Nanjing Water Resources Management Center: Take multiple measures to ensure the implementation of water fee collection
Release time:2018-09-06 Views:175
Shortage of average water resources in our country, irrational use would not only cause a great waste of resources, but also cause environmental pollution, cause double shortage of water and water quality, affect People's Daily life and endanger the stable development of social economy. In recent years, Nanjing Water Resources Management Center has always taken the "taking, using and managing" of water resources fee and water conservancy project fee collection as the starting point and goal of its work, insisting on "promoting collection by service and enforcing collection by law" and taking multiple measures simultaneously to ensure the implementation of water fee collection.
In accordance with Article 7 of the Water Law of the People's Republic of China, the state implements a system of water drawing permission and a system of paid use of water resources according to law. Article 48 stipulates that units or individuals that directly draw water resources from rivers, lakes or underground shall, in accordance with the provisions of the State water drawing license system and the system of paid use of water resources, apply to water conservancy administrative departments or river basin administrative agencies for water drawing licenses and pay water resource fees to obtain the right to draw water. Article 55 stipulates that the use of water supplied by a water project shall, in accordance with the provisions of the State, pay water charges to the units supplying water. The municipal Water resources Management center, as the water fee collection department, is mainly responsible for the research of water resources and soil and water conservation policies and measures. To undertake the administration of planned water use, water conservation and preventive supervision of soil and water conservation; To undertake the investigation, statistics, monitoring, administration, early warning and forecast of water resources, their development and utilization, and soil and water conservation; To be responsible for the popularization and application of applied science and technology of water-saving technology and water and soil conservation; To undertake the collection and administration of water resources fees, water fees and compensation fees for water and soil conservation facilities.
In the process of management transformation, the city continues to strengthen the collection and management team construction, enrich and strengthen the work force. Universities and research institutes will be invited to participate in the cooperation, and investigations and studies on the collection, pricing structure and collection system of water charges will be strengthened to provide a scientific basis for the collection of water charges. We will adhere to the principle of "enforcing the law to enforce the law", gradually change the mode of separating administration from law enforcement, and promote the convergence of administration and law enforcement functions.
We will continue to strengthen supervision over water intake and ensure scientific and rational measurement. The city standardized the whole process of water consumption supervision procedures, increase the online inspection and regular on-site inspection of water consumption measurement, strict management of water consumption measurement and the implementation of water consumption audit system. Relying on the provincial and municipal water resources management monitoring information systems, we will strengthen the information management of monitoring water intake behavior to ensure the accuracy and authority of measurement. Adhere to the scientific verification of water intake metering, timely upgrade of equipment, and immediately notify the rectification of metering facilities that do not conform to the national installation standards, so as to ensure the normal operation of metering facilities.
To expand the depth and breadth of publicity, widely gather the social consensus of "drawing water according to law, saving water scientifically and paying on time", and build a harmonious external collection and management environment. Give full play to the function of public service, take the initiative to respond to social concerns about the water system, timely communicate, coordinate and report with water conservancy departments at all levels and relevant departments of finance, price and taxation, etc., to win support from all parties and form joint efforts. It is understood that the city water resources, water charges after all used for water conservancy development. Priority will be given to the construction and management of key water conservancy projects, the operation of water supply departments, and the construction of irrigation and water conservancy infrastructure, so that the "two expenses" can be truly used by the people.
Source: Nanjing Daily, page A15, September 6, 2018