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Hydropower Dam Safety Supervision And Management Regulations

Original Language Title: 水电站大坝运行安全监督管理规定

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  First chapter General first article to strengthening water power station dam run security supervision management, guarantees people life property security, promote economic social continued health security development, according to People's Republic of China safety method, and reservoir dam security management Ordinance, and power regulatory Ordinance, and production security accident report and survey processing Ordinance, and power security accident emergency disposal and survey processing Ordinance, legal regulations, developed this provides.

II hydropower dam safety management should adhere to safety first, prevention first and comprehensive treatment approach.

Provisions of this article apply to electric power generation, the total installed capacity of 50,000-kilowatt of large and medium hydropower dam and above (hereinafter referred to as the dam).

Dams in these rules refers to include across the river and reservoirs pass all around permanent water retaining structure, flood building, water and water retaining structure of ship building and the buildings and structures of foundations, the near-dam reservoir Bank slope and ancillary facilities.

Article fourth power enterprises are the main responsibility for dam safety, shall comply with the relevant national laws and regulations and standards, establishing and perfecting the organization system of dam safety and emergency response mechanisms, strengthening the dam safety management of the whole process, to ensure dam safe operation.

Article fifth comprehensive national energy Board is responsible for dam safety supervision and management.

Local Office of the National Energy Board (hereinafter Agency) is responsible for the area of dam safety supervision and management.

National Energy Board dam safety supervision Center (hereinafter referred to as the dam), is responsible for the technical supervision of dam safety management services for the local Office of the National Energy Board and its dam safety supervision and management to provide technical support.

Chapter II administration of running sixth electric power enterprises should ensure dam safety monitoring systems, flood discharge and energy dissipation and protection facilities, emergency power and other safety facilities and the main part of the project of the dam design, construction and put into operation simultaneously.

Dam inspection and project specific acceptance shall be respectively after water safety appraisal and completion of safety evaluation.

Article seventh power enterprises should strengthen the dam safety inspection, operation and maintenance and rehabilitation works, main structure of the dam intact, the dam safety and reliable operation. Article eighth power enterprises should strengthen the construction of dam safety monitoring and information work, timely analysis of monitoring results of monitoring dam safety State and Centre submitted to the dam to dam safety information as required.

On the height of 100 meters above the dam, the reservoir capacity of more than 100 million cubic meters and dangerous dam, dam safety online monitoring system of electric power enterprises shall establish and accept the supervision of dam Center.

Nineth electric power enterprises should conduct daily check of the dam.

In flood season and flood every year before and after the flood, dry, frozen, a great flood, aftershocks or special circumstances such as extreme weather, electric power enterprises shall conduct an examination of the dam.

Electric power enterprises shall without delay handle the discovery of defects and problems of the dam.

Tenth power enterprises should be carried out at the end of each year the dam safety annual detailed, summarized this year's dam safety management, analysis of dam monitoring data analysis of reservoirs, hydraulic structures, gates and headstock, monitoring systems and the operation of the emergency source of electrical power, dam safety annual detailed reports and submit proposed dam Center.

11th electric power enterprises shall, in accordance with State regulations, do the work of flood control in hydropower station during flood season. Reservoir and power generation should be based on the premise of ensuring dam safety, strict compliance with approved flood operation plans and specification for reservoir and power station operation.

Application of flood control reservoir capacity in reservoir flood limit water level in flood season over, must submit to the flood control headquarters of the dispatch.

Flood occurs when normal discharge, dam of power enterprises should timely disposal and report Center.

12th dam safety emergency management system of electric power enterprises shall establish, develop emergency plan for dam safety, set up with local governments, relevant emergency response mechanism.

In case of excessive flooding, earthquake, geological disasters, massive floats and other hazards, dam safety emergency mechanism of electric power enterprises shall comply with the requirements to start and to take the necessary measures to ensure dam safety and reporting agency and the Center. 13th no units, departments are not allowed to change or adjust the original features of hydropower station.

Any change or adjustment function of hydropower station scheme, it shall be reported on the project approval (or approval) approval.

14th hydropower station reconstruction or extension, it shall be reported on the project approval (or approval) approval.

New, rebuilt or extended buildings within dam, should be carried out in accordance with the provisions of dam safety affecting specific argument and after technical supervision of dam safety review.

15th engineer retired lower grade as well as dams (including the scrapping, dismantling, or demolition and reconstruction of the dam) should be fully demonstrated, through the approval of relevant projects (or approval) Department approval before implementation.

16th electric power enterprise owners and managers should have the dam safety professional knowledge and management skills, training on a regular basis.

Dam safety monitoring, maintenance and operator of gate opening and closing operations shall be subject to relevant technical training, certified.

17th electric power enterprises shall, in accordance with State regulations, timely collection, consolidation and maintenance of dam construction, operation and maintenance of archives information and corresponding records.

18th electric power Enterprise dam safety professional technical services unit and dam safety analysis, monitoring, testing, inspection, inspection, maintenance, concrete work, dam safety responsibilities are borne by the client.

National qualification requirements for professional and technical services, responsible for the technical services unit should have appropriate qualifications.

Periodically check the 19th chapter III dam Centre shall regularly check the dam safety, evaluation of dam safety rating. Periodic inspection once every five years, time is generally not more than 1.5 years.

After the first periodic inspection, regular check interval can be adjusted dynamically depending on the dam safety risk, but not less than three or more than ten years.

20th dam subjected to excess flood standard or devastating natural disasters such as earthquakes, as well as other serious incident, the Centre should conduct special inspections of the dam of the dam, reassessed for dam safety rating.

21st dam safety levels into normal dam, dam and the dam of risk levels.

Meet following conditions of dam, evaluation for normal dam: (a) flood control capacity meet specification requirements; or very using situation Xia of flood control capacity slightly has insufficient, but dam security risk low and can control; (ii) Foundation good; or although exists local defects but no trend sex deterioration, dam overall security; (three) Dam structure security degrees meet specification requirements; or slightly has insufficient, but dam security risk low and can control; (four) Dam run sex State General normal; (five) near dam library Bank and engineering slope stable or basic stable.

Has following case one of of dam, evaluation for disease dam: (a) normal using situation Xia of flood control capacity slightly has insufficient, but risk lower; or very using situation Xia of flood control capacity insufficient, risk high; (ii) Foundation exists local defects, and has trend sex deterioration, may endanger dam overall security; (three) Dam structure security degrees not meet specification requirements, exists security risk, may endanger dam overall security; (four) Dam run sex state exception, exists security risk, may endanger dam security;

(E) the near-dam reservoir Bank slope unstability indication, after the instability affecting normal operation.

Has following case one of of dam, evaluation for insurance dam: (a) normal using situation Xia flood control capacity insufficient, risk high; or very using situation Xia flood control capacity insufficient, risk is high; (ii) Foundation exists of defects continued deterioration, has endanger dam security; (three) Dam structure security degrees serious not meet specification requirements, has endanger dam security; (four) Dam exists accident signs; (five) near dam library Bank or engineering slope has lost stability signs, lost stability Hou endanger dam security.

22nd power enterprises should be completed before the deadline on the dam, and dangerous dam.

Normal dam of the dam, the dam of insurance as well as major defects and risks of dealing with special design, special reviews, special construction and special acceptance. Article 23rd dams classified as insurance behind the dam, power companies should immediately lower reservoir water level until the empty reservoir.

BA deficiency or defect elimination in the process of extinction, such as deterioration or serious danger, shall reduce the reservoir water levels, can be vented reservoir in extreme cases. Chapter fourth register article 24th dam safety registration system.

Electric power enterprises shall, within the prescribed period to apply for registration of dam safety.

Do not apply within the prescribed safety dam registered, shall not be put into operation, the generator shall not grid-connected electricity generation.

25th article dam security registered should meet following conditions: (a) law made approved (or approval) procedures; (ii) new dam has completed security identification report and topic report; has run dam has recently of regularly check report and regularly check review views; (three) has full of dam survey, and design, and construction, and supervision information and run information; (four) has duties clear of management institutions, and meet post requirements of professional run personnel, and sound of dam security management regulations and operation.

26th dam Center accepts an application for registration of dam safety, registration examination and registration examination, approved by the National Energy Board electricity enterprises issuing dam safety certificate of incorporation.

27th dam safety registration level is divided into a, b, and c levels.

(A) through completed security identification or security grade evaluation for normal dam of, according to management performance assessment results, issued class a registered registration card or serie b registered registration card; (ii) security grade evaluation for disease dam of, management performance assessment results meet requirements of, issued c level registered registration card; (three) security grade evaluation for insurance dam of, in completed except insurance reinforcement Hou issued corresponding registered registration card.

Does not satisfy the registration conditions or has not obtained the registration certificate of the dam, power companies should be in Center of dam registration, and dam safety registration deadline. 28th registered dynamic management for dam safety.

Grade a registration certificate is valid for five years, class b, class c registration certificate is valid for three years.

Registered items change, electric power enterprises shall promptly register the change. Registration certificate before the expiry of electric power enterprises shall apply for renewal registration for dam safety.
Had not applied for renewal within six months after the expiry, cancellation of registration certificate.

Engineering lower-level should go through registration procedures for dam safety; dam decommissioning shall go through registration cancellation procedures for dam safety.

29th new dam safety appraisal of water after the adoption, at its power generation unit into the business before the operation, shall report the safety appraisal of the impoundment and storage identification of acceptance as well as about the dam security management Center for the record.

Supervision and administration of the fifth chapter article 30th National Energy Board shall regularly announce dam safety registration and regular inspection.

Agency registration and urged power companies to carry out safety inspections on a regular basis, and registration checks, regular checks on electricity performance national security-related laws and regulations and standard norms of conducting supervision and inspection, found violations, the law; found significant safety problems, ordered power companies for immediate remedy.

Agency shall, jointly with the centers of power Enterprise dam management, danger danger-removing and reinforcement of the dam and other major security risk management and risk control work safety supervision, and urged power companies to carry out related work as requested.

31st dam Center should be from the power sector dam safety monitoring, inspection, maintenance, information construction and submission of information for monitoring, inspection and guidance, evaluation and identification of dam safety monitoring system, an analysis of dam operation security in power enterprises to submit information, registration (filing) of registration remote online technical supervision of dam safety.

32nd National Energy Council and its agencies, dam Center for retired dam safety supervision and management in accordance with law.

Dam of the National Energy Board and its agency, the Center shall organize or participate in dam dam, pool water overtopping, running the investigation and handling of accidents.

33rd electric power enterprises shall cooperate with the National Energy Board and its agency, dam dam safety supervision and management work of the Centre.

Sixth chapter legal responsibility 34th article power enterprise has following case one of of, according to safety method 95th article, by sent institutions ordered stop construction or discontinued closed reorganization, deadline corrected; late not corrected of, will its included safety bad credit records and safety integrity "blacklist", sentenced 500,000 yuan above 1 million Yuan following of fine, on its directly is responsible for of competent personnel and other directly responsibility personnel sentenced 20,000 yuan above 50,000 yuan following of fine:

(A) dam security facilities not and subject engineering while design, and while construction, and while input run of; (ii) not according to provides organization water security identification and completed security identification of; (three) not according to provides carried out dam security regularly check of; (four) unauthorized change, and adjustment hydropower station original approved function of, unauthorized for engineering transformation or expansion of, unauthorized reduced engineering, don't or implementation dam retired of. 35th article power enterprise not according to provides timely carried out disease dam governance, and insurance dam except insurance reinforcement, major security hidden governance and risk tube control work of, according to safety method 99th article, by sent institutions give warning and ordered deadline rectification; refused to rectification of, ordered discontinued closed reorganization, will its included safety bad credit records and safety integrity "blacklist", and sentenced 100,000 yuan above 500,000 yuan following of fine,

Directly responsible to the head of personnel and other persons sentenced to fines of less than 20,000 yuan and 50,000 yuan.

36th article power enterprise has following case one of of, according to safety method 98th article, by sent institutions ordered deadline corrected, can sentenced 100,000 yuan following of fine; late not corrected of, ordered discontinued closed reorganization, will its included safety bad credit records and safety integrity "blacklist", and sentenced 100,000 yuan above 200,000 yuan following of fine, on its directly is responsible for of competent personnel and other directly responsibility personnel sentenced 20,000 yuan above 50,000 yuan following of fine:

(A) is not within the time stipulated in the registration and filing of dam safety, (ii) is not in accordance with the provisions of emergency plan for dam safety.

37th dam in electric power enterprises failing to timely report danger or provide false reports, according to the work safety law article 91st by the Agency to charge a fine of 20,000 yuan and 50,000 yuan fine, be included in the safety bad credit record and work safety integrity "blacklist".

38th article power enterprise has following case one of of, by sent institutions give warning and ordered deadline corrected; late not corrected of, can sentenced 10,000 yuan of fine, and on its main head sentenced 10,000 yuan of fine: (a) not according to provides carried out dam security monitoring, and check, and run maintenance, and annual details check, and information submitted and information construction of; (ii) not according to provides collection, and finishing, and analysis and save dam run information of.

39th for dam safety analysis, monitoring, testing, inspection and other technical services unit, provide false materials or the cause of the accident shall be investigated for criminal liability and be included in the safety bad credit record and work safety integrity "blacklist".

40th article dam Center violation this provides, has following case one of of, by national energy Council ordered deadline corrected; late not corrected of, on directly is responsible for of competent personnel and other directly responsibility personnel, law give administrative sanctions: (a) no due reason, refused to accepted dam security registered registration application and record of; (ii) without approved, unauthorized issued dam security registered registration card of; (three) not according to requirements carried out regularly check and special check of.

41st dam safety supervision and management staff, is not in accordance with the provisions of dam safety supervision and administration, ordered by his employer to correct; there is favoritism, abuse their powers, neglect their duties, shall be given administrative sanctions by the unit or by the administrative organs constitutes a crime, criminal responsibility shall be investigated according to law.

The seventh chapter by-laws article 42nd hydropower station water conveyance tunnel, pressure pipes, surge and power generation plants, tailrace water power buildings and dam buildings and ancillary facilities should refer to the provisions of the relevant requests for security checks, find any defects in time.

Article 43rd to run the dam safety assessment and other technical services, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the State, the implementation of publicity benchmark prices for paid services.

44th to electric power generation, total installed capacity is less than 50,000-kilowatt for dam safety supervision and management, reference to these provisions.

Article 45th dam registration, record keeping, regular inspections, reinforcement, security monitoring, information reporting, information construction, and emergency management and other specific requirements developed separately by the National Energy Board. 46th article of the regulations come into force on April 1, 2015.

Former state electricity regulatory Commission of the hydropower dam safety management regulations repealed simultaneously.