Regulations of Jilin Province on the Protection of Drinking Water Sources in Cities and Towns

chapter I general provisions article 1 in order to strengthen the protection of drinking water sources in cities and towns, ensure the safety of drinking water, safeguard people's lives and health, and promote sustainable economic and social development, these regulations are formulated in accordance with the law of the people's Republic of China on the prevention and control of water pollution, the law of the people's Republic of China on water resources and other laws and administrative regulations, and in light of the actual situation of this province. Article 2 The urban drinking water sources mentioned in these Regulations refer to the surface and underground drinking water sources such as rivers, lakes, reservoirs and underground wells (springs) used for centralized water supply in cities and towns within their respective administrative areas. Article 3 The protection of drinking water sources in cities and towns shall follow the principles of unified planning, giving priority to protection, comprehensive prevention and control, and ensuring safety. Fourth urban drinking water source protection planning should be incorporated into the local national economic and social development planning, and linked with the overall land use planning, urban and rural planning, water pollution prevention planning and water resources comprehensive planning. Fifth urban drinking water source protection to implement environmental target responsibility system and evaluation mechanism. The people's governments at or above the county level shall take the protection of urban drinking water sources as the content of the assessment and evaluation of lower-level governments and their responsible persons. Article 6 The competent department of environmental protection of the people's government at or above the county level shall, jointly with relevant departments, supervise and manage the environmental protection of drinking water sources; The water conservancy department shall guide the protection of drinking water sources.

the development and reform, land and resources, health, housing and urban and rural construction, planning, agriculture, forestry and other departments of the people's government at or above the county level shall do a good job in the protection of drinking water sources in cities and towns according to their division of responsibilities. Article 7 All units and individuals have the obligation to protect urban drinking water sources, and have the right to report acts of pollution, occupation and destruction of urban drinking water sources.

the people's governments at or above the county level and their relevant competent departments should encourage the application of advanced science and technology to protect urban drinking water sources. Commend and reward units and individuals that have made remarkable achievements in the protection of urban drinking water sources. Chapter II Planning for the Protection of Drinking Water Sources in Cities and Towns Article 8 The people's governments at or above the county level shall organize the preparation of the planning for the protection of drinking water sources in cities and towns within their respective administrative areas. Urban drinking water source protection planning includes urban drinking water source environmental protection planning and urban drinking water source safety protection planning.

the competent department of environmental protection of the people's government at or above the county level shall, jointly with the departments of development and reform, water conservancy, housing and urban and rural construction, planning, health and other departments at the same level, prepare the environmental protection plan for urban drinking water sources in their respective administrative areas; The water conservancy department of the people's government at or above the county level shall, jointly with the development and reform, environmental protection, housing and urban and rural construction, planning, health and other departments at the same level, prepare the safety guarantee plan for urban drinking water sources in this administrative region. After the planning is completed, it shall be reported to the people's government at the same level for approval before implementation.

the environmental protection plan for urban drinking water sources and the safety guarantee plan for urban drinking water sources across administrative regions shall be prepared by the competent environmental protection department and the competent water conservancy department of the people's government at a higher level in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph and submitted to the people's government at the same level for approval. The local people's government of the urban drinking water source protection area shall organize the implementation in accordance with the approved plan. Article 9 The planning for environmental protection of urban drinking water sources shall include: basic investigation and environmental assessment of urban drinking water sources, pollution load control of urban drinking water sources, environmental protection engineering planning of urban drinking water sources, verification and supplementary division of urban drinking water source protection areas, etc.

the safety guarantee plan for urban drinking water sources should include: investigation and evaluation of the safety status of urban drinking water sources, construction of drinking water sources, water source protection, water source conservation, monitoring facilities and emergency measures. Tenth urban drinking water source protection activities should be implemented according to the approved plan.

when the environmental protection plan for urban drinking water sources and the safety guarantee plan for urban drinking water sources need to be adjusted, the competent department of environmental protection and the competent department of water resources shall, jointly with the relevant departments involved in planning, propose adjustment plans and report them to the original approval authority for approval. Chapter III Approval and Publication of Urban Drinking Water Sources and Delineation of Water Source Protection Zones Article 11 The approval and publication of urban drinking water sources shall be implemented by the water conservancy department of the provincial people's government in accordance with the relevant provisions of the state. Twelfth the establishment of urban drinking water source protection zone system. Drinking water source protection areas are divided into first-class protection areas and second-class protection areas; When necessary, a certain area can be designated as a quasi-protected area outside the drinking water source protection area. Thirteenth people's governments at or above the county level shall be responsible for the formulation of the delineation plan for urban drinking water source protection areas.

the delineation of urban drinking water source protection areas shall be proposed by the relevant municipal (state) and county (city) people's governments and submitted to the provincial people's government for approval. Delineation of cross-city (state) and county (city) drinking water source protection areas shall be proposed by the local city (state) and county (city) people's governments in consultation with the relevant city (state) and county (city) people's governments, and submitted to the provincial people's government for approval; If negotiation fails, the competent department of environmental protection of the provincial people's government shall, jointly with the departments of water conservancy, land resources, health, housing and urban and rural construction at the same level, propose a delimitation plan, solicit the opinions of the relevant departments at the same level, and submit it to the provincial people's government for approval. Article 14 The provincial people's government may adjust the scope of urban drinking water source protection areas according to the actual needs of protecting urban drinking water sources to ensure the safety of urban drinking water. The adjustment of drinking water source protection areas shall be submitted for approval by the local people's governments at or above the county level in accordance with the procedures stipulated in the second paragraph of Article 13.