Ministry of Water Resources of the People's Republic of China

Ministry of Water Resources of the People's Republic of China
中华人民共和国水利部
Agency overview
Jurisdiction	People's Republic of China
Headquarters	Beijing
Minister responsible	Chen Lei, Minister of Water Resources
Parent agency	State Council
Website
www.mwr.gov.cn/

The Ministry of Water Resources of the People's Republic of China (Chinese: 中华人民共和国水利部; pinyin: Zhónghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó Shuǐlì Bù) is the executive government agency of the Central People's Government responsible for managing the water resources in China.

It is one of several departments under the State Council of the People's Republic of China that administer with water resources.

There are several authorities responsible for water management in China. Water pollution is the responsibility of the environmental authorities, but the water itself is managed by the Ministry of Water Resources. Sewage is administered by the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, but groundwater falls within the realm of the Ministry of Land and Resources.^[1]

Contents 1 Leaders 1.1 Current principal leaders 1.2 List of Ministers 2 Organization 2.1 Administration 2.2 Institutions 3 See also 4 References 5 External links

Leaders

Current principal leaders

The Ministry of Water Resources is directed by the Water Resources Minister.^[2]

Position	Name of Person
Minister	Chen Lei
Vice Minister	E Jingping
The Leader of Discipline Inspection Team	Zhang Yinzhong
Vice Minister	Jiao Yong
Vice Minister	Zhou Ying
Vice Minister	Hu Siyi

List of Ministers

1. Fu Zuoyi (傅作义): October 1949—February 1958
2. Qian Zhengying (钱正英): February 1979—March 1982
3. Yang Zhenhuai (杨振怀): April 1988—March 1993
4. Niu Maosheng (钮茂生): March 1993—November 1998
5. Wang Shucheng (汪恕诚): November 1998—April 2007
6. Chen Lei (陈雷): April 2007

Organization

Administration

The Ministry of Water Resources consist of the following departments and offices:^[3]

Department		Area of Responsibilities
1	General Office	Coordinating activities among different departments
2	Department of Planning and Programming	develop national water resources development plans
3	Department of Policy, Law and Regulations	formulate water policies and relevant rules and regulations
4	Department of Water Resources Management	water-drawing permit system and water resources fee system;
5	Department of Finance and Economics	formulate economic regulatory measures for the water industry
6	Department of Personnel, Labor and Education	to administer personnel management, establishment of institutions and their staffing, labor and wage management
7	Department of International Cooperation, Science and Technology	to manage water issues foreign affairs between the Chinese Government and foreign governments, and for the development of science and technology for the water industry
8	Department of Construction and Management	to formulate rules and regulations and technical standards for the management and protection of water areas,
9	Department of Water and Soil Conservation	water and soil conservation and coordinate the overall control of water and soil losse
10	Department of Irrigation, Drainage and Rural Water Supply	to formulate policies and programs with respect to rural water resources and develop relevant specifications and standards
11	The Office of State Flood Control and Drought Relief headquarters	to organize nationwide activities of flood control and drought relief, undertake the day-to-day work

Institutions

• River Basin Commissions
• Changjiang Water Resources Commission, located in Wuhan
• Yellow River Conservancy Commission, located in Zhengzhou
• Huai River Water Resources Commission, located in Bengbu
• Hai River Water Resources Commission, located in Tianjin
• Pearl River Water Resources Commission, located in Guangzhou
• Songliao River Water Resources Commission, located in Changchun
• Taihu Basin Authority, located in Shanghai

See also

• Water resources of China
• Water supply and sanitation in China
• China water crisis
• List of rivers in China
• List of lakes in China
• Category:Water transport in China
• List of Ramsar wetlands of international importance
• Hydraulic geoengineering (China Region)
• Ministries of China

References

External links

• Ministry of Water Resources Official website (English)
• China's environmental governance - 中国与世界，环境危机大家谈

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