The "river head system" will be fully established in 2018.

In order to further strengthen the management and protection of rivers and lakes, implement territorial responsibility and improve the long-term mechanism, China will comprehensively establish a river head system by the end of 2018.

Zhou Xuewen, vice minister of water resources, said at a press conference held by the State Information Office today that China recently issued "opinions on the full implementation of the river head system", calling for the full implementation of the river head system in China by the end of 2018 to strengthen leadership and implementation. Protect water resources.

It is understood that the "river head system" means that the principal responsible persons of the party and government at all levels are the "river heads" who are responsible for the pollution control of the rivers in the area under their jurisdiction. Zhou Xuewen, vice minister of China's Ministry of Water Resources, said at the press conference that the "river head system" is a water pollution control system derived from the leadership supervision system for the improvement of river water quality and the accountability system for environmental protection. The aim is to ensure that the river maintains a good ecological environment for clean rivers and green fish swimming on the banks for a long time: "River chiefs at all levels are responsible for organizing and leading the management and protection of corresponding rivers and lakes." Including water resources protection, water shoreline management, water pollution prevention and control, water environment control, etc., lead organizations to clean up and rectify outstanding problems such as encroachment of rivers, reclamation of lakes, excessive sewage discharge, illegal sand mining, coordinate and solve major problems, supervise the performance of relevant departments and lower-level river heads, and assess the completion of targets and tasks. "

The "opinion" proposes that the river head system should be fully established by the end of 2018. At present, eight provinces and cities, including Beijing, Tianjin and Jiangsu, have implemented the "river head system" throughout the territory, and 16 provinces, autonomous regions and cities have partially implemented the "river head system."

It is understood that in the organizational structure of the "river head system," vertically, the number of party and government leaders at all levels serving as "river heads" is nearly 2000; horizontally, the 12 departments of governments at all levels, including development and reform, economy and trade, and finance, have their own division of labor.

Zhang Bo, director of the Water and Environmental Management Department of China's Ministry of Environmental Protection, pointed out that the "river head system" has maximally integrated the executive power of party and government leaders at all levels and relevant departments. It has formed an ecological chain of water control with the leadership of the party and government, the actions of various departments, and the participation of the whole people: "in the process of preventing and controlling water pollution, we have encountered a great obstacle, that is, the industrial structure in some places is relatively heavy, and the layout is not reasonable enough. When promoting these work, we will encounter the dilemma of environment and development. The local party committee and government have the ability to coordinate environmental protection, economic development and social stability. Therefore, when the responsibilities of the party committee and government are implemented, and the leading members of the party committee and government are responsible for every section of the river, I believe they will co-ordinate economic and social development and environmental protection, promote the structural adjustment of industries such as chemical parks, and optimize the layout. It will be more beneficial. "

In addition, the "opinions on the full implementation of the river head system" also proposes to establish the river head meeting system, the information sharing system, and the public participation system, including the establishment of a platform for the release of information on the management and protection of rivers and lakes, and announcing the list of river heads to the public through the media. prominently erected river head signs on the banks of rivers and lakes, etc., take the initiative to accept social supervision.

Zhou Xuewen, vice minister of China's Ministry of Water Resources, said for example: "for example, in the process of implementing the 'river head system' in Jiangxi, there is a sign on each riverside, who is the river head of this river and what the contact number is. It is clearly written on the public sign, and some problems in river and lake management found by the masses in the process of supervision can be reflected in a timely manner, and feedback should be given to the handling of the situation. In the end, whether the implementation is good or not, one is that rivers and lakes should be managed, controlled, managed well, and see results. "