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Water Environment
Protection in China

水CHEN Gang
Policy Research Center for Environment and Economy
MEP， China

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CONTENTSPART I: Current Status
PART II: What We Have Done
PART III: Existing Challenges

水PART IV: Next Steps

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Overall Quality of Surface Water

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First National Census on Pollution Sources
NH4+-N
1.7 Million Ton

COD
30.3 Million Ton

TN
4.7 Million Ton

TP0.42 Million Ton

Wastewater
209.3 Billion Ton

Petroleum
0.78 Million Ton
Heavy Metals(Cd., Cr , As, Hg, Pb)
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MEPWater Environment in 2009

As a whole, the surface water pollution
is still serious, esp. the eutrophicationin lakes and reservoirs.

Songhua River

Liao River

Yellow RiverHai River

Huai River
Yangtze River

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CONTENTSPART I: Current Status
PART II: What We Have Done

PART III: Existing Challenges

水PART IV: Next Steps

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Laws &Policies

Standards &Guidance

Plans &Actions

Science &Technology

Progress &Achievements

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Water Environment Protection Legislation
 National Laws


Law of PRC on Prevention and Control of WaterPollution……

 Administrative decreesImplementation Rules for the PRC WPPC Law……

 Administrative rules

Measures on the Administration and Use of Pollution
Discharge Fee……

 Provincial legislation
……

PART IIMEPMain Water Environment Protection Policies
 Total Water Pollutant Discharge Control PolicyThree main factors: the total amount, region and time

COD reduction from 2005 to 2010 is 10 %, i.e. from 14.14 to 12.73
million ton

 Integrated River Basin Management Policy Water pollution prevention and control should be planned in a
unified way at river basin or regional level.
 The 9th,10th, and 11th Five-Year-Plan for water pollution
prevention and control in the key river basins were approved bythe State Council

PART IIMEP National Level
 Environmental Quality Standards(14) Pollutant Discharge (Control) Standards(130) Environmental Monitoring Standards & Guidance Docs

(688)

 Basic Environmental Standards (terminology, Label etc.) &Standard Compilation/Revision Guidance Docs
 Environmental Management Standards & Guidance Docs

 Provincial Level 51 Standards Recorded

(18)
(413)

PART IIMEPOne of the 16 key projects listed in theNational Mid-Term and Long-Term Sci. andTech. Development Plan (2006–2020)
Estimated budget 30 billion RMB for 12 years
Focus on the comprehensive treatment ofwhole river basin
Aims to guarantee safe drinking water &improve the overall water environment

Water Pollution Control and Management Project(Water Special Project)

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Water environment safety is one of
the main tasks
Led by Chinese Academy of Engineering＆ MEP
Approved by the State Council in Feb.
2007

Macro Strategic Study on China’s Environment

PART IIMEPFYP of Water Pollution Prevention and Control
for the Key River Basins

10th FYP• Huai, Hai, Liao
• Taihu, Dianchi,Chaohu

9th FYP2001-2005• Three Gorge &Its Upstream• South to North
Water Transfer

1996-2000• Songhua• Xiaolangdi Reservoir& Its Upstream(Yellow River)11th FYP
2006-2010

FYP: Five Year Plan

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11th FYP for Total Pollutant Discharge Control
11th FYP for Wastewater Treatment & Reuse Facilities of Towns & Cities

Environmental
Protection
11th FYP for Drinking Water Safety of Rural
Areas
Volunteers

Public Water Safety Plan (2006-2010)
Municipal Drinking
Participation

Rural Well-off Environmental Protection Action PlanFirst National Census on Pollution Sources
MEP Hotline 010-12369 for direct environmental complaints

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V

17.2%

8.0

I-III

5.1
National Monitoring Sections(Quality: Grade)

11.2%
2010.1-6 vs. 2005.1-6

CODMn (mg/L)

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CONTENTSPART I: Current Status
PART II: What We Have Done
PART III: Existing Challenges

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Domestic &Industrial
Pollution

Conventional& Toxic
Pollutants

Point &Non-Point
Sources

Environmental
Pollution
Accidents

Compacted, Structural & Combined Feature

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CONTENTSPART I: Current Status
PART II: What We Have Done
PART III: Existing Challenges

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MEPChallenges are Great, Chances are Greater

Strategic thoughts and policies are put forward:* Conservation Culture* Ecological Rehabilitation of Rivers and Lakes* Historic Transformations of Environmental Protection* Optimize Economic Development by Environment Protection* ……
5th Plenum of the 17th Central Committee of CPC:
Resource-saving and environment-friendly society should be a focal point in thetransformation of the economic development mode

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Drinking Water Source Protection
Tertiary/Quasi Protection Zone

Comprehensive Treatment of Point SourceNon-Point Source pollution Prevention

Water Intake

Ecological Restoration and ConstructionPrimary Protection Zone

Early Warning and Emergency Response Capacity Building
Protection Zone Delineation and Isolation

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Pollution Prevention & Control for Key Basins Establish and Implement the12th Five Year Plan
 Provisional Measures for Evaluating the Implementation ofSpecial Plan for Water Pollution Control of Key River Basins Promote the ecological safety assessment of lake andreservoir basins Improve the water quality of whole basin

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Total Discharge Control of Major Pollutants◊ More Pollutants
National: COD/ + NH4+-N
Local: COD/ + NH4+-N+Characteristic ones (TN, TP, etc.)◊ Suitable Goal
10%?
◊ Expanded Fields
Industrial, Domestic/ + Agricultural

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Data of Hongkong, Macao and Taiwan are not included.
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