The　Taihu　Basin　finds　a　position　in　the　areas　that　are　the　most　economically　developed,　densely　populated　and　with　greatest　potential.　Yet　it　is　also　one　of　the　areas　with　the　most　acute　man-nature　conflicts.　With　the　development　of　society　and　economy,　the　constant　increase　of　water　consumption　and　effluent　emissions　leads　to　the　reduction　of　water　quality　and　lake　eutrophication.　To　effectively　improve　the　water　environment　and　ensure　the　safety　of　urban　water　supply,　Taihu　Basin　Authority　(hereinafter　referred　to　as　TBA)　has　taken　much　effort　and　achieved　fruitful　success　in　promoting　the　basin　water　resources　management　and　protection　in　terms　of　both　depth　and　range.

To　constantly　improve　the　water　resource　conservancy　planning　system　in　the　base　area

　　To　effectively　protect　the　river　water　environment　and　reasonably　develop　water　resources,　TBA　has　systematically　analyzed　the　present　situation　and　economic-social　demand　the　water　environment　and　ecology　are　facing　with,　based　on　the　on-site　investigation　and　assessment　according　to　the　characteristics　of　the　water　resources　in　different　areas　around　the　basin.　it　successively　organized　to　formulate　the　following　schemes　and　regulations:　Master　Plan　of　Water　Resources　in　the　Taihu　Basin,　Comprehensive　Planning　for　the　Taihu　Basin,　the　Security　Programme　of　UrbanDrinking　Water　Sources　in　the　Taihu　Basin,　Key　Basin-wide　Water　Conservancy　and　Restoration　Project,　and　the　Groundwater　Utilization　and　Protection　Planning　in　the　Taihu　Basin,　etc.　Measures　are　accordingly　executed　to　promote　the　rational　development,　efficient　utilization,　comprehensive　saving,　effective　protection,　optimal　dispatch　and　overall　harness　of　the　water　resources.

　　Since　2012,　the　compilation　of　the　Taihu　Basin　Water　Resource　Protection　Programme　has　been　close　to　finish.　The　Programme　focuses　on　the　overall　layout　of　water　resource　protection　in　the　basin　area,　the　distribution　and　remediation　of　the　river　sewage　outlets,　water　ecological　restoration,　drinking　water　source　protection,　endogenous　and　non-point　pollution　controlling.　In　addition,　requirements　are　put　forward　in　the　restoration　and　management　of　preventing　and　controlling　the　river　and　lake　contamination　in　the　Taihu　Basin.　Since　this　year　we　have　been　organizing　to　formulate　the　Taipu　River　Conservation　Planning,　trying　to　give　more　specific,　comprehensive　and　practical　measures　to　guarantee　potable　water　source　safety,　promoting　hydro-ecology　conservation　and　restoration,　contamination　control　and　regulation,　as　well　as　the　integrated　governance　and　supervision　of　the　rivers　and　lakes,　on　the　basis　of　the　increasing　importance,　uniqueness　and　the　main　problems　of　water　resource　conservation　of　Taipu　River　are　facing　with.

To　further　the　implementation　of　the　strictest　water　management　system

As　one　of　the　most　important　measures　to　facilitate　the　irrigation　reform　and　development　as　well　as　the　water　sustainable　recycling　utilization,　China’s　most　stringent　water　resource　management　system　was　launched　in　2011,　and　has　become　an　institutional　top　design　to　solve　water　resource　problems.　Opinions　of　the　State　Council　on　Applying　the　Strictest　Water　Resources　Control　System,　Notice　of　the　General　Office　of　the　State　Council　on　Issuing　the　Measures　for　Assessment　of　Implementation　of　the　Strictest　Management　System　for　Water　Resources,　and　the　Implementation　Plan　for　Assessing　the　Implementation　of　the　Strictest　Management　System　for　Water　Resources　issued　by　the　General　Office　of　the　State　Council　and　other　related　institutional　guidance　are　formulated　successively,　hence　implementation　opinions　and　requirements　on　assessment.

　　TBA　spontaneously　practices　works　out　the　requirements　proposed　on　applying　the　strictest　water　resources　control　system.　First,　we　have　completed　the　performance　assessment　of　functional　pollutant　carrying　capacity　red　line　in　the　basin,　and　finished　the　preparatory　work　of　the　assessment.　Second,　we　have　promoted　the　all-round　supervision　of　the　lake,　including　614　lakes　and　rivers　around　Taihu　and　south　east　areas　approved　by　the　State　Council.　Third,　we　have　improved　the　supervision　management　of　river　sewage　draining　outlet　and　implemented　the　most　strict　approval　system　of　the　outlet　setting.　Fourth,　we　have　fully　checked　whether　the　key　drinking　water　resources　reach　the　safety　standard　or　not,　and　cooperatively　worked　with　local　authorities　in　researching　and　investigating　the　construction　of　potential　water　resources..

To　strictly　implement　the　"Taihu　Basin　Management　Regulations"

In　2011,　China　issued　Taihu　Basin　Management　Regulations,　the　first　comprehensive　administrative　regulations　targeting　the　governance　of　Taihu,　focusing　on　the　aspects　of　drinking　water,　water　conservation,　water　pollution　control　and　other　provisions.　In　accordance　with　the　regulations,　the　Ministry　of　Water　Resources　approved　the　Management　Measures　of　Water　Functional　Area　of　Taihu　Basin　in　August　2013.　It　became　the　nation's　first　water　basin　management　regulation,　which　includes　clear　partition　management,　pollutant　carrying　capacity　emissions　volume　limitation,　construction　projects　as　well　as　the　river　outlet　supervision　and　management,　etc.　It　provides　the　institutional　guarantee　in　the　strengthening　of　the　water　resource　protection.

　　Followed　by　the　formal　implementation　of　the　Regulation,　TBA　monthly　carries　out　the　inspections　in　those　important　functional　areas　of　Taihu,　Wangyu　River,　Taipu　River　etc.,　for　a　comprehensive　knowledge　of　their　water　quality,　exploration,　pollution　emissions,　etc.　Any　illegal　behaviors　were　reported　to　the　local　government,　and　this　has　effectively　solved　several　violation　cases.　TBA　monthly　conducts　water　quality　monitoring　of　waters　across　provincial　boundaries　around　the　Taihu　Basin,　the　functional　areas　and　the　main　rivers　which　flow　into　the　lake.　TBA　Relevant　information　is　formulated　monthly　as　briefings　and　sent　to　the　local　authorities.　Not　only　does　TBA　pay　close　attention　to　the　water　quality　of　Water　Diversion　from　Yangtze　River　to　Taihu,　the　water　quality　of　water　source　of　Taihu　and　cyanobacteria　investigation　around　Taihu,　but　it　also　actively　responds　to　sudden　water　pollution　incidents　and　ensures　the　safety　of　water　supply.

To　proactively　promote　the　integrated　management　of　water　environment　in　the　Taihu　Basin

After　2007　Wuxi　water　supply　crisis,　the　State　Council　approved　the　establishment　of　inter-provincial　(municipal)　joint　session　system　on　water　environment　integrated　treatment　in　the　Taihu　Basin　in　2008,　which　was　led　by　the　National　Development　and　Reform　Commission.　Master　Plan　for　Integrated　Management　of　Water　Environment　in　the　Taihu　Basin　was　approved　by　the　State　Council　and　then　in　2013　the　Plan　was　implemented　(2013　revision).

　　To　promote　the　integrated　management　of　water　environment　work,　since　2009,　TBA　has　formulated　Annual　Report　of　Health　Status　of　Taihu,　based　on　the　status　of　its　annual　natural　water　quality　and　nutritional　status,　health　status.　The　report　is　distributed　at　the　joint　conference.　We　have　completed　Master　Plan　of　Water　Environmental　Governance　in　Dianshan　Lake　and　submitted　to　MWR,　relevant　content　has　been　made　into　the　overall　program　revision;　and　in　February　2012,　a　forum　was　held　to　discuss　the　provincial-municipal　cooperation　mechanism　on　Dianshan　Lake　water　resource　protection　and　water　pollution　protection-management,　then　an　exchange　of　liaison　groups　was　established.　According　to　the　requirements　by　the　joint　meeting,　the　information　sharing　platform　development　and　construction　on　the　Comprehensive　Treatment　of　Water　Environment　in　the　Taihu　Basin　was　completed,　the　preliminary　information　sharing　on　water　quality　thus　has　been　achieved　among　water　sectors.　For　the　data　inconsistency　problem　of　the　water　conservation　monitoring,　we　first　proposed　the　program　of　Joint　Monitoring　of　Water　Quality　in　Taihu,　and　implemented　the　joint　monitoring　twice　with　the　local　water　departments.

　　For　six　years,　the　effect　of　water　environment　comprehensive　treatment　is　remarkable.　Compared　with　2007,　in　2013,　the　evaluation　of　Taihu　water　quality　shows　that　it　has　improved　from　Class　V-　to　Class　V;　The　water　quality　of　main　rivers　into　the　lake　around　Taihu　has　been　improved　significantly,　with　one　Class　V-　river,　compared　with　13　V-　rivers　in　2007;　the　water　quality　pass　rate　has　steadily　improved,　with　33.7%　in　2013　in　key　functional　areas,　compared　with　22.5　percent　in　2007.

To　perform　the　exploration　of　the　civilization　construction　of　water　ecology

The　Eighteenth　National　Congress　of　the　CPC　includes　the　ecological　civilization　into　the　"Five　in　One"　overall　layout　of　socialism　with　Chinese　characteristics.　It　determines　the　important　strategic　plan　to　vigorously　promote　the　construction　of　ecological　civilization,　demanding　an　increase　of　the　overall　ecological　civilization　level　and　building　a　beautiful　China.　Following　this　way,　MWR　issued　Comprehensive　Promotion　of　Water　Management　System　and　Mechanism　Innovation.　It　proposes　new　requirements　on　the　establishment　and　implementation　of　water　ecological　compensation　system,　the　promotion　of　water　resources　and　water　ecological　protection,　and　the　construction　of　water　ecological　civilization.

　　According　to　the　deployed　plan　by　Ministry　of　Water　Resources,　the　TBA　earnestly　completed　the　program　review　and　guidance　in　terms　of　pilot　scheme　on　urban　construction　with　water　ecological　civilization　in　the　Taihu　Basin.　It　has　organized　its　first　program　review　on　Huzhou,　Ningbo　in　Zhejiang　Province　and　Qingpu　District　in　Shanghai.　During　the　following-up　on　the　progress　of　its　implementation,　the　authority　is　performing　the　second　batch　of　programme　review　on　Wenzhou,　Quzhou,　Jiaxing,　Lishui　in　Zhejiang　Province,　Minhang　in　Shanghai,　Putian,　Nanping　in　Fujian　Province,　etc.