The Ministry of Water Resources strengthens the implementation of water-saving priority in major water diversion projects receiving areas.

Recently, the Ministry of Water Resources issued the "Opinions on Strengthening Water-saving Priority in the Receiving Areas of Major Water Diversion Projects", promoting the deep implementation of water-saving priority in the receiving areas of major water diversion projects, making water-saving the fundamental way out for the receiving areas, and long-term and in-depth work on water-saving to promote high-quality economic and social development in the receiving areas. The "Opinions" require strict implementation of water-saving evaluation, strict water-saving evaluation during the demonstration period of major water diversion projects, scientifically determining the scale and layout of the projects, comprehensively implementing water-saving evaluation measures, promoting the simultaneous advancement of water-saving facility construction, strengthening the supervision of water-saving evaluation implementation, and tracking and evaluating the implementation of water-saving measures in the receiving areas after the project investment and operation. Vigorously promote deep water-saving and water control in the receiving areas, comprehensively implement the "Four Waters and Four Decisions" principle, strengthen the control of key water-saving indicators, optimize the allocation of multiple water sources, accelerate the exploration and implementation of water budget management, refine the implementation of water-saving institutional policy systems and measures, and accelerate the improvement of long-term mechanisms for implementing water-saving priority in the receiving areas. Establish a mechanism for evaluating water-saving effectiveness and strengthen the application of water-saving effectiveness evaluation results in water diversion management.