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jimu news reporter zhao bei

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on september 26, the 12th meeting of the standing committee of the 14th hubei provincial people's congress voted to approve the juzhang river basin protection regulations (hereinafter referred to as the regulations) submitted for approval by xiangyang city, yichang city, jingzhou city, and jingmen city. this means that the four regions of hubei, xiangyi and jingjing have formed an institutional mechanism to jointly legislate to protect the juzhang river basin, achieve "co-governance of one river" and jointly promote comprehensive management and coordinated development of the river basin.

the juzhang river is a first-class tributary on the north bank of the middle reaches of the yangtze river. it flows through xiangyang, yichang, jingzhou, jingmen and other places, with a total length of 320.5 kilometers and a drainage area of ​​7290 square kilometers. the upper reaches is divided into east and west branches. the east branch is named zhang river, and the west branch is named zhang river. ju river originates from baokang county, xiangyang city. after the juhe river and the zhanghe river meet at the mouth of the two rivers in herong town, dangyang city, yichang, they form the main stream of the juzhang river, and finally enter the yangtze river at linjiang temple, jingzhou district, jingzhou city.

for a long time, due to the lack of systematic protection, the juzhang river basin has been exposed to risks in terms of water ecology, water environment, and water resources, and has become an important factor restricting regional green and sustainable development. one river flows through four places. how can cross-regions and cross-departments work together to protect a river of clean water flowing into the yangtze river? in 2024, the standing committee of the hubei provincial people's congress identified the protection of the juzhang river basin as a collaborative legislative project in xiangyang, yichang, jingzhou, and jingmen.

the "xiangyang city juzhang river basin protection regulations", "yichang city juzhang river basin protection regulations", "jingzhou city juzhang river basin protection regulations" and "jingmen city juzhang river basin protection regulations" voted and approved at this meeting adhere to the legislative election. the "five collaborations" of theme, form, system, mechanism and activities have been established, and a special chapter on "regional collaboration" has been set up.

in order to ensure coordinated management of the upper, middle and lower reaches of the juzhang river, the regulations clearly stipulate the establishment and improvement of the juzhang river protection joint meeting mechanism, monitoring network system, emergency early warning and collaborative response mechanism, collaborative law enforcement mechanism, ecological protection compensation mechanism, supervision and coordination mechanism and other systems. mechanism, collaborative efforts in planning connection, information sharing, administrative law enforcement, national people's congress supervision, etc., reflecting the overall requirement of "one area co-governance" in the juzhang river basin, and by establishing an institutional mechanism for unified management and protection of the juzhang river basin, achieve "co-governance of one river" and jointly promote comprehensive management and coordinated development of the river basin.

not only emphasizes "regional collaboration", but also highlights local characteristics. the east branch of the juzhang river flows through dongbao district and zhanghe new district of jingmen city. the zhanghe reservoir formed by building a dam to cut off the zhanghe river is the main source of drinking water in the central urban area of ​​jingmen. the "jingmen city juzhang river basin protection regulations" makes special provisions for the protection of the zhanghe reservoir, clarifying the water quality of the zhanghe reservoir, and taking protection and pollution prevention measures in accordance with the goals of the national surface water environmental quality standard class i standard.

regarding the ecological environment protection of the drinking water source of the zhanghe reservoir, the "jingmen city juzhang river basin protection regulations" emphasizes zoning protection and strictly controls all types of development in the quasi-protection zone, second-level protection zone, and first-level protection zone of the drinking water source. construction, agricultural production and other activities; in order to prevent and control water pollution and strengthen ship management, the regulations have adopted strict management and protection measures for hazardous chemical transport vehicles, islands, and ships.

(source: jimu news)

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