Tight control of water quality
In recent times, recognizing the importance of water resources to the lives of local people, Ba Ria - Vung Tau province has implemented many solutions to protect water resources. Specifically, along with propaganda work, the province has strengthened inspection and examination of law enforcement by organizations and individuals in exploiting and using water resources; implemented solutions to strictly protect domestic water supply lakes in the province, especially for the following lakes: Da Bang, Da Den, Song Ray, Song Hoa, Suoi Cac, Nui Nhan, Chau Pha, Kim Long, Suoi Nhum.
Along with that, resolutely relocate livestock and production facilities that pose a risk of polluting the environment in the upstream and water supply reservoirs; issue a list of industries that do not attract investment, limit investment in the upstream areas of domestic water reservoirs in the province to limit industries that have negative impacts on the environment, affecting people's domestic water sources; strictly prohibit acts that violate the water source protection corridor.
At the same time, regularly monitor surface water and groundwater in Ba Ria - Vung Tau province in the mainland and Con Dao district to monitor and supervise water levels, dynamics and quality of water sources; announce areas that must register for groundwater exploitation; strengthen statistics and investigation of unused wells and fill damaged and unused wells in the province.
Mr. Dang Son Hai - Deputy Director of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment of Ba Ria - Vung Tau province said: "With the spirit of resolutely implementing tasks and solutions to prevent and protect natural resources, up to now, basically the sources of waste that have the risk of affecting the water supply lakes in the province have been controlled; the quality of the water environment and the issue of ensuring the safety of water supply lines to the province's domestic water supply lakes are increasingly concerned, protected and improved; the quality of domestic water sources announced by the province every year all meet the prescribed standards".
Implement multiple solutions simultaneously
In order to create unity in awareness and action, improve the effectiveness of leadership, direction and organization of the implementation of water security and safety of dams and reservoirs, contributing to climate change adaptation... in the province, on July 4, 2023, the Standing Committee of Ba Ria - Vung Tau Provincial Party Committee issued Plan No. 251-KH/TU on ensuring water security and safety of dams and reservoirs by 2030, with a vision to 2045.
Accordingly, by 2025, Ba Ria - Vung Tau province strives to achieve 100% of the urban population having access to clean water; 95% of the rural population using tap water from centralized water supply systems according to standards; fundamentally solving the shortage of domestic water and water for production, especially in disadvantaged communes, ethnic minority areas and areas of Con Dao district.
By 2030, it will ensure adequate water supply for people's lives and socio-economic development; the proportion of urban population supplied with clean water through centralized water supply systems will reach 100%; the proportion of rural households using clean water from water sources according to standards will reach 99%; the system of works regulating salt water, fresh water, and storing water in large river basins will be synchronously completed.
By 2045, ensure adequate water supply for people's lives and socio-economic development; ensure households in cities, towns and rural areas have access to clean water according to standards; forecast and warn long-term to handle pollution, degradation, depletion of water resources, respond to natural disasters...
According to Mr. Nguyen Cong Vinh - Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Ba Ria - Vung Tau province, implementing Plan No. 251-KH/TU of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee, up to now, local Party committees and authorities have organized to thoroughly disseminate, widely propagate and develop implementation plans with key tasks and solutions to contribute to completing the goals of ensuring water supply capacity for daily life, production and business of sectors and fields, especially important and essential economic sectors; exploiting, using economically, overcoming pollution, depletion and shortage of water; ensuring that all people and all subjects have access to and use water fairly and reasonably...
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