Notice of the Ministry of Water Resources and the Ministry of Natural Resources on the issuance of the "Measures for the Protection and Utilization of Groundwater"

　(3) Hydrogeological conditions;

　(4) Water intake location and purpose of water intake;< br />

　(5) The starting time and amount of water withdrawal;

　(6) The location, method and amount of water withdrawal;
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　(7) Measures to prevent adverse effects on groundwater;

　(8) Other matters specified by the Ministry of Water Resources.

　Article 14 To construct a geothermal energy development and utilization project that requires water abstraction, a water resources demonstration should be carried out and a water abstraction permit should be applied to the water administrative department with management authority.

　Article 15 The water administrative department of the local people's government at or above the county level is responsible for the management of water intake from groundwater backup sources within its own administrative region, formulates emergency plans, and clarifies emergency response Alternate water source water withdrawal situation, water withdrawal volume, water withdrawal purpose, water withdrawal location, water withdrawal layer, protection and management measures, etc.

The emergency standby water source water intake project shall handle the water intake permit procedures in accordance with the law, install metering facilities as required, and maintain them regularly. The emergency standby water source shall establish a complete and detailed maintenance, operation, and water use record ledger.

After the use of the emergency backup groundwater source, the water intake should be stopped immediately, and after inspection by the local water administrative department, it should be sealed or hot-backed as required.

It is not allowed to convert emergency backup water sources into normal water intake without authorization. If it is really necessary to convert the emergency backup water source into normal water intake, a new water intake permit should be applied for in accordance with relevant regulations.

　Article 16 The water administrative department of the local people's government at or above the county level shall regularly organize and carry out inspections of groundwater abstraction projects within their own administrative areas, and conduct inspections according to their usage. In-use, sealed and filled, emergency standby (sealed), emergency standby (hot standby), etc. shall be classified and registered, and included in relevant information systems as required. Water intake projects that do not meet management requirements shall be ordered to rectify or shut down.

　Article 17 The water administrative department of the local people's government at or above the county level shall strengthen the management of self-prepared wells in groundwater overexploitation areas and establish a self-prepared well ledger , put forward a list of those that should be shut down, formulate a deadline for shutting down, and carry out regular inspections.

　Article 18 If a groundwater water abstraction project is scrapped, has not been completed, or has not completed the exploration and testing tasks, the project owner or management unit shall stop water abstraction, construction or Within 15 working days from the end of the exploration and testing tasks, the groundwater intake project shall be sealed or filled in accordance with relevant standards and specifications, and shall be registered with the local water administrative department.

For water intake projects that are in disrepair and have poor groundwater quality, they should be permanently sealed and their water intake licenses should be canceled in a timely manner as required; for water intake projects that are in good condition and have guaranteed water quality and quantity, It may be sealed for future use with the consent of the water administrative department with jurisdiction. Water administrative department at or above the county levelA system for activating groundwater storage backup water intake projects should be established to ensure that they can be activated in accordance with prescribed procedures under special circumstances.

　Article 19 Mining drainage management should be included in regional groundwater protection and utilization planning.

In addition to temporary emergency water extraction (drainage) to ensure the safety of construction and production of underground projects such as mines, the amount of groundwater that needs to be drained to mine mineral resources or build underground projects reaches a certain scale. If necessary, a water abstraction permit must be applied for in accordance with the law, and water abstraction (discharge) shall be included in the total regional groundwater abstraction control indicators. The dewatering scale is formulated and announced by the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government.

Units and individuals that exploit mineral resources or construct underground projects should give priority to using dewatered water as production water. For those that can be used but are not used, the water administrative department with jurisdiction shall It should be rectified within a time limit; the dewatered water that remains after full utilization and really needs to be discharged should be treated to meet relevant management requirements before being discharged. If it is necessary to set up a sewage outlet into the river, it should be set up in accordance with the law. Approval procedures.

In order to ensure the safety of construction and production of underground projects such as mines, temporary emergency water collection (drainage) must be carried out, and the water administration department of the local people's government at or above the county level with jurisdiction shall be required to do so. Filing. Filing materials include:

　(1) Legal identity document of the water-drawing unit or individual;

　(2) Water-drawing location, purpose of water-drawing, and water-drawing purpose Method, starting time of water withdrawal, water withdrawal volume, etc.;

(3) Water withdrawal quality, water withdrawal location, water withdrawal method, and water withdrawal amount.

　Chapter 4 Overexploitation Control

　Article 20 The Ministry of Water Resources, in conjunction with the Ministry of Natural Resources The Ministry of Resources organizes the water administration and natural resources authorities of all provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government to delineate groundwater overexploitation areas across the country, and review the delineation results of groundwater overexploitation in each province, autonomous region, and municipality directly under the Central Government. Those that pass the review will be announced by the Ministry of Water Resources in conjunction with the Ministry of Natural Resources.

The delineation of groundwater overexploitation areas will be carried out every five years in areas where groundwater overexploitation is controlled, and once every ten years in other areas. The Ministry of Water Resources organizes a dynamic assessment of groundwater overexploitation areas to track changes in groundwater overexploitation.

After the groundwater overexploitation area is delineated, the water resources management system of the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government shallBased on the situation of over-exploitation of groundwater, the administrative department may, together with the natural resources department at the same level, organize the preparation of an adjustment report for the over-exploitation area of ​​groundwater and submit an application for review of the over-exploitation area of ​​groundwater to the Ministry of Water Resources. After the Ministry of Water Resources and the Ministry of Natural Resources review and confirm the over-exploitation of groundwater in provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government, they may adjust the over-exploitation areas and announce them to the public in accordance with the law.

　Article 21 In areas where groundwater exploitation is prohibited, no groundwater intake projects shall be built, rebuilt or expanded. The water administrative departments of local people's governments at or above the county level shall Existing groundwater abstraction projects in areas where groundwater exploitation is prohibited will be closed within a time limit.

In areas with restricted groundwater exploitation, groundwater withdrawals should be gradually reduced. The water administrative departments of provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government shall formulate plans for reducing groundwater withdrawals based on regional groundwater protection and overexploitation control requirements. In order to protect people's livelihood needs and support high-quality development, or for new projects that have special requirements for water use and require the use of groundwater, the permitted water volume or water use quota should be obtained by subtracting the groundwater water withdrawals of other water users or through water rights transactions.

The scope of prohibitions and restrictions on water withdrawal for geothermal energy development and utilization projects that require water withdrawal shall be organized and delineated by the water administrative departments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government in accordance with Article 51 of the "Groundwater Management Regulations".

　Article 22 Comprehensive treatment plans for groundwater overexploitation in provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government shall comply with the requirements of the national groundwater protection and utilization plan and groundwater management and protection.

Local water administrative departments at or above the county level shall, in conjunction with relevant departments at the same level, prepare a comprehensive treatment plan for groundwater overexploitation in their respective administrative regions based on the comprehensive treatment plan for groundwater overexploitation in provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government. It shall be implemented after approval by the people's government at the same level, and shall be reported to the superior water administrative department for record.

　Article 23 The preparation of the comprehensive treatment plan for regional groundwater overexploitation should adhere to a problem orientation and propose the treatment objectives, treatment measures and safeguard measures for groundwater overexploitation in the administrative region. etc., clarify the responsible persons and the time limit for completion. Tasks such as the protection of important spring areas and the prevention and control of saltwater intrusion that are closely related to groundwater extraction in the region should be included in the treatment plan.

The water administrative department of the county-level people's government prepares an annual work plan based on the comprehensive control plan for groundwater overexploitation, and submits it to the people's government at the same level for approval and implementation.

Article 24 Local people’s governments at or above the county level shallStrengthen water-saving management in groundwater over-exploitation areas, improve the water-saving system and water-saving incentive mechanism, implement water-saving work responsibilities, strictly limit the use of groundwater in the groundwater over-exploitation areas to develop high-water-consuming industries and service industries, and moderately reduce high-water consumption For water crops, it is encouraged to reduce agricultural use of groundwater through measures such as water-saving transformation, water source replacement, fallow rain-fed crops, and planting structure adjustments.

Encourage and support units and individuals that draw groundwater in overexploitation areas to carry out research and development of water-saving technologies, promote the transformation and application of water-saving scientific and technological achievements, promote new water-saving technologies, and give priority to the use of advanced We will use water-saving technologies, equipment and products to improve water efficiency, and vigorously promote the utilization of unconventional water sources such as recycled water, seawater and desalinated seawater, rainwater collection, brackish water, and mine water.

　Article 25 The water administrative departments of the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government that have overexploitation problems should promptly summarize the issues under their jurisdiction in conjunction with the natural resources departments at the same level. The results of comprehensive treatment of over-exploitation of internal groundwater will be reported to the Ministry of Water Resources.

　Article 26 The water administration, natural resources and other competent departments of local people's governments at or above the county level should actively take measures to conduct scientific demonstrations in areas where conditions permit. Regarding the feasibility of groundwater recharge, based on relevant regulations and standards, groundwater recharge and artificial recharge should be carried out reasonably to strengthen groundwater source conservation.

　Chapter 5 Monitoring and Measurement

　Article 27 Groundwater abstraction projects shall Install water metering facilities that meet the accuracy and data transmission and reporting requirements in accordance with the provisions of laws and regulations and national and industry technical standards; if the existing agricultural irrigation groundwater water intake projects are not yet qualified to install metering facilities, they may use electricity-based discounts in accordance with relevant standards. Water is measured.

Metering facilities should be installed for dewatering and drainage during mining of mineral resources and underground engineering construction to accurately grasp the amount of drainage and reuse, and groundwater level monitoring facilities should be deployed as required.

When constructing geothermal energy development and utilization projects that require water abstraction, the exploration and development unit shall install online measurement facilities for water abstraction and recharge, and transmit the measurement data in real time to the water administrative department with jurisdiction.

　Article 28 The Ministry of Water Resources, the Ministry of Natural Resources and other relevant departments shall, in accordance with the requirements for groundwater control indicator management, groundwater overexploitation management, groundwater reserve supervision and other requirements, Improve the national groundwater monitoring station network,Carry out groundwater dynamic monitoring.

The water administration, natural resources and other competent departments of the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government shall improve the groundwater monitoring system as needed, and monitor groundwater overexploitation areas, ecologically fragile areas, and centralized groundwater drinking water sources. Implement key monitoring in areas such as ground, key spring areas, sea (salty) water intrusion areas, groundwater reserve areas, and areas where water level changes may easily lead to abnormal water quality. Monitoring information such as groundwater level, water quantity, and water quality shall be provided in a timely manner as required by superior authorities.

　Article 29 Water intake units and individuals shall, in accordance with relevant measurement laws, regulations and standards, establish files of measurement facilities, conduct verification and calibration of measuring instruments, and report to the water administrative department with jurisdiction.

Article 30 Water abstraction units and individuals shall be responsible for the authenticity, accuracy, completeness and timeliness of water abstraction data, and shall not tamper with or falsify groundwater abstraction data. Water metering monitoring and statistical data.

　Chapter 6 Supervision and Assessment

　Article 31 In conjunction with the Ministry of Water Resources The Ministry of Natural Resources has established a notification mechanism for water level changes in over-exploitation areas. Based on the monitoring data of the national groundwater monitoring project and supplemented by the monitoring data of local groundwater monitoring projects, based on a comprehensive analysis of the changes in groundwater levels in over-exploitation areas, the Ministry of Natural Resources will report the changes in groundwater levels in over-exploitation areas on a quarterly basis. Changes in groundwater levels in relevant prefectures and cities in the mining area will be reported.

Based on the water level decline and ranking, the Ministry of Water Resources will use roll call, consultation, and interviews with the people's governments of relevant prefectures and cities to supervise and guide the control of groundwater overexploitation.

The water administrative departments of the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government, in conjunction with the natural resources departments, may establish a reporting mechanism for changes in groundwater levels within their jurisdiction.

　Article 32 The water administrative departments of the local people’s governments at or above the county level shall strengthen supervision and inspection of the development and utilization of groundwater and water law enforcement within the administrative region. Establish a joint investigation and punishment mechanism with relevant departments. If illegal water intake is discovered, the illegal activities will be ordered to stop immediately, and investigations and punishments will be carried out in accordance with laws and regulations.

The unit or individual being inspected shall truthfully report the situation and provide necessary data.

　Article 33 River basin management agencies should, in accordance with relevant laws and regulations and the authorization of the Ministry of Water Resources, strengthen supervision and inspection of groundwater conservation, protection, development and utilization, over-exploitation control, and management work of the water administrative departments of local people’s governments within the river basin. According to the serious problems found, The extent and frequency of occurrence shall be promptly issued to the relevant water administrative department and a list of problem rectifications shall be issued to supervise the implementation of rectifications.

The water administrative departments of the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government should strengthen the supervision and inspection of the groundwater management and protection work of the water administrative departments of the people's governments at the municipal and county levels within their jurisdiction, and establish and rectify problems. Checklist and supervise the implementation of rectifications.

　Article 34 Based on the number, nature, and severity of problems found in the annual supervision and inspection, the water administrative department of the local people's government at the higher level shall follow relevant regulations. Relevant responsible units and responsible persons will implement accountability or make suggestions on accountability. If necessary, they can notify the relevant local people's governments and put forward suggestions on accountability.

　Article 35 The water administrative departments of local people's governments at or above the county level shall promptly disclose relevant indicators such as total groundwater withdrawal control and water level control indicators in their administrative regions. Information to facilitate citizens, legal persons and other organizations to participate in the supervision of groundwater management and protection.

　Article 36 The Ministry of Water Resources, together with relevant departments, will include the groundwater management and protection work and the completion of the goals into the most stringent water resources management system assessment, organized on an annual basis Implement assessment and evaluation for each province, autonomous region, and municipality directly under the Central Government, and the assessment results will be submitted to the public for review and approval in accordance with relevant procedures.

　Chapter 7 Penalties

　Article 37 Water administration, natural Resources and other competent departments and their staff who violate the provisions of these Measures will be dealt with in accordance with the relevant provisions of the "Water Law of the People's Republic of China", "Regulations on Groundwater Management", and "Regulations on the Administration of Water Licensing and Water Resources Fee Collection".

　Article 38 If a water-drawing unit or individual violates the provisions of these Measures, the water-drawing unit or individual shall be punished in accordance with the "Water Law of the People's Republic of China", "Groundwater Management Regulations", "Water Drawing Permit and The relevant provisions of the Regulations on the Collection and Management of Water Resources Fees shall impose penalties.

　Chapter 8 Supplementary Provisions

　Article 39 Local water administrative departments at all levels may refer to these measures and work with the natural resources and other competent departments of the people's government at the same level to formulate relevant systems based on actual work.

　Article 40 These Measures shall come into effect on the date of issuance.