosion, and making regular announcements; being responsible for the supervision and management of water and soil conservation in
construction projects; and guiding the implementation of national key water
and soil conservation construction projects.
(10) Guiding rural water resources works. Organizing the construction and repair of
large- and medium-scale irrigation and drainage projects; guiding the construction and management of rural drinking water safety projects and relevant watersaving irrigation works; coordinating water resources work in pastoral areas;
guiding rural water sector reform and innovation and social service system
development; and guiding rural hydropower development, small hydropower
transformation, and rural electrification of hydropower.
(11) Guiding the management of water resources project resettlement. Drafting
and organizing the implementation of relevant water resources project resettlement policies; organizing the implementation of systems for water resources
project resettlement acceptance, supervision, and evaluation; guiding and
supervising the implementation of post-resettlement supporting policy, coordinating and supervising post-resettlement supporting works for the Three Gorge
Project and South-to-North Water Transfer Projects, including coordinating the
promotion of counter-supporting works.
(12) Being responsible for investigation and handling of major water violations,
coordination and arbitration of inter-provincial water disputes, and guiding
water administration supervision and water administrative law enforcement;
in charge of water sector safe production, organizing and guiding the safety
supervision of reservoir, hydropower dam and rural hydropower stations.
(13) Conducting water sector science and technology and foreign affairs works.
Organizing and conducting water sector quality supervision works; drafting
and supervising the implementation of water sector technical standards;
dealing with foreign affairs related to international rivers.
(14) Being responsible for implementing relevant requirements for comprehensive
disaster prevention and mitigation plan; organizing, formulating, and guiding
the implementation of flood control, drought prevention plans, and protection standards; undertaking monitoring and early warning of water conditions
and drought conditions; organizing the formulation of submitting for approval
according to procedure, and organizing the implementation of flood regulation
and drought contingency plans for key rivers, lakes and projects; and undertaking technical support for defense against floods, emergency rescue, and key
water project regulation during typhoons.
The MWR has been required to transform its functions as follows: it must
strengthen the rational development, optimal allocation, saving and protection of
water resources; insist on “water saving with priority,” shifting from efforts to
increase water supply to greater focus on demand management, as facilitated by
strictly controlling water use and increasing water use efficiency; insist on “protection with priority” to enhance water resources, water body, and water infrastructure
management and protection, while maintaining river and lake health; and, finally,