These Measures, consisting of 16 Articles, are enacted in accordance with the Regulations on Administration of Water Intake Permits and Water Resources Fee Collection, aiming to promote the optimal allocation and sustainable utilization of water resources, and ensure the reasonable needs of water use of construction projects. The utilization of water resources by construction projects must follow the principles of rational development, economical use and effective protection, conform to the comprehensive planning of river basins or regions and the special plans for water resources protection, and abide by the approved water allocation scheme or agreement. The Ministry of Water Resources or river basin management agencies shall be responsible for reviewing the water resources demonstration reports of the construction projects as prescribed in Article 9, including the construction projects of large-scale centralized groundwater supply sources (daily water intake of more than 50000 tons).
China · 2002-03-24