A Protection Measure-the river chief system

The river and lake chief system, namely the river chief system, is an ecological civilization construction system innovation in which the party and government leaders at all levels serve as river and lake chiefs and are responsible for organizing and leading the corresponding river and lake management and protection. Through the establishment of a river and lake management and protection mechanism with clear responsibilities, coordinated and orderly manner, strict supervision and strong protection, it provides institutional guarantee for maintaining the healthy life of maintaining the healthy life of rivers and lakes and realizing the sustainable utilization of river and lake functions.

primary mission:

1.We will strengthen water resources protection, fully implement the strictest possible water resources management system, and strictly observe the "three red lines".

2.We will strengthen the management and protection of shorelines of rivers and lakes, strictly control water areas, shoreline and other water ecological space, and strictly prohibit the encroachment of river courses and reclaimed lakes.

3.We will strengthen the prevention and control of water pollution, coordinate the control of water and shore pollution, identify pollution sources flowing into rivers and lakes, and optimize the distribution of sewage outlets flowing into rivers.

4.We will strengthen water environment improvement, ensure the safety of drinking water sources, step up efforts to control black and odorous water bodies, and ensure that rivers and lakes are clean and beautiful, with clear water and green banks.

5.Strengthen water ecological restoration, delimit the management scope of rivers and lakes in accordance with the law, and strengthen the systematic management of mountains, rivers, forests, farmland and lakes;

6.We will strengthen law enforcement and supervision, and severely crack down on illegal activities involving rivers and lakes.

key responsibilities

(1) The responsibilities of the chief river and lake chief shall be responsible for leading the work of the river and lake chief system within the administrative area, and shall assume the duties of general governor and general dispatch respectively.(2) Municipal and district-level river and lake chiefs are responsible for leading and coordinating the rectification of prominent river (lake) problems, comprehensive prevention and control of water pollution, river (lake) inspection and cleaning, river (lake) ecological restoration and river (lake) protection and management, coordinating and solving practical problems, inspecting and supervising the lower river chiefs, Treasury chiefs and relevant departments to perform their duties.

(3) The river and lake chiefs at the street and township level shall be responsible for the management of inland rivers (lakes) under their jurisdiction, formulate and implement the river (lake) management plan, organize and carry out the river (lake) renovation work, and cooperate with law enforcement departments to crack down on illegal water-related activities in accordance with the principle of territorial management.

(4) The responsibilities of the village-level river and lake chiefs are responsible for the renovation of inland rivers (lakes) within the village scope, implement the responsibilities of special administrators, and ensure that the river (lake) supervision, cleaning and renovation are in place.

Significance

1. Significance Implement the inevitable requirements of developing green concept and promoting the construction of ecological civilization; the effective measure to solve the complex water problems in China and maintain the healthy life of rivers and lakes; the implementation of river and lake chief system is the system innovation to improve the water management system and guarantee the national water security.
2. Role to effectively mobilize local governments to fulfill their responsibilities for the management and protection of rivers and lakes, promote the management of rivers and lakes to be managed, managed and well managed, and gradually restore the functions of rivers and lakes, so as to promote water resources protection, water shoreline management, water pollution prevention and control, and water environment governance.

Implement results

In October 2021, the reporter learns from the Ministry of Water Resources: fully implementing lakes long system fruitful, 31 provinces set up party double total long river, clear provincial, city, county and township rivers long more than 30, village rivers (including patrol, river guard) 900000, among them, the Midwest poverty households 220000, established up and down, the responsibility of the interlocking chain. The responsibility system for river and lake management and protection has been continuously improved. Since 2018, river and lake chiefs at the provincial, city, county and township levels have inspected 7 million rivers and lakes annually. All provinces, cities and counties have set up river chief system offices with more than 16,000 full-time personnel. Some towns and townships have set up river chief system offices in light of local conditions, and local governments have cultivated and expanded the ranks of folk chiefs, river and lake chiefs and volunteers. The Yangtze river, Yellow River, huaihe river, haihe river, pearl river basin established "river basin management institutions + provincial long river office" joint conference system, more than 20 provinces establish cross provincial boundary lakes zone spreading mechanism, explore the horizontal ecological compensation mechanism, set up a joint river long lake, joint patrol law enforcement, formed the lakes management protection powerful force. All regions and departments will focus on the system of river and lake chiefs to carry out systematic management and continuously improve the ecological environment of rivers and lakes. Since 2018, the Ministry of Water Resources organization to carry out the lakes "four" special operation, total clean-up lakes "four" (disorderly, mining, heap, building) 187000, dismantle the neo-treasure hill 47.48 million square meters, occupy rivers remove dike 11000 kilometers, repel and illegal coastline of more than 30000 kilometers, to crack down on illegal sand mining ship 11000 ships, clean up 43 million tons of garbage, lakes face historic change. The Ministry of Water Resources has organized the compilation and completion of the plans for the protection and utilization of seven major rivers such as the Yangtze River and their major tributaries, as well as the management plans for river sand mining, guided local governments in the compilation and completion of the plans for the protection and utilization of 416 provincial river and lakes and the management plans for 2,656 river courses, and defined the requirements for zoning control of river and lake shorelines.