The Nanjing Reservoir Protection Regulations (Draft Amendment) entered the first round of deliberations
2024-08-21
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"Reservoir management units shall set up safety warning and management signs on reservoir dams, flood discharge and irrigation control buildings and related facilities." "Recreational sightseeing, cultural experience and other activities in reservoir scenic areas shall comply with relevant regulations and shall not cause adverse effects on reservoir safety, water resources and water environment." ...
On August 20, the 13th meeting of the Standing Committee of the 17th Nanjing Municipal People's Congress was held, and the municipal government's explanation on the proposal to submit the "Nanjing Reservoir Protection Regulations (Revised Draft)" for deliberation was heard.
The 13th meeting of the 17th Standing Committee of the Nanjing Municipal People's Congress. Photo by Xiao Ridong
Reservoir management faces new requirements
It is understood that Nanjing has a total of 251 small and medium-sized reservoirs with a total storage capacity of 574 million cubic meters, accounting for 28% of the total number of reservoirs in Jiangsu Province, ranking first in the province. The "Nanjing Reservoir Protection Regulations" were formulated by the 31st meeting of the 14th Standing Committee of the Nanjing Municipal People's Congress on June 29, 2012 and took effect on January 1, 2013. The current "Regulations" have been implemented for nearly 12 years and have played a positive role in standardizing reservoir management, ensuring the effectiveness of reservoir flood control, irrigation, water supply, etc., protecting the lives and property of residents around the reservoir area, and maintaining the ecological environment of the reservoir.
However, with the development of the economy and society, the state has put forward a series of new tasks and new requirements for the implementation of reservoir safety management responsibilities. "Especially with the adjustment of relevant contents by superior laws and the in-depth promotion of the legal management of reservoirs in our city, the functions of reservoirs have changed to a certain extent. Some of the systems set by the original "Regulations" have shown some contradictions that are not compatible with economic and social development in the practice of reservoir management and protection." Cheng Jun, director of the Nanjing Water Affairs Bureau, said that the city's people's congress representatives have also jointly proposed bills to revise the "Regulations" many times.
Safety first, protection first
It is reported that the Regulations (Draft Amendment) consists of seven chapters and 48 articles, which are divided into general principles, reservoir management, protection and utilization, reservoir scenic areas, supervision and inspection, legal responsibilities and supplementary provisions. This revision, on the basis of insisting on safety first and protection first, will also focus on highlighting Nanjing's characteristics in three aspects.
Adhere to safety first and highlight protection priority. Reservoir safety is related to the safety of people's lives and property. The "Regulations (Draft Revision)" insists on putting reservoir safety in the first place, and under the premise of maintaining consistency with the superior law, it further highlights the principle of protection priority. The reporter saw that the "Regulations (Draft Revision)" intends to add prohibitive provisions on unauthorized swimming, playing, fishing, barbecues on the dam, camping, etc., and set corresponding penalties to ensure the safe management of the reservoir. In addition, the "Regulations (Draft Revision)" also intends to further strengthen the management regulations for the reservoir catchment area and strengthen the protection of the reservoir water environment.
Reasonable use of services for local economy
Coordinated development and serving the local economy. The Regulations (Draft Amendment) intends to coordinate and balance the rational use of reservoirs on the premise of maintaining safety, so as to better promote the high-quality development of the local economy.
The reporter saw that the "Regulations (Draft Amendment)" intends to reasonably delineate the management scope of reservoirs. It is proposed to adjust the management scope of reservoir areas from the area below the verified flood level to the area within the reservoir land acquisition line. At the same time, it is clarified that if the reservoir area has not been expropriated or the reservoir land acquisition line has not reached the normal water storage line, it shall be delineated according to the standard not lower than the normal water storage line. At the same time, it is proposed to adjust the protection range of medium-sized reservoir dams to 50 meters and small reservoirs to 40 meters, so as to better meet the actual needs of reservoir management and protection and serve the local economic development.
Open development meets cultural and tourism needs
Innovation, opening up and sharing to meet the needs of cultural tourism. In recent years, focusing on the construction of "Beautiful Nanjing" and "Water-Beautiful Villages", Nanjing has actively created 13 national and provincial reservoir scenic spots, and created a number of high-quality water ecological products with Nanjing water identification around the people.
The Regulations (Draft Revised) intend to make substantial adjustments and optimizations to the "Reservoir Scenic Area" chapter, refine the management regulations for scenic areas, and further highlight the leisure and tourism functions of reservoirs as water conservancy scenic areas, reflecting the characteristics of Nanjing, in order to meet the people's demand for cultural, tourism and sports activities such as water leisure and water sports in reservoir waters.
Wang Limin, spokesperson and director of the research office of the Standing Committee of the Nanjing Municipal People's Congress, said that the revision of the Regulations is of great significance for further strengthening the protection and management of reservoirs, safeguarding the safety of people's lives and property, ensuring the effective supply of water resources, maintaining the ecological environment of reservoirs, regulating the rational use of reservoirs, giving full play to the comprehensive benefits of reservoirs, and promoting the sustainable development of the economy and society.
Proofread by Tao Shangong
