Regulations of Hangzhou Municipality on Urban Water Supply Management (revised in 2004)

Chapter I General Provisions Article 1 In order to strengthen the management of urban water supply, develop urban water supply undertakings, safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of users and water supply enterprises, and ensure the water used for urban life, production and other construction, these Regulations are formulated in accordance with the Regulations of the State Council Municipality on Urban Water Supply and relevant laws and regulations, and combined with the actual situation of this Municipality. Article 2 The term "urban water supply" as mentioned in these Regulations refers to urban public water supply, self-built facilities water supply and deep purification pipeline water supply. Article 3 These Regulations shall apply to the management of urban water supply, water use and water supply facilities within the urban area of this Municipality.

Water users who directly take water from rivers and lakes shall handle it in accordance with the relevant provisions of the state. Article 4 The administrative department of urban water supply of Hangzhou Municipal People's Government shall be responsible for the management of urban water supply in the whole city.

Urban construction, environmental protection, health, planning, water conservancy and other relevant administrative departments. Should be in accordance with their respective responsibilities, to assist the administrative department of urban water supply to do a good job in urban water supply management. Article 5 The people's government of a city shall incorporate urban water supply into the national economic and social development plan.

The administrative department of urban water supply shall, in accordance with the needs of urban construction and social development, work out a special plan for urban water supply in conjunction with the planning department and incorporate it into the overall urban planning. Article 6 The principle of combining the development of water sources with planned water use and water conservation to ensure water supply and water quality shall be implemented in urban water supply. Article 7 The urban water supply policy is conducive to the scientific and technological progress of water supply, encourages scientific and technological research on water supply and water saving, popularizes advanced technologies, improves water quality and improves water utilization rate. Eighth urban public water supply enterprises, self-built facilities for external water supply and deep purification pipeline water supply enterprises (hereinafter referred to as water supply enterprises) and water users should strictly manage water supply and establish and improve the responsibility system for water supply and water saving. Units and individuals that have made remarkable achievements in urban water supply and water saving work shall be rewarded by the Municipal People's Government. Chapter II Management of Urban Water Supply Sources Article 9 The people's government of a city shall organize the administrative departments in charge of urban construction, environmental protection, planning, water conservancy and urban water supply to draw up plans for the development and utilization of urban water supply sources as an integral part of the special plan for urban water supply. Tenth basic principles for the preparation of urban water supply source development and utilization planning:

(a) to meet the needs of urban development and the requirements of the overall planning of water resources, and to coordinate with the long-term supply and demand plan of water;

(two) give priority to the use of surface water, strict control and rational development and utilization of groundwater;

(three) give priority to ensuring urban domestic water, and make overall consideration of industrial water and other construction water. Article 11 The municipal environmental protection department shall, jointly with the administrative departments of urban construction, planning, water conservancy, sanitation and urban water supply, delimit drinking water source protection areas in accordance with the relevant provisions of the state, and report them to the Municipal People's Government for approval before promulgation and implementation; Among them, cross-city drinking water source protection areas shall be handled in accordance with relevant state regulations. Twelfth urban water supply administrative departments should set up eye-catching signs within the scope of drinking water source protection areas, and no unit or individual may destroy or move them.

It is forbidden to wash dirt, feed aquatic products, fish and swim in drinking water source protection areas; It is forbidden to discharge (discard) sewage, garbage, feces and toxic and harmful substances; Prohibit the construction of any facilities that pollute water sources; Other acts that may pollute drinking water sources and destroy water intake facilities are prohibited.

It is forbidden to set up docks and sand mining operations within the range of upstream 1000 meters and downstream 500 meters of drinking water intake.

Sand mining and earth borrowing are prohibited outside the dam foot of drinking water reservoir 100 meters. Thirteenth need to take the groundwater in the urban planning area as the water supply source, it shall be approved by the water administrative department and the urban water supply administrative department. Chapter III Construction of Urban Water Supply Projects Article 14 Urban water supply projects mentioned in these Regulations include urban public water supply projects, self-built water supply facilities projects and deep purification pipeline water supply projects.

Urban public water supply projects refer to water plants and their water intake facilities, public water supply pipelines and their ancillary facilities.

Self-built water supply facilities project refers to the water intake facilities, pipelines and ancillary projects where water users directly take surface water or groundwater.

Deep purification pipeline water supply project refers to the drinking water project that uses adsorption, membrane separation and other technologies to further treat urban public water supply or other raw water and directly supply it to urban residents through pipelines. Fifteenth in order to meet the pressure of urban water supply and pipe network, and gradually improve the quality of water supply, the administrative department in charge of urban water supply shall, jointly with the planning department, prepare a plan for the transformation of urban water supply pipe network, which shall be implemented after being approved by the Municipal People's government. Sixteenth new construction, renovation and expansion of urban public water supply projects and water supply projects with self-built facilities shall be implemented in accordance with the special urban water supply plan and its annual construction plan, and shall be implemented after going through the examination and approval procedures in accordance with the basic construction procedures.

The construction of deep purification pipeline water supply project shall be approved by the administrative department of urban water supply, and the construction can only be carried out after going through the relevant procedures in accordance with the basic construction procedures.

The construction of water facilities for users must meet the technical requirements stipulated by the state, and the design scheme shall solicit the opinions of urban public water supply enterprises before construction.

In addition to government investment, financing, attracting foreign investment and joint-stock system can also be adopted to raise funds for urban public water supply projects.