(Adopted at the 46th ordinary meeting of the Eleventh People's Government, held on 24 February 2011, by Decree No. 255 of 3 March 2011, by which the Government of the Greateren Province issued its application effective 1 April 2011)

Article 1 promotes economic and social sustainable development, in accordance with the Water Act of the People's Republic of China, the Regulations on the Protection of Malnutrition Resources (hereinafter referred to as the groundwater protection regulations), and in the light of my province's actual development.

Article 2, Municipalities, counties (including district levels, zones under the same conditions) is leading the Government to prohibit the extraction of groundwater in the current administrative area.

The provincial, municipal and district water administration authorities are responsible for prohibiting the extraction of groundwater within the current administration.

The sectors such as housing and rural-urban construction, public safety and security are competent to prohibit the extraction of groundwater.

Article III prohibits the extraction of groundwater in order to maintain integrated planning, at the level of responsibility, to strictly implement the principle of water security.

Any units and individuals in Article IV have the right to report to the Water Administration on the illegal extraction of groundwater. The reporting power is rewarded by the water administration authorities.

Article 5 Provincial and municipal governments should incorporate the prohibition of the extraction of groundwater into the evaluation of the performance of the next Government.

Article 6. Municipal and district governments should include surface water replacement and water distribution facilities in urban infrastructure construction planning, increase financial inputs, expedite the construction of surface water alternative water sources and water distribution facilities, and expand the coverage of the public water network.

Article 7.

Article 8. Provincial water administration authorities prepare a general programme of water access for all provinces, followed by approval by the provincial government. In accordance with the overall programme approved by the Provincial Government, the municipal and district water administration authorities will prepare programmes for the implementation of the water-water-water-removal works in the current administration area, with the approval of the Government. The municipal, district implementation programmes must be in line with the overall provincial programme and are reported to the top-level water administration authorities.

The overall programme and implementation programme for the closure of water access works must clarify the specific closure time and progress of groundwater access in all regions.

Article 9. Access to water units and individuals, in accordance with the overall programme on groundwater access, the time provided for in the implementation programme and the progress made in their own closure of groundwater. Unfrooted and closed by water administration authorities, the closure costs are borne by water units and individuals.

Article 10. Access to water units and individuals to launch emergency stand-alone water sources, to report back to the provincial water administration within 24 hours of the start-up, and the elimination of the emergency should immediately cease access to water. In the absence of a response to the launch of an emergency stand-alone water or emergency situation, no water has been stopped, in accordance with article 27 of the groundwater protection regulations.

Article 11. All persons or users of hydrothermal water for back-to-back water sources should conduct regular inspections and maintenance of water access works for residue water and ensure water demand in emergency situations.

Article 12 The municipalities and counties should take measures to ensure that surface water is replaced with water and that the water distribution facilities are constructed on time.

As a result of delays in the completion of alternative works and the distribution of water facilities, groundwater access works have not been closed on schedule, and administrative responsibility for the main heads of local governments is held in accordance with the terms of personnel management.

Article 13, Water administrative authorities regularly check the closure of groundwater-based water works and investigate violations by law.

The staff of the water administration did not take closed measures for the forced closure of water works, or found that the illegal launch of an emergency stand-alone water source was not dealt with, to hold their administrative responsibilities in accordance with the terms of personnel management; and to hold criminal responsibility under the law.

Article 14.