Problems and Countermeasures of the Groundwater Resource Protection Legislation in China

Zhe LIU

Abstract


With the intensified development and utilization of groundwater resources, the pollution has become increasingly serious than before. However, many deficiencies still exist in China’s groundwater resource protection legislation. Based on the legal protection status of China’s groundwater resources, this article analyzes the problems in the legislation, which include The existing laws and regulations are not systematic, legal system requires to be improved, protection of groundwater resources in rural areas is absent, management system requires to be improved, Scientific and reasonable legal provisions on legal liability are absent, and awareness of protecting groundwater resources needs to be improved. In the end, the author proposes corresponding suggestions for progress: Improve the legal system to protect groundwater resources, develop the scientific and effective legal measures, strengthen the protection of groundwater resources in rural areas, clarify the regulatory responsibilities on groundwater resources, set up strict legal liabilities, and increase incentives to improve the awareness to protect groundwater resources.


Keywords


Ground water; Pollution prevention and control; Legal liability; Incentive system

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