Water flow time of the first phase of the middle route of South-to-North Water Transfer Project

1. The first phase of the Middle Route of South-to-North Water Transfer Project started on February 27th, 2002.

2. The Middle Route of South-to-North Water Diversion Project takes water from the east bank of Danjiangkou Reservoir in the middle and upper reaches of the Hanjiang River, the largest tributary of the Yangtze River, passes through Fangcheng Pass in Nanyang, the watershed between the Yangtze River Basin and Huaihe River Basin, excavates channels along the western edge of Tangbai River Basin and Huanghuaihai Plain, crosses the Yellow Tunnel in Wangcun, Xingyang City, Henan Province, and goes north along the west side of Beijing-Guangzhou Railway to Tuancheng Lake in Beijing Summer Palace. The South-to-North Water Transfer Project is a strategic project in People's Republic of China (PRC), which is divided into three routes: east, middle and west. The starting point of the East Line Project is located in Jiangdu Water Control Project, Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province. The starting point of the mid-line project is Danjiangkou Reservoir in the middle and upper reaches of the Han River, and the water supply areas are Henan, Hebei, Beijing and Tianjin.

Third, the significance of the South-to-North Water Transfer Project:

1 to solve the water shortage problem in the north;

2. Improve the carrying capacity of water resources;

3. Make the northern part of China gradually become a society with reasonable allocation of water resources;

4. It is beneficial to alleviate the restriction of water shortage on urbanization development in the northern region;

5. Ensure the perennial navigable water source of Jining-Xuzhou section of Beijing-Hangzhou Canal.

6. Provide guarantee for the economic development in the north.

7. Promote the strategic adjustment of the economic structure.

8. By improving the conditions of water resources, the potential productivity will be increased and economic growth will be formed.

9. Expand domestic demand, promote harmonious development and boost GDP.

10, improve the ecological environment in Huang-Huai-Hai area.

1 1. Improve the quality of local drinking water in the north, and effectively solve the groundwater quality problems caused by natural reasons in some parts of the north, such as high fluorine water, brackish water and other water sources containing harmful substances to human health.

12, which is beneficial to recharge groundwater in the north and protect local wetlands and biodiversity.

13. Improve the environment deteriorated by water shortage in the north.

Legal basis:

"Regulations on Water Supply Management of South-to-North Water Transfer Project" (the State Council Decree No.647) Article 7 The water dispatching of South-to-North Water Transfer Project follows the principle of giving priority to water saving and moderately tightening, coordinating water use in water sources, receiving areas and downstream areas of water transfer, and strengthening ecological environment protection. The water dispatching of South-to-North Water Transfer Project is based on the multi-year average water dispatching approved by the State Council and the water allocation index of receiving provinces and municipalities directly under the Central Government.

Eighth South-to-North Water Diversion East Line Project water dispatching year is June 10 to September 30th of the following year; The water dispatching year of the Middle Route of South-to-North Water Transfer Project is 1 October1to the following year1October1.

Article 9 The Huaihe River Water Conservancy Commission, in consultation with the Yangtze River Water Conservancy Commission, puts forward the annual adjustable water quantity of the East Route Project of South-to-North Water Diversion, and submits it to the water administrative department of the State Council before September 15 every year, with a copy to the relevant provincial people's governments and the management units of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project. The Yangtze River Water Conservancy Commission proposed the annual adjustable water quantity of the Middle Route of South-to-North Water Transfer Project, and submitted it to the water administrative department of the State Council before June 65438+1October 65438+May every year, and copied it to the people's governments of relevant provinces and municipalities directly under the Central Government and the management unit of South-to-North Water Transfer Project.