How does the "river head system" promote "river long governance"?

In the future, the "top leader" of the party committee or government of China's 31 provincial administrative regions will have a new title: "Chief of the River". According to the "opinions on the Comprehensive implementation of the River head system" issued by the General Office of the CPC Central Committee and the General Office of the State Council on the 11th, on the basis of nearly a decade of practice in some provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities, the "river head system" of the system of principal party and government leaders at all levels will be implemented throughout the country.

The heads of the party and government are responsible and pay attention to water security as well as food security.

In May 2007, cyanobacteria broke out in a large area in Taihu Lake, the water source deteriorated, and citizens snapped up pure water. The river has not been cleared for a long time, enterprises discharge pollutants illegally, and agricultural non-point source pollution is serious. Water pollution, red, orange, yellow and green, smelly, are symptoms. In the final analysis, the "causes" are not clear, the assessment is not specific, and the rewards and punishments are not accurate.

In August of that year, Wuxi City issued the "Wuxi River (Lake, Reservoir, Dang, Yan) Section Water quality Control objectives and Assessment measures (for trial implementation)", bringing the river cross-section water quality test results into the content of political performance assessment of the main party and government responsible persons in various cities, counties and districts. If cities, counties and districts fail to report on time, refuse to report, or falsely report water quality test results, they shall be investigated for responsibility in accordance with the relevant provisions.

In June 2008, Jiangsu promoted the "river head system" in the Taihu Lake basin: leaders at the provincial and municipal levels jointly served as "river heads" for each river. The principal responsible persons of the party and government at all levels are the first responsible persons for river management and protection. The effect was immediate. Taijinan Canal, one of the main rivers entering Taihu Lake, has been plagued by pollution for a long time. The "river heads" at the two levels in Jiangsu Province and Yixing City on the spot supervise and inspect pollution sources, sewage outlets, river water quality, and the ecology along the river has been greatly restored. From 2011 to 2016, the comprehensive water quality standard rate of 79 "river head system" management sections was basically maintained at more than 70%.

Since then, as far as the Songhua River Basin in the north and Dianchi Lake in the south, the "river head system" has moved towards the whole country. Beijing, Tianjin, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Fujian, Jiangxi and Hainan have implemented the "river head system" throughout the territory, and 16 provinces, autonomous regions and cities have implemented the "river head system".

The "river head system" has taken a key step from the "department system" to the "head system". "the party and the government share the same responsibility, and the heads are responsible, and if we pay attention to water security like food security, we will certainly be able to do so." Li Yuanyuan, vice president of the General Institute of Water Conservancy and Hydropower Planning and Design of the Ministry of Water Resources, told reporters.

Innovation of management and protection mechanism to achieve smooth river, clear water, green bank and beautiful scenery

"the core of the river head system is the party and government head responsibility system, which removes the stubborn problems of the system and changes the embarrassment of 'environmental protection does not go into the river and water conservancy does not go ashore'." Wang Shiqin, director of the Water Bureau of Jingan County, Jiangxi Province, believes that.

Vertically, principal provincial leaders, municipal party committee secretaries and mayors, district party committee heads, town party committee secretaries, village branch secretaries and village committee directors, and "river chiefs" at all levels form a "chain of responsibility" for flood control; horizontally, development and reform, finance and taxation, water conservancy, land, agriculture, transportation, environmental protection, economy and trade, housing construction, industry and commerce, public security, and even supervision organizations and personnel departments have their own division of labor and mission. Restrict the discharge of sewage into rivers and lakes, prevent and control water pollution, and strictly prohibit encroachment on river banks and random mining and digging. The river head system is not only responsible for the "water quality standard" of the river, but also manages the water resources, water environment, and water ecology of the whole river.

People often say, "Water has no normal potential." The water does not flow and cannot be cut according to administrative divisions. Another feature of the "river head system" is the "co-governance" of upstream and downstream, left and right banks.

"in the past, more than 20,000 pigs were raised here, with direct discharge of pollutants and bubbles on the water surface. At present, the inferior five categories of water quality has all become the second class water standard. " Recently, the main leaders of the five counties and districts in Quzhou City, Zhejiang Province have gathered to take office, and the first thing to do when they take office is to recognize and patrol the river, sign a commitment to perform their duties, make a military writ, and shoulder the burden of the river governor. Quzhou is an ecological barrier in Zhejiang Province, which is located at the source of the Qiantang River. "the co-governance of the five rivers to ensure that the clear water of one river is sent down the river" is regarded as a political responsibility.

As an important estuary, there are many river systems in Tianjin. for a long time, the responsibility of river management is unclear and unclear. In addition, in recent years, there is little water, dirty water, poor water flow and water pollution. In order to solve the problem thoroughly, Tianjin implements the three-level river head system of district, town and village, which clearly requires that each level of river head should be led by the administrative director. The phased governance in the past has become a routine administrative act.

Hundreds of millions of rivers grow among the people, and the whole society will jointly build ecological civilization.

In 2016, the appointment ceremony of "protecting Mother Lake-'Citizen River Chief' in Action" was held in Kunming on December 3. Thirty-six organizations and enterprises were awarded "Civic River Chief" units, while Zhang Jiaqiang, Gu China and other citizens were awarded "Civic River Chief" individuals. Entrepreneurs said that they will lead by example, develop a water-saving and low-carbon economy, be the water protection leader, supervise illegal activities and promptly report back on the problems found in river patrols.

Some people vividly say that the "river head system" is to upgrade the invitation object of "Please lead to swim down the river" from director to secretary and mayor. As a matter of fact, the real change and long-term impact are much more profound and far-reaching than "inviting more senior leaders to go down the river." From "river head system" to "river governor system", it depends on the participation of the whole society.

In Wujin District, Changzhou City, Jiangsu Province, Guo Yinsheng and Yang Xiliang, villagers of the "Folk River long" employed by the Caoqiao River pilot project, have been responsible for the Caoqiao River and its surrounding rivers for nearly half a year. In order to ensure the work of civil river chiefs, Wujin District has established a relevant mechanism to link up the work of official river chiefs with civil river chiefs: civil river chiefs should report questions or suggestions, and the official river chiefs should promptly hand them over and urge responsible units to respond; non-governmental river chiefs are invited to participate in the work conference on the control of Taihu Lake, planning meetings, and so on.

The "river head system" led by party and government leaders is forming a top-down and bottom-up mutual promotion pattern with thousands of "folk river chiefs". The power of the public is on the rise.