River dredging approval process

Legal analysis: Rivers are managed by the water conservancy department, and relevant procedures should be handled by the local water conservancy department. River dredging requires professional qualifications in river and lake improvement engineering. The third-level professional contracting qualification for river and lake improvement projects is issued by the Housing and Urban-Rural Affairs Commission, the second-level qualification is issued by the Department of Construction, and the first-level qualification is issued by the Ministry of Construction. River dredging generally refers to river management and is a water conservancy project. Through mechanical equipment, the silt deposited on the bottom of the river is blown and stirred into turbid water, which flows with the river water, thereby dredging it.

Legal basis: "Regulations of the People's Republic of China on River Management"

Article 18: River dredging and embankment reinforcement, soil acquisition, and river regulation in accordance with the flood control plan require occupation The land shall be adjusted and settled by the local people's government. The available land increased by the construction of reservoirs and river regulation belongs to the state and can be used by people's governments at or above the county level for resettlement and river regulation projects.

Article 25 The following activities within the scope of river management must be reported to the river authority for approval; those involving other departments shall be approved by the river authority in conjunction with relevant departments: (1) Sand mining, extraction soil, gold panning, and disposal of sand, gravel or silt; (2) blasting, drilling, and digging fish ponds; (3) storing materials, building factories or other construction facilities on river flats; (4) mining underground resources and conducting archeology on river flats Excavate.