These Measures, consist of 19 Articles, are enacted according to the Water Law of the People's Republic of China, the Flood Control Law of the People's Republic of China, aiming to strengthen the supervision and management of water engineering construction, ensure that water engineering construction conforms to the requirements of river basin comprehensive planning and flood control planning. No construction unit may start construction of a water project without obtaining the consent form for the construction plan signed by the the river basin administrative organ or the water conservancy administrative department of the local people's government at or above the county level according to its administrative authority. The content of the consent form for water project construction planning includes the opinions on whether the water project construction conforms to the comprehensive river basin planning and flood control planning .
China · 2007-11-29