Regulations of the Shenzhen City on Water Saving
Regulations of the Shenzhen City on Water Saving
Regulations of the Shenzhen City on Water Saving
Announcement of the Standing Committee of the Shenzhen Municipal People's Congress No. 121
February 2, 2005
The Regulations of the Shenzhen City on Water Saving, which were adopted at the 35th meeting of Standing Committee of the third People's Congress of Shenzhen City on December 30, 2004 and approved at the 16th meeting of the Standing Committee of the tenth People's Congress of Guangdong province on January 19, 2005, are hereby promulgated and shall come into effect as of March 1, 2005.
Regulations of the Shenzhen City on Water Saving
(Adopted at the Thirty-Fifth Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Third Shenzhen Municipal People's Congress on December 30, 2004, approved at the Sixteenth Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Tenth Guangdong Provincial Congress on January 19, 2005)
Chapter I General Provisions
Article 1 In order to strengthen the administration of water saving, rationally and effectively use water resources, and promote the sustainable development of society and economy, these regulations are hereby formulated in accordance with Water Law of the People's Republic of China and other laws, regulations, and in the light of the practical conditions of this city.
Article 2 Water saving shall follow the principle of unified planning, total volume control, planned water consumption, comprehensive utilization, and emphasis on benefits.
Article 3 The Shenzhen Municipal People's Government (hereinafter referred to as the municipal government shall work out a unified water saving plan according to this city's plan of national economy and social development, and incorporate it into the overall city plan.
The bearing capacity of water resources shall be taken into full consideration for the size of city development, distribution of major construction projects, adjustments of industrial structure, and urban construction, and the projects of high-volume water consumption shall be under strict control.
It shall be vigorously pursued to take water-saving measures, spread new technology and new techniques to save water, foster and develop water-saving industries, agriculture and service sectors, and build up a water-saving city.
Article 4 In the light of the practical conditions of the water resources of this city, the municipal government shall protect and rationally develop, utilize water resources; encourage and support the development and utilization of waste water, recycled water, seawater and rainwater, etc., and take them into comprehensive consideration in the city planning and construction.
The comprehensive utilization of waste water, recycled water, seawater and rainwater shall be brought into the water saving plan.
Article 5 The administrative department of the municipal government in charge of water affairs (hereinafter referred to as the municipal department of water affairs) shall be responsible for the administration of water saving in the whole city, and discharge the following duties according to law:
(1) to work out the water saving plan and various quotas of water consumption jointly with the related department, report them to the municipal government and organize their implementation after approval;
(2) to administer the balance tests of water volume of the water-using units;
(3) to examine the evaluation reports of construction projects on water consumption and water saving, organize the examination and acceptance of the completed facilities of water saving;
(4) to do planning and management for the utilization of waste water, recycled water, seawater and rainwater;
(5) to do other administration work for water saving.
The municipal department of water affairs may entrust the municipal office of water-saving administration with the specific administration of water saving.
Article 6 The related departments of governments shall, within the scope of their duties, cooperate with the departments in charge of water affairs to work on water saving, and take advanced, scientific plans and measures of water saving into full account in formulating their industrial development plans.
Article 7 The governments at various levels shall launch a campaign of extensive propaganda and education on water saving, and heighten the consciousness of all the people on this matter.
The municipal department of water affairs shall make a plan of propaganda on water saving for public interests, and develop the activities of propaganda on water saving for public interests on the regular basis.
The news media shall be active in the propaganda on water saving for public interests, and disclose the acts of water wasting.
Any unit and individual shall have the obligation to save water.
Chapter II Plan and Quota
Article 8 The departments of the municipal government in charge of development and reform shall join the municipal department of water affairs for organizing the formulation of a city-wide annual plan of water consumption and conducting the total volume control of the annual water consumption of this city in accordance with the annual plan of national economy and social development, the water saving plan, the conditions of water resources and water supply, and the demand for water.
Article 9 The administration of water saving shall be divided into two categories: resident users for daily life and unit users.
Resident users for daily life shall be under the administration of water consumption by quotas; unit users shall be under the administration of water consumption by combination of plans and quotas.
The resident users for daily life referred to in these regulations shall mean the users who, as residents, take acts to use water at their residential places for the needs of daily life.
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