Regulations of Shuozhou Municipality on the Protection of Water Resources in Shentou Spring Area

Chapter I General Provisions Article 1 These Regulations are formulated in accordance with the Water Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) and other relevant laws and regulations in order to strengthen the protection and management of water resources in Shentou Spring Area, rationally develop and utilize water resources in the spring area, improve the water ecological environment and promote the construction of water ecological civilization. "People's Republic of China (PRC) Water Pollution Prevention Law" and "Shanxi Spring Water Resources Protection Regulations", combined with the actual situation of this Municipality. Article 2 These Regulations shall apply to the protection, development, utilization and management of water resources in Shentou Spring Area within the administrative area of this Municipality.

The water resources in Shentou Spring Area as mentioned in these Regulations refer to the surface water and groundwater within the recharge, runoff and discharge range of karst springs. Article 3 The protection of water resources in Shentou Spring Area shall follow the principles of unified planning, comprehensive protection, hierarchical management, water-saving priority, rational development and sustainable utilization. Article 4 The people's governments of cities and counties (cities, districts) shall strengthen their leadership over the protection and management of water resources in Shentou Spring Area, incorporate the protection of water resources in Shentou Spring Area into the national economic and social development plan at the same level, incorporate the funds for the protection and management of water resources in Shentou Spring Area into the fiscal budget at the same level, and establish a long-term and stable protection investment mechanism and ecological compensation mechanism. Article 5 The municipal water administrative department shall be responsible for the unified organization, coordination and guidance of water resources protection and management in Shentou Spring Area. County (city, district) water administrative departments shall be responsible for the protection and management of water resources in Shentou Spring Area within their respective administrative areas.

The administrative departments in charge of development and reform, ecological environment, planning and natural resources, industry and informatization, administrative examination and approval, agriculture and rural areas, urban management, housing and urban and rural construction, energy, transportation and cultural tourism of the people's governments of cities and counties are responsible for the protection and management of water resources in Shentou Spring Area within their respective functions and duties.

Township (town) people's governments and sub-district offices are responsible for the protection and management of water resources in Shentou Spring Area within their respective jurisdictions.

The village (neighborhood) committee shall strengthen the publicity, education and guidance on the protection of water resources in Shentou Spring Area, and assist the people's government in the protection and management of water resources in Shentou Spring Area. Article 6 The protection and management of water resources in Shentou Spring Area shall adopt the management system of combining spring area management with administrative area management, and combining unified management with hierarchical management.

The Municipal People's Government shall establish a joint meeting system for water resources protection in Shentou Spring Area, implement a linkage mechanism for spring area protection, and coordinate major issues in spring area protection and management.

The river (lake) length system is implemented in Shentou Spring Area, and the river (lake) length organizes and leads the work of water resources protection, water pollution prevention and control, and water environment management in Shentou Spring Area within their respective administrative areas. Seventh municipal water administrative departments of the management agencies responsible for the specific work of water resources protection and management in Shentou Spring Area, perform the following duties:

(1) Coordinating the protection and management of spring water resources;

(two) to publicize and implement the relevant laws, regulations and policies, and formulate specific management systems and measures;

(three) to organize the implementation of spring water resources protection and comprehensive management projects;

(4) Organizing dynamic monitoring and scientific research on spring water resources;

(five) to check the behavior of polluting water resources and destroying the water ecological environment within the scope of the spring area, and notify the relevant administrative departments;

(six) other work of spring water resources protection and management. Article 8 Encourage and guide social forces to invest or participate in the protection and rational development and utilization of water resources in Shentou Spring Area in other ways, carry out scientific and technological innovation activities and research on spring area culture, and promote the development of characteristic industries in spring area. Article 9 The people's governments of cities and counties (cities, districts) shall strengthen the propaganda of water conservation, water resources protection and water pollution prevention, and commend or reward the units and individuals that have made remarkable achievements in the protection and management of water resources in Shentou Spring Area. Article 10 All units and individuals have the obligation to protect water resources in spring areas according to law, and have the right to report acts of pollution and destruction of water resources in spring areas. Chapter II Protection and Utilization Article 11 The water resources protection plan of Shentou Spring Area is the basic basis for saving, protecting, developing and utilizing water resources in the spring area.

The municipal water administrative department shall, jointly with relevant departments, prepare a water resources protection plan for Shentou Spring Area, report it to the Municipal People's Government for approval, and report it to the provincial water administrative department for the record. Changes in planning shall be approved by the approval authority in accordance with the planning procedures.

The planning of water resources protection in Shentou Spring Area should be coordinated with the planning of urban and rural construction, land use, ecological environment protection, mining, water conservancy, forestry, agriculture and tourism. Article 12 Shentou Spring Area shall be protected and managed at different levels, and it shall be divided into first-class protected areas, second-class protected areas and third-class protected areas according to hydrogeological conditions and water resources protection requirements. The first-class protected areas are key protected areas, and the second-class protected areas and the third-class protected areas are other areas outside the key protected areas.

Protected areas set up geographical landmarks, warning signs and other protection signs. Article 13 The first-class protection zone is bounded in the north by the Danshuigou fault, which is located in front of Taohong Mountain and is about 32 meters long. It is an east-west water-conducting fault, with Quaternary loose bed in the upper wall and Ordovician limestone in the lower wall. It is about 1 1.5 km long from the intersection of the gengzhuang-Shen Xi-gengzhuang fault and the ant fault. The ant fault is bounded in the east. The ant fault is a stepped water-blocking fault group running from north to south, which is about 4.5 kilometers away from the intersection of the above two faults-Xiaopoquan-Guojiayao. The western part is bounded by the planned water supply source of large cities-the western part of Gengzhuang Water Source. From west to south, Danshuigou-Gengzhuang is about 3.0 kilometers long. The southern part is bounded by the southern part of Shentou No.2 Power Plant. From west to east, it is Gengzhuang-Anzhuang South-Shentou Power Plant South-Guojiayao, which is about 12km long. The key protected area covers an area of 50 square kilometers, including Shentou Spring Group, Shentou Power Plant Water Source, Gengzhuang Water Source and Shentou Power Plant.

In the protected area, the following acts are prohibited:

(1) Digging springs, intercepting water, diverting water or exploiting groundwater without authorization;

(two) new construction, renovation and expansion of construction projects unrelated to water supply facilities and water conservation;

(3) Mixed exploitation of groundwater in polluted aquifer and unpolluted aquifer;

(4) Dumping, discharging and piling up industrial waste residue, domestic garbage, sewage and other wastes;

(five) coal mining, mining, quarrying and underground engineering in the spring exposed area;

(six) engaging in catering services, livestock and poultry breeding and other business activities in Chunlu District without authorization;

(seven) to set up tourism and entertainment facilities in the spring dew area without authorization;

(eight) other acts that may endanger the water resources in the spring area.