Summary and interpretation of water industry policies in China and 31 provinces and cities in 2021
2021-08-19
Policy policy history map
The water industry is a basic industry that supports economic and social development and guarantees the production and life of residents. In recent years, the state has issued a series of policies to promote the high-quality and sustainable development of my country's water industry, encourage the development of the sewage treatment industry, and lay a policy foundation for the improvement of my country's water environment. The state's support policy for the water industry has undergone changes from "promoting infrastructure construction" to "accelerating infrastructure construction and transformation" and then to "full coverage of infrastructure".
Starting from the "Twelfth Five-Year Plan", the plan clarified that it will vigorously promote rural centralized water supply, improve water supply and drainage, sewage and garbage treatment and other infrastructure; during the "Thirteenth Five-Year Plan" period, it is clear that the plan will speed up urban sewage treatment facilities And pipeline network construction and transformation, and promote the harmless treatment and resource utilization of sludge. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, in accordance with the "14th Five-Year Plan and 2035 Long-Term Goals", promote the full coverage of urban sewage pipe networks and rural domestic sewage treatment, implement national water-saving actions, and encourage the use of recycled water into the water industry The main task.

Country-level policy summary and interpretation
■ A summary of national water industry policies
Since 2011, the State Council, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Water Resources, and the Ministry of Ecology and Environment have successively issued policies to support and standardize the development of the water industry. The content involves improving the water environment, controlling water consumption, sewage treatment, and promoting water The utilization of resources and other content:







■ Interpretation of national water industry development goals
According to the National Water Conservation Action Plan, my country's total water consumption will be strictly controlled within 700 billion cubic meters by 2035. On this basis, the "Fourteenth Five-Year Plan and 2035 Long-Term Goals Outline" also proposes that by 2025, the utilization rate of wastewater resources in water-scarce cities at prefecture level and above in my country will exceed 25%, and water consumption per unit of GDP will drop by about 16%. The "Fourteenth Five-Year Plan for Urban Sewage Treatment and Resource Utilization Development Plan" proposes that by 2025, my country's national urban domestic sewage centralized collection rate will strive to reach more than 70%; the sewage treatment capacity of cities and counties basically meets the needs of economic and social development. The sewage treatment rate in the county has reached more than 95%.

Summary and interpretation of policies at various provinces and cities level
■ 31 provinces and cities water industry policy summary
At present, all provinces and cities in my country have issued water-related "14th Five-Year" policy plans, and made plans for water supply, sewage treatment, and reclaimed water utilization. In addition, Shanghai and Tianjin have also issued water supply planning policies up to 2035. The contents of the policies have implemented the main objectives of safety and water conservation:








■ Interpretation of the development goals of the water industry in 31 provinces and cities
During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, major provinces in my country also proposed development goals for the water industry. In terms of water supply, more than ten provinces and cities including Beijing, Shanghai, and Anhui have put forward development goals by the end of 2025; in terms of sewage treatment, Beijing, Shanghai, Fujian, Henan and other provinces and cities have put forward development goals for sewage treatment; In terms of utilization, Beijing, Tianjin, Shandong, Ningxia and other provinces and cities have put forward development goals during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period.



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