Miyun Reservoir Water Source Protection Regulations Take Effect December 1
The State Council Premier recently signed a State Council decree announcing the “Miyun Reservoir Water Source Protection Regulations” (hereinafter referred to as the “Regulations”), which will take effect on December 1, 2025.
The Regulations aim to strengthen the protection of Miyun Reservoir’s water sources, promote green development in the Miyun Reservoir basin, and coordinate multiple water sources to ensure the capital’s water security. The Regulations consist of 29 articles, primarily stipulating the following content.
First, clarifying overall requirements. Miyun Reservoir water source protection should implement the Party and national policies, guidelines, decisions, and deployments, adhere to protection priority, coordinate protection and development, emphasize source control and systematic management, strengthen regional coordination and linkage, achieve the integration of water source protection, green development, and livelihood improvement, and combine with comprehensively enhancing the Miyun Reservoir basin’s flood control and other disaster prevention, mitigation, and relief capabilities.
Second, improving systems and mechanisms. The Beijing Municipal People’s Government and the Hebei Provincial People’s Government should closely collaborate to jointly formulate the overall plan for Miyun Reservoir water source protection. Local governments in the Miyun Reservoir basin are responsible for water source protection work within their respective administrative regions. Relevant departments of the State Council will increase support and strengthen guidance and supervision.
Third, enhancing protection measures. Strengthen pollution prevention by legally designating livestock and poultry prohibited breeding zones in the Miyun Reservoir basin, and organize comprehensive prevention and control of agricultural non-point source pollution, village domestic waste, and rural domestic sewage treatment. Strengthen ecological protection and restoration by implementing measures to restore and enhance water self-purification capacity. Strictly manage river channels and shorelines, with clear provisions on prohibited activities within the Miyun Reservoir management area, the main channels of the Chao River and Bai River management areas, and within 100 meters and 1000 meters outside the management areas.
Fourth, strict supervision and enforcement. Strengthen daily supervision, establish and improve inter-departmental joint law enforcement and information sharing mechanisms, promptly investigate and punish violations of Miyun Reservoir water source protection regulations, promote regional joint law enforcement, and work toward unified enforcement standards.
Fifth, strengthening policy support. Relevant State Council departments will enhance guidance for green development in the Miyun Reservoir basin and provide support in public resource allocation and green industry layout. Encourage and support financial institutions to provide financial services compatible with green development in the Miyun Reservoir basin. The Beijing Municipal People’s Government and the Hebei Provincial People’s Government should negotiate to establish inter-regional horizontal ecological protection compensation mechanisms, with central government financial support according to ecological protection compensation system regulations.
