Solidly promote the planning and design of follow-up projects and preliminary work - visit shen Fengsheng, president of the General Institute of Water Conservancy and Hydropower Planning and Design of the Ministry of Water Resources

　　□ reporter Yue Hong

　　"We will conscientiously study and implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speech on the South-to-North Water Diversion Project, implement the decision-making and deployment of the party group of the ministry, take the initiative with a high sense of political responsibility and historical mission, conduct in-depth research, actively do a good job in technical review and relevant technical coordination, and make due contributions to the high-quality development of the follow-up project of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project." Shen Fengsheng, president of the General Institute of Water Conservancy and Hydropower Planning and Design of the Ministry of Water Resources, said in an interview with this newspaper a few days ago.

　　In the face of the basic water conditions with extremely uneven spatial and temporal distribution of water resources, the implementation of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project has played an important role in economic and social development and ecological environmental protection, and has effectively promoted the domestic large cycle and the coordinated development of the north and the south. Shen Fengsheng said that to study and comprehend the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speech, it is necessary to understand from the overall strategic perspective that the South-to-North Water Diversion Project is not only a water conservancy project, but also a strategic infrastructure and national security facilities, and is a "great country", which is related to the overall strategic situation, long-term development and people's well-being.

　　"Entering a new stage of development, implementing new development concepts, building a new development pattern, and promoting high-quality development have put forward new requirements for promoting the construction of follow-up projects for the South-to-North Water Diversion Project." Shen Fengsheng believes that it is necessary to adhere to the principle of "jumping out of water conservancy to see water conservancy" and scientifically analyze the overall situation of economic and social development and the new requirements for ecological environmental protection governance to strengthen and optimize the allocation of water resources. It is necessary to pay more attention to the new requirements put forward by major national strategies and the construction of ecological civilization for strengthening and optimizing the supply of water resources, scientifically determine the scale and overall layout of the project, and properly handle the relationship between development, protection, utilization and restoration. It is necessary to pay more attention to the new requirements for the implementation of water transfer projects in the new era such as water conservation and pollution control, and always implement cross-basin water transfer projects under the premise of comprehensively strengthening water conservation, strengthening the rigid constraints on water resources, and keeping the bottom line of ecological security. It is necessary to put more emphasis on systematic thinking, properly handle the relationship between open source and throttling, stock and increment, time and space, and strive to better play the comprehensive benefits of the follow-up project of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project.

　　Shen Fengsheng said that the General Institute of Water Conservancy and Hydropower Planning and Design will focus on four aspects of work, improve the systematic planning and design level of the follow-up project of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project, and provide more powerful technical support for the high-quality development of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project. The first is to strengthen relevant basic work and special topic research. Sort out and summarize the valuable experience of implementing major cross-basin water transfer projects, pay close attention to completing the third national water resources survey and evaluation, and find out the bottom line of water resources. Take the lead and cooperate in the research work of "adhering to the system concept", "adhering to the law", "adhering to economic rationality", "adhering to the priority of water conservation" and other relevant topics. The second is to accelerate the top-level design of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project. Do a good job in the demonstration and technical review of the second phase of the Eastern Line Project and the Central Line Diversion River Supplement project, and cooperate with the evaluation of the 2002 version of the overall plan. According to the evaluation results, the new requirements for strengthening and optimizing the supply of water resources are proposed by the changes in basic conditions, and the layout plan of the three lines in the east, central and west is scientifically analyzed, and the follow-up project planning and demonstration is done. The third is to pay close attention to the preparation of the "National Water Network Project Planning Outline". The fourth is to speed up the study of major issues. Carry out water-saving potential evaluation and water demand prediction research in the Huang-Huai-Hai River Basin, and research on the potential of stormwater resource utilization and key technologies to lay a good foundation for optimizing the design scheme.

　　Source: China Water Conservancy News June 11, 2021