The purpose of these Measures is to prevent and control the centralized drinking water source pollution, and protect human health. The Text consists of 6 Chapters: General provisions (I); Establishment of protected areas (II); Pollution prevention and control (III); Supervision and inspection (IV); Legal liabilities (V); Supplementary provisions (VI). The competent environmental protection authorities at or above county level shall be responsible for the unified supervision and administration over the protection of the drinking water source in their administrative regions. The drinking water source protection plan shall be formulated by the municipal competent environmental protection authority and relevant administrative departments. The protected areas of the drinking water source shall be classified as Class I and Class II Reserves, and a quasi-reserve of certain extent may be delimited outside of the protected area, if necessary. Where projects related to water supply facilities and water source protection are constructed in Class I Reserves of drinking water sources, or projects with no drainage of pollutants are constructed in Class II Reserves of drinking water sources, the environmental impact evaluation documents shall be examined and approved by the municipal environmental protection authority. The ecological protection compensation system, water quality monitoring information and safety evaluation system shall be established for drinking water sources. Final provisions establish the penalties to be applied in case of violation.
Administrativre measures of Chongqing Municipality on pollution prevention and control of drinking water source protection zone.