Regulations of Liaoning Province on Protection of Groundwater Resources (Revised in 2011)
Regulations of Liaoning Province on Protection of Groundwater Resources (Revised in 2011)
Regulations of Liaoning Province on Protection of Groundwater Resources (Revised in 2011)
Announcement of the Standing Committee of the People's Congress of Liaoning province No. 38
January 11, 2011
(Adopted at the 3rd session of the Standing Committee of the Tenth People's Congress of Liaoning province on August 1, 2003 and revised in accordance with the decision, made at the 21st session of the Standing Committee of the Eleventh People's Congress of Liaoning province on January 11, 2011, on revising the Regulations of Liaoning Province on Protection of Groundwater Resources)
Article 1 For the purposes of protecting and rationally developing and utilizing groundwater resources and strengthening administration over groundwater resources, these Regulations are formulated in accordance with the Water Law of People's Republic of China and relevant laws and administrative regulations and in light of the actual situations of Liaoning province.
Article 2 For the purpose of these Regulations, groundwater resources refer to water resources lying under ground surface (including geothermal water and mineral water).
Article 3 Protection, development, utilization and administration of groundwater resources within the administrative territory of Liaoning province must comply with relevant laws, regulations and these Regulations.
Article 4 Protection of groundwater resources shall follow the principles of deploying both surface water and groundwater with surface water in priority for use, combining source development with saving, saving first, balancing between drawing and replenishment and preventing pollution.
Article 5 Preparation of national economic and social development programs and overall city plans and layouts of major production and construction projects shall match local groundwater resources conditions and construction projects that need a large quantity of groundwater shall be severely restricted.
Article 6 Research and development, popularization and application of advantaged technologies to protect groundwater resources shall be encouraged and supported.
People's governments at all levels shall grant recognition and awards to units and individuals making outstanding achievements in protecting groundwater resources.
Article 7 Water control authorities of people's governments of the province, prefectural cities and counties (including county-level cities and districts, the same below) shall be in change of groundwater resources protection work within local administrative regions based on prescribed powers.
Departments of land and resources, housing and urban-rural development, environmental protection and agriculture shall properly handle groundwater resources protection work based on their duties.
Article 8 Water control department of the provincial government shall define overdrawn areas and areas where exploiting groundwater may incur sea water encroachment, land subsidence, water pollution and water-source exhaustion as groundwater resources protection zones based on the development and use of groundwater resources, and publish the same upon reporting to the provincial government for approval.
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