Research on the Legal Issues of Drinking Water Source Protection in China under the New Situation--An Empirical Study in Guangdong Province
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DOI: 10.25236/icemeet.2019.484
Corresponding Author
Yang Liu
Abstract
Drinking water source is the foundation of people's livelihood and protection of drinking water source is the essential way to improve people's living standards. This paper makes a comparative analysis on the current situation of the relevant laws and regulations on drinking water protection in Guangdong Province. The paper compares these regulations and the contradictions between them and the main laws and regulations at the national level. It also finds that there are some problems such as inequality of strength and confusion of rules in the problems of sewage outlets in drinking water source protection areas and some penalty provisions. Based on this, through the field investigation of drinking water sources in Guangdong Province and the field investigation of water plants, this paper draws the problems in the current protection of drinking water sources. The paper analyzes the causes, suits the remedy to the case and puts forward the corresponding countermeasures. The research findings and related recommendations put forward reasonable legal suggestions for the protection of drinking water sources in Guangdong Province.
Keywords
Drinking water source, Environmental protection law, Local regulations, New situation