2013Revision

1.Preface

At　the　end　of　May　2007,　the　outbreak　of　water　crisis　in　the　Taihu　Basin　aroused　great　attention　of　the　Party　Central　Committee　and　the　State　Council　as　well　as　the　widespread　concern　from　all　sectors　of　community.　According　to　the　State　Council’s　requirements,　the　Development　and　Reform　Commission,　together　with　the　relevant　departments　and　local　governments,　made　Master　Plan　for　Integrated　Management　of　Water　Environment　in　the　Taihu　Basin　in　urgency　to　guarantee　people's　drinking　water　safety　and　improve　the　quality　of　water　environment　in　Taihu.　In　May　2008,　the　State　Council　officially　approved　and　implemented　it.　Through　the　concerted　efforts　of　all　parties　concerned　over　the　past　five　years,　the　management　of　Taihu　has　achieved　initial　success　in　the　aspects　of　drinking　water　safety,　stable　and　good　quality　guarantee　of　the　water　environment.　The　short-term　goals　have　been　basically　obtained　which　were　determined　in　the　Plan.　However,　the　Taihu　management　has　a　long　way　to　go.　With　the　regional　economic　society　development　and　in-depth　management,　the　Taihu　is　faced　with　new　situations　and　new　problems　to　be　solved.　In　April　2012,　in　order　to　consolidate　the　management　results　and　improve　the　management　level,　the　fifth　plenary　session　of　inter-provincial　joint　meeting　on　Comprehensive　Management　of　Water　Environment　in　the　Taihu　Basin　proposed　the　Master　Plan　Revision.　After　in-depth　investigation　and　study,　the　Development　and　Reform　Commission,　together　with　the　relevant　departments　and　local　organizations　technical　forces,　formulated　Master　Plan　for　Integrated　Management　of　Water　Environment　in　the　Taihu　Basin　(2013　revision)　(hereafter　referred　to　as　“Master　Plan　Revision”).

　　The　management　area　of　the　Plan　covers　31,800　square　kilometers　in　total,　including　Suzhou,　Wuxi,　Changzhou　and　Zhenjiang　City,　4　cities　and　30　counties　(cities,　districts)　in　Jiangsu　Province,　Huzhou,　Jiaxing,　Hangzhou,　3　Cities　and　20　counties　(cities,　districts)　in　Zhejiang　Province,　Liantang　town,　Jinze　town　and　Zhujiajiao　town　in　Qingpu　District　of　Shanghai.　The　management　period　is　from　2013　to　2020,　with　a　short　term　to　2015　and　a　long　term　to　2020.

　　The　Plan　is　the　guideline　and　fundamental　basis　for　the　comprehensively　harness　of　water　environment　in　the　Taihu　Basin　in　a　future　period.

2.The　Management　Work　during　2008-2012

Since　the　State　Council　approved　“Master　Plan”　in　2008,　two　provinces　and　one　city　actively　organized　the　implementation　work.　By　the　end　of　2012,　the　actual　completed　investment　reached　96　billion　yuan.

1.Management　achievements

Since　the　implementation　of　Master　Plan,　the　water　environment　in　the　basin　has　been　mended　and　the　urban　and　rural　living　environment　has　been　greatly　changed　with　the　rapid　improvement　of　pollutant　disposition　ability,　the　great　pollutants,　the　obvious　improvement　of　quantity　of　drinking　water　sources　and　the　alleviated　degree　of　eutrophication.　The　regulation　in　Taihu　has　achieved　remarkable　stage　results　and　basically　realized　the　short-term　goal.
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