Research On The Water Pollution Control And Cooperative Governance In Area Of The Middle Route Of South-north Water Diversion Project

Water is the source of precious life. It is also the indispensable materialresources for human to survive and develop. In China, water shortage is a problemand the water is distributed unevenly in terms of space. The water in the south is morethan that in the north. South-to-North water Diversion Project is implemented as asuper huge inter-basin water transfer project, aiming to solve the water shortage in thenorthern areas. Middle line project is regarded as a part of water transfer strategy. Itdrains the water from the Danjiangkou Reservoir at the border of Henan Province andHubei Province to more than20large and medium size cities of four provinces, likeBeijing, Tianjing, Hebei and Henan, providing them with water used for life andproduction. The water quality of Danjiangkou Reservoir directly decides the qualityof project benefit and is related to the success or failure of the project. TheDanjiangkou Reservoir and its upstream area are the headwaters areas of the middleline of South-to-North water transfer project. It includes43countries and cities ofthree provinces, like Henan, Hubei and Shanxi. As the middle line project transfer iscoming soon, protecting the water quality of the headwaters area has become theurgent realistic requirements. It is also a significant issue focused by all the society.During the work on the protection of the water quality of this area, all the efforts,from governments, markets and the public, are made to implement water treatment ina cooperative way, practically protect the ecological security of the water inside thedrainage basin. It has an important practical significance.The structure of thesis:The introduction clarifies the purpose and significance of selecting this topic,theory tools and the relevant concepts. The comments on the existing researches, theresearch methods, the framework of thesis and some creative points are stated in thethesis as well.The second section introduces the South-to-North water transfer project and the situation of the headwaters area of the middle line.The third section analyzes the necessity and feasibility of constructingcooperative governance mechanism of the water pollution in the headwaters area inthe middle line of South-to-North water transfer project. Trough studying andanalyzing the situation of headwaters area, some reasons that result in the lowefficiency of water pollution control in the headwaters area of the middle line arefound, such as the single governance model characterized by government-dominatedand separate governance by administrative districts, the deficiency of collaborationsystem, the lack of the public participation. The feasibility of cooperative governancein the water pollution control work in the headwaters area of middle line has beenclarified in this section by four aspects. These four aspects, having ideologicalconsensus, having realistic requirements, having practical basis and ecologicalcivilization construction, have received unprecedented attention.The forth section studies and analyzes the successful experience of waterpollution control in both domestic and international drainage basin.In the fifth section, from the aspects of concept and system, the proposal thatconstructing cooperative governance mechanism of water pollution control in theheadwaters area of the middle line of South-to-North water transfer has been putforward.The thesis uses the theory of cooperative governance to do analysis, researchesand reflection on the work about the water pollution control in the headwaters areaduring the middle line of South-to-North water transfer. According to the analysis onthe system and mechanism of water pollution control in both domestic andinternational drainage basin, some referential governance models and experience havebeen summarized. Besides, based on the reality of the headwaters area in the middleline of South-to-North water transfer project, the concept of strengthening ecologicalcivilization, establishing public governance, constructing a unified governance systemfor basin, completing the relevant system and perfecting legal system have been putforward. It is regarded as an effective way to implement cooperative governance ofwater pollution in the headwaters area. It enriches the researches and exploration on the cooperative governance of water pollution cross the boundaries.