Press conference video
At 10: 00 on April 12, 2022, the Information Office of the Provincial Government held a press conference on tackling the key problems of pollution prevention and control in Henan Province in 2022.
Release content:This paper mainly introduces and interprets the implementation plan of the tough battle of air, water and soil pollution prevention and control in our province in 2022 and the tough battle of agricultural and rural pollution prevention and control, and answers questions from journalists and friends.
Published by:
Member of the Party Group and Deputy Director of the Department of Ecology and Environment of Wang Chaojun Province
Director, Water Ecological Environment Division, Department of Ecological Environment, Lili Province
Director, Atmospheric Ecological Environment Division, Zhoufeng Provincial Department of Ecological Environment
Director, Soil Ecological Environment Division, Department of Ecological Environment, Liu Shuqiang Province
Moderator:
Chang Yiyuan, Director of Press Release Office of Propaganda Department of Provincial Party Committee
Chang Yiyuan, Director of Press Release Office of Propaganda Department of Provincial Party Committee
Ladies and gentlemen, friends from the press,
Hello everyone! Welcome to the press conference held by the Information Office of Henan Provincial People’s Government.
In order to further promote the construction of ecological civilization, resolutely fight the tough battle of pollution prevention and control, and constantly meet the people’s needs for a beautiful ecological environment, recently, with the consent of the provincial government, the Office of the Ecological Environment Protection Committee of Henan Province issued the "Implementation Plan for the Battle of Air, Water and Soil Pollution Prevention and Control in Henan Province in 2022 and the Battle of Agricultural and Rural Pollution Prevention and Control", which made a comprehensive arrangement for our province to further strengthen the ecological environment protection and fight the tough battle of pollution prevention and control. Today’s press conference will focus on introducing and interpreting the relevant situation of the "Program" and answering questions that the media are concerned about.
First of all, let me introduce the publisher who attended today’s press conference:
Mr. Wang Chaojun, member of the Party Group and Deputy Director of the Provincial Department of Ecology and Environment;
Ms. Li Li, Director of Water Eco-environment Division of Provincial Eco-environment Department;
Mr. Zhou Feng, Director of Atmospheric Ecological Environment Division, Provincial Department of Ecological Environment;
Mr. Liu Shuqiang, Director of Soil Eco-environment Department of Provincial Eco-environment Department.
Next, please let Mr. Wang Chaojun introduce the relevant information of the Plan.
Wang Chaojun, member of the Party Group and Deputy Director of the Provincial Department of Ecology and Environment.
Media friends:
Good morning everyone!
First of all, on behalf of the Provincial Department of Ecology and Environment, I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to all journalists and friends for their long-term concern, support and reports on ecological civilization construction and pollution prevention and control. Below, I will briefly introduce the relevant situation of the "Program".
First, the background of the "Program"
A good ecological environment is the proper meaning of high-quality development, the green background of building a beautiful China, and the inherent requirement of realizing the Chinese dream of great rejuvenation. The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council attached great importance to tackling the problem of pollution prevention and control. The Fifth Plenary Session of the 19th CPC Central Committee clearly put forward the idea of fighting the battle of pollution prevention and control in depth. Last year, the Opinions of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council on Fighting the Battle of Pollution Prevention and Control in depth was issued (Zhongfa [2021] No.40). From the "resolutely fight" in the 13th Five-Year Plan to the "in-depth fight" in the 14th Five-Year Plan, the Party Central Committee with the Supreme Leader as the core has consistently attached great importance to the tackling of pollution prevention and control. It is of great significance for the provincial party committee and government to fully implement the decision-making arrangements of the CPC Central Committee, anchor the "two guarantees", implement the "ten strategies", coordinate the ecological environment protection and economic and social development, and promote the green and low-carbon transformation, so as to ensure the high-quality construction and high-level realization of modern Henan. 2022 is a crucial year to promote the implementation of the "14th Five-Year Plan" and fight the tough battle of pollution prevention in depth. Therefore, the Office of the Provincial Eco-environmental Protection Committee made overall planning, systematic planning and hierarchical promotion, and issued the "Implementation Plan for Fighting the Air, Water and Soil Pollution in Henan Province in 2022 and Fighting the Agricultural and Rural Pollution", which formed the top-level design framework and comprehensive and systematic "construction drawing" and "road map" for this year’s pollution prevention and control work.
Second, the overall thinking and main objectives of the "Program"
On the whole, the four plans adhere to the guidance of Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought of the Supreme Leader in the New Era, thoroughly implement the spirit of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and the previous plenary sessions of the 19th National Congress, fully implement the ecological civilization thought of the Supreme Leader and the important guiding spirit of the important speech of the General Secretary of the Supreme Leader’s inspection of Henan, fully and accurately implement the new development concept based on the new development stage, integrate and serve the new development pattern, and adhere to the general tone of striving for progress while maintaining stability. Focusing on the implementation of the strategic deployment of "a strong ecological province" and the objectives and tasks of the Tenth Five-Year Plan, focusing on improving the quality of the ecological environment, taking the synergy of pollution reduction and carbon reduction as the starting point, insisting on precise pollution control, scientific pollution control and pollution control according to law, realizing the two-way promotion and mutual promotion of high-standard protection of the ecological environment and high-quality economic development, laying a solid foundation for deepening the tough battle of pollution prevention and building a beautiful Henan where man and nature coexist harmoniously. It mainly highlights three characteristics.
First, adhere to the people-centered development thinking. The "Proposal" takes improving the quality of the ecological environment and constantly meeting the people’s growing needs for a beautiful ecological environment as the starting point and the end result. Focusing on the outstanding ecological environment problems that the masses are concerned about, it plans governance measures in depth and strives to enhance people’s sense of happiness, acquisition and security in improving the ecological environment.
Second, adhere to the realization of pollution reduction and carbon reduction synergy as the overall starting point. The "Plan" takes pollution reduction and carbon reduction as the starting point, adheres to the system concept and synergy, focuses on key regions, important fields and key indicators, and promotes a comprehensive green transformation of economic and social development.
The third is to improve the quality of the ecological environment. The "Plan" clarifies the main objectives and key tasks of improving the quality of the ecological environment in 2022, and promotes the continuous improvement of the quality of the ecological environment by continuously increasing the intensity of tackling key problems and refining work measures.
The "Proposal" targets the central government, combines the actual situation of our province, and focuses on three pioneering and innovative battles, namely, the battle to eliminate heavy polluted weather, the battle to prevent ozone pollution, and the battle to protect the Yellow River, as well as three consolidation and upgrading battles, namely, the battle to prevent and control diesel truck pollution, the battle to control urban black and odorous water bodies, and the battle to prevent and control agricultural and rural pollution, so as to further quantify our province’s key objectives and tasks this year. In terms of atmosphere, the annual average concentration of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in ambient air in the province is controlled below 51 μ g/m3, the annual average concentration of inhalable particulate matter (PM10) is controlled below 85 μ g/m3, the proportion of days with excellent ambient air quality is not less than 64.2%, and the proportion of days with heavy pollution is controlled below 3.0%. In terms of water, the annual target of surface water environmental quality issued by the state and determined by our province has been completed. The water quality compliance rate of centralized drinking water sources in cities above the county level has reached 100% (except for high natural background value), and the water quality of Taocha water intake of Danjiangkou Reservoir in the Middle Route of South-to-North Water Transfer Project has reached Class II. In terms of soil, the safe utilization rate of polluted cultivated land is over 95%, and the safe utilization of key construction land is effectively guaranteed. The proportion of V-type water in the national examination area of groundwater is controlled within 25%. In agriculture and rural areas, 1,200 new administrative villages have completed rural environmental improvement, and the rural domestic sewage treatment rate has reached 36%. The rural domestic garbage collection, transportation and disposal system covers all villages and operates stably; The utilization rate of chemical fertilizer and pesticide for main crops reached 41% and 40.8%, respectively.The recovery rate of agricultural film is stable above 90%, and the comprehensive utilization rate of livestock manure is maintained above 82%.
III. Key tasks of the Program
The "Program" defined 101 key tasks in 27 aspects of the four major pollution prevention and control battles, including air, water, soil and agriculture and rural areas.
In-depth fight against air pollution mainly includes: adjusting and optimizing industrial structure, promoting green and low-carbon transformation and development, and resolutely curbing projects with high energy consumption and high emissions; Deeply adjust the energy structure, promote clean production and low-carbon and efficient use of energy, and accelerate the formation of a green and low-carbon lifestyle; Continuously adjust the transportation institutions and fight the tough battle of diesel truck management; Optimize and adjust the land use structure, strengthen the control of non-point source pollution, and improve the control level of dust, open-pit mines, fireworks and firecrackers, agriculture, etc. Strengthen the control of volatile organic compounds, fight the tough battle of ozone pollution prevention and control, and speed up the short board of ozone pollution control; Strengthen regional joint prevention and control, and fight hard to eliminate heavy pollution weather; Strengthen basic capacity building and continuously promote the modernization of atmospheric environmental governance system and governance capacity.
In-depth fight against water pollution, it mainly includes: continuing to fight the battle against urban black and odorous water bodies, consolidating and improving the effectiveness of black and odorous water bodies in the built-up areas of provincial cities, and preventing black and odorous; Continue to promote the investigation and treatment of black and odorous water bodies in the built-up area of the county. Efforts will be made to fight the tough battle of ecological protection and management of the Yellow River, carry out investigation and rectification of sewage outlets and comprehensive management of water environment, and eliminate the inferior category V in the national examination section. Strengthen the prevention and control of water environmental risks, and prepare the emergency disposal plan of "one river, one policy and one map" to consolidate and improve the level of drinking water safety. Promote the management and restoration of the ecological environment of rivers and lakes, create "beautiful rivers and lakes", and improve the quality of water ecological environment.
In-depth fight against soil pollution mainly includes: deepening the detailed investigation of soil pollution, strengthening the prevention and control of soil pollution sources, and comprehensively improving the supervision ability of solid waste; Prevent new soil pollution in industrial and mining enterprises and promote green upgrading of industrial enterprises; Implement classified management of agricultural land according to law and strictly implement the early warning system of cultivated land soil; Effectively control the soil pollution risk of construction land, and promote the control and restoration of soil pollution risk; Strengthen the coordinated prevention and control of soil and groundwater pollution, and implement measures to meet or maintain water quality standards; Improve the ability of soil environmental supervision, strengthen the construction of institutional mechanisms and scientific and technological support.
In-depth fight against pollution in agriculture and rural areas mainly includes: strengthening overall planning, zoning and classifying policies, and scientifically promoting agricultural domestic sewage treatment; Highlight both the symptoms and the root causes, systematically manage the source, and promote the long-term clean-up of black and odorous water bodies in rural areas; Further promote rural environmental improvement and consolidate the effectiveness of rural environmental improvement; Implement the actions of reducing and increasing the efficiency of chemical fertilizers and pesticides and recycling agricultural films; Strengthen the prevention and control of aquaculture pollution, strengthen the supervision and guidance of agricultural non-point source pollution control, and promote the green and low-carbon development of agriculture.
Focusing on the realization of the goal of tackling key problems in pollution prevention and control in 2022, the Provincial Department of Ecology and Environment will intensify innovation in technology, policy and management to improve the modernization level of ecological environment management. Comprehensive use of legal, economic, administrative and other policy tools, increase the basic capacity building of ecological environmental protection, promote the completion of shortcomings in environmental infrastructure, and improve the effectiveness of ecological environmental supervision and law enforcement. Deepen the effectiveness assessment of the tough battle against pollution, and comprehensively use various means to urge the municipal and county governments to implement territorial responsibilities. Intensify publicity, strengthen contact and communication with the central and provincial major media and new media, vigorously promote public participation in atmospheric environmental protection, and unite the joint efforts to fight the battle against pollution. thank you
Chang Yiyuan, Director of Press Release Office of Propaganda Department of Provincial Party Committee
thank you Now welcome all journalists and friends to ask questions on issues of concern. Please also inform your news organization before asking questions.
Henan Daily reporter
As mentioned in the release just now, the "Proposal" will focus on three landmark battles: eliminating heavy polluted weather, preventing ozone pollution and controlling diesel truck pollution, so as to promote the continuous improvement of ambient air quality. Excuse me, what are the specific promotion measures? Thank you.
Zhou Feng, Director of Atmospheric Ecological Environment Division of Provincial Ecological Environment Department.
Thank you for your question. It is a major decision made by the CPC Central Committee and the State Council to fight the blue sky defense war. In recent years, through the unremitting efforts of the whole province, the ambient air quality in our province has been significantly improved, and the people’s sense of happiness and gain in the blue sky has been significantly enhanced. However, compared with the national standards and people’s expectations, the air pollution problems in key areas and areas in our province are still outstanding, the air quality indicators of PM10, PM2.5 and excellent days are still at a high level, and the heavily polluted weather in autumn and winter is still high and frequent; Ozone pollution has become increasingly prominent, which has become the primary factor leading to excessive air quality in some cities in summer; The pollution of diesel trucks has not been effectively solved, and mobile sources have become one of the main sources of nitrogen oxide emissions, contributing greatly to PM2.5 pollution in autumn and winter and ozone pollution in summer. In order to implement the relevant requirements of "Opinions of the State Council City, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China Province on Deepening the Fight against Pollution", in accordance with the unified arrangements of the provincial party committee and the provincial government, the Provincial Department of Ecology and Environment adheres to the problem orientation, deeply analyzes the situation of air pollution prevention and control in the province, and focuses on three landmark battles of eliminating heavy pollution weather, ozone pollution prevention and control, and diesel truck pollution control, which are based on the present and long-term. In conjunction with relevant departments, the Implementation Plan for Fighting against Air Pollution in Henan Province in 2022 was formulated and issued, which clarified 37 key measures in eight aspects, focused on solving outstanding environmental problems that people care about, and strived to achieve new breakthroughs in key areas, important fields and key indicators. Focus on the following measures:
The first is to promote the green transformation and upgrading of the industry. Actively support the development of strategic emerging industries such as energy conservation, environmental protection and new energy, and resolutely curb the blind construction of projects with high energy consumption and high emissions; Continue to promote the relocation of heavily polluting enterprises, implement the dynamic "zero clearing" of backward production capacity and "scattered pollution" enterprises, and actively promote the closure and integration of backward coal-fired small thermal power units (including self-provided power plants) within a reasonable radius of heating for cogeneration units above 300,000 kilowatts; Implement the comprehensive improvement project of traditional industrial clusters, and guide the transformation, upgrading and integration of industrial furnaces such as gas producer, cupola and brick kiln.
The second is to promote clean and low-carbon energy transformation. Optimize the energy supply structure, vigorously develop new and renewable energy sources, and implement energy-saving and carbon-reducing transformation projects for key energy-using units; Carry out comprehensive management of scattered and inefficient coal, increase the substitution of loose coal in civil and agricultural fields, solidly promote the clearing of loose coal in plain areas, accelerate the "double reform" of replacing coal with electricity in tobacco curing barn and edible fungi enterprises in the province, and strictly prevent the re-burning of loose coal; Vigorously promote energy-saving transformation and cleaner production, completely eliminate coal-fired boilers with a capacity of 35 tons/hour or less, and encourage industrial furnaces and kilns that use highly polluting fuels to switch to clean and low-carbon energy such as industrial waste heat, electric energy and natural gas.
The third is to build a clean and low-carbon transportation system. Accelerate the construction of special railway lines and vigorously promote the railway or waterway transportation of bulk goods such as coal, ore, coke and building materials (including sand and gravel aggregates); Focusing on the use of vehicles in the public domain, we will actively promote the new energy utilization of buses, municipal sanitation, urban logistics, postal express, muck and cement tankers in urban built-up areas of provincial cities, and improve the green and low-carbon level of motor vehicles, boats and off-road mobile machinery; We will steadily push forward the elimination of diesel trucks and gas trucks with emission standards below the national standard 4 and complete the elimination of diesel trucks and gas trucks with emission standards below the national standard 3.
The fourth is to deepen pollution control in key industries. Accelerate the ultra-low emission transformation of steel, cement and coking industries, and continue to implement differentiated electricity price policies; Deepen the pollution control of coal-fired power plants, flat glass, refractories, metal smelting, brick kilns, ceramics, carbon, lime and other industries, establish and dynamically update the list of full-caliber furnaces and kilns, and implement the refined management of "one furnace and one policy"; Carry out a comprehensive upgrading project for inefficient treatment facilities, establish a list of inefficient treatment facilities such as dust removal and desulfurization integration, simple alkali desulfurization, simple ammonia desulfurization and denitrification, and wet denitrification, and complete the upgrading within a time limit; Strengthen the "cultivation project" of performance grading in key industries, guide and help enterprises to "reach the standard gradient", and scientifically implement precise and differentiated control measures.
Fifth, strengthen the comprehensive management of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Promote the replacement of raw and auxiliary materials in automobile manufacturing, industrial painting, packaging and printing, furniture manufacturing, steel structure manufacturing, construction machinery and other industries, carry out the clean-up and rectification of simple and inefficient VOCs treatment facilities, and strengthen the whole process management of VOCs at the source, process and end; Carry out comprehensive improvement of VOCs-related industrial clusters, formulate a "one park, one policy" promotion plan, encourage and support parks and clusters with concentrated coating process enterprises, large amount of activated carbon and large amount of organic solvents, and make overall planning and construction of centralized coating centers, centralized activated carbon recycling treatment centers and organic solvent recovery centers; Strengthen the control of VOCs in the whole process of oil storage, transportation and marketing, establish a normalized oil product supervision and inspection mechanism, and severely investigate and deal with acts that undermine the sealing of tank cars during unloading, oil distribution, transportation and parking.
Sixth, strengthen the control of non-point source pollution. Implement inventory dynamic management of key pollution sources of dust, vigorously promote the cleaning and cleaning of urban public roads, effectively improve the cleaning and cleaning effect of national and provincial roads, county and township roads, urban-rural junctions and back streets and alleys, and improve the dust monitoring and evaluation system; We will continue to strengthen the ban on burning straw and fireworks and firecrackers, strengthen the comprehensive control of odor pollution in sewage treatment, garbage disposal, livestock and poultry breeding, rubber, plastic products, food processing and other industries, and solve outstanding environmental problems reflected by the people.
Seventh, effectively deal with heavy polluted weather. Improve the joint consultation mechanism of regional air quality forecast and strengthen the joint prevention and control of regional air pollution; Focus on key areas, key areas and key time periods, and establish a closed-loop management mechanism to deal with heavy polluted weather by locking in high-value areas of air quality indicators, analyzing key points, tracing the source, prescribing and promoting governance, and improving quality; Standardize the workflow of early warning, start-up, response and cancellation of heavily polluted weather, comprehensively implement performance grading and differentiated management and control of key industries, strengthen standardized management of emergency emission reduction lists, and achieve "good air quality and low production impact".
Eighth is to consolidate basic capacity building. Carry out scientific and technological research on coordinated prevention and control of PM2.5 and ozone, accelerate the construction of "six factors" air automatic monitoring stations in key townships (towns), improve the integrated monitoring system of "heaven, earth and air", expand the automatic monitoring scope of industrial pollution sources, and promote the construction of online monitoring system for ammonia emission; Widely use scientific and technological means such as online monitoring of pollution sources, blue sky guards, satellite remote sensing, hotspot grid and navigation monitoring, and take off-site supervision as an important way of daily law enforcement inspection; Improve the efficiency of supervision and law enforcement, carry out special law enforcement inspection actions for coordinated control of PM2.5 and ozone, severely investigate and punish abnormal operation of automatic monitoring equipment and falsification of monitoring data according to law, and promote enterprises to abide by the law.
During the "Fourteenth Five-Year Plan" period, the "Blue Sky Defence War" entered a new stage of precise haze control, focusing on three landmark battles: heavy pollution weather elimination, ozone pollution prevention and control, and diesel truck pollution control, and strengthening the coordinated control of regional air pollution, which has been a long-term contribution and continued to exert its strength, constantly enhancing the people’s sense of blue sky and white clouds and happiness. thank you
Henan Radio and Television Station, Elephant Journalist
We have noticed that this year’s "Implementation Plan for Water Pollution Prevention and Control" proposes to create "beautiful rivers and lakes". What are the main considerations? In addition, what plans and plans are there to create beautiful rivers and lakes? Thank you.
Li Li, Director of Water Eco-environment Division of Provincial Eco-environment Department
Thank you for your question. As you mentioned, our province will carry out the creation of "beautiful rivers and lakes", mainly based on the following considerations:
On the one hand, it is the need for our province to fight the tough battle of water pollution prevention and control. In recent years, our province has thoroughly implemented the decision-making arrangements made by the CPC Central Committee and the State Council on deepening the battle against pollution, and continuously improved the quality of water ecological environment in the province, and achieved positive results. In 2021, among the 160 surface water quality monitoring sections in our province, 127 were Class I-III water quality monitoring sections, accounting for 79.9%, 6.1 percentage points higher than the national target; There is no inferior V water quality section, and the water environment quality continues to improve. However, it should also be noted that the water conservation function is damaged, the ecological buffer zone of rivers and lakes is invaded and destroyed, the wetland area is shrinking, the aquatic ecosystem is degraded, and the aquatic biodiversity is declining. The aquatic ecological situation has become a prominent shortcoming for further building beautiful rivers and lakes. Therefore, after the breakthrough in water pollution prevention and control, it is conditional and necessary to provide more high-quality public ecological products for the people through the creation of beautiful rivers and lakes, and further improve the water ecological environment and urban quality.
On the other hand, it is the need to implement the national water pollution prevention and control policy. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, China’s water ecological environment protection has expanded from the water environment to the overall planning of water resources, water ecology and water environment, and implemented the management of grass and sand systems in landscape forests, fields and lakes. The focus of work has changed from water quality improvement to water ecological protection, and the protection and construction of beautiful rivers and lakes is one of the important measures. In 2021, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment launched the first collection of outstanding cases of beautiful rivers and lakes, and submitted more than 130 cases nationwide. After layers of screening, 18 cases of beautiful rivers and lakes were finally identified nationwide, and Qihe (Hebi section) in our province was among them, which explored the way for the protection and construction of beautiful rivers and lakes in water-deficient areas in the north, provided referential and replicable experience for water-deficient areas, and also made a good start for the creation of beautiful rivers and lakes in our province.
At present, the work of beautiful rivers and lakes in our province is still in its infancy, and there is still a lack of relevant technical guidance and normative support for the establishment standards and evaluation indicators of beautiful rivers and lakes. At the end of last year, the "14th Five-Year Plan for Water Security and Water Ecological Environment Protection in Henan Province" was issued, which clearly stated "to promote the creation and protection of beautiful rivers and lakes, actively explore the establishment system of beautiful rivers and lakes, and study the evaluation indicators and standards of provincial beautiful rivers and lakes". This year, our province will step up the construction of the index system for the construction of beautiful rivers and lakes and the research and formulation of the selection methods for beautiful rivers and lakes, introduce the selection methods for provincial beautiful rivers and lakes as soon as possible, promote the selection of provincial beautiful rivers and lakes, and publish a number of provincial beautiful rivers and lakes every year. At the same time, actively participate in the collection of outstanding cases of national beautiful rivers and lakes, invite relevant experts to give technical guidance on the basis of voluntary reporting in various places, and jointly with relevant units, carry out on-site verification, evaluation and scoring, and publicly solicit opinions in accordance with the relevant requirements of national beautiful rivers and lakes selection, and then report the best to the Ministry of Ecology and Environment. Through the activities of creating beautiful rivers and lakes, we will continue to promote the utilization of water resources, water ecological protection and water environment management, effectively control the discharge of various pollutants in the basin, and achieve a fundamental improvement or stability in water quality; Accelerate the transformation of high water consumption development mode and the utilization of regional recycled water, and ensure the ecological flow (water level) of rivers and lakes; The ecosystem of rivers and lakes is good, the eco-environmental functions of rivers and lakes and their buffer zones are maintained or restored, the coverage rate of aquatic vegetation reaches an appropriate level, and biodiversity is effectively protected; A long-term supervision mechanism for rivers and lakes has been gradually established.The ecological service function and the value of ecological products have been continuously improved, and efforts have been made to create a number of exemplary beautiful rivers and lakes, restore the rivers and lakes with smooth rivers, clear lakes, green shores and beautiful scenery, and establish a number of beautiful business cards with their own characteristics, so that the construction of beautiful rivers and lakes can become the forerunner of high-quality development in Henan Province and write a brilliant chapter of the Central Plains in the new era. thank you
China Environmental News reporter
We have noticed that it is mentioned in the "Plan" that the risk of soil pollution in construction land should be effectively controlled, especially the land whose use is changed to residential, public management and public service land has become the focus of management. Excuse me, what are the specific measures for control? How will we ensure the safety of the living environment and let the people "live with peace of mind"? Thank you.
Liu Shuqiang, Director of Soil Ecological Environment Division of Provincial Ecological Environment Department.
Thank you very much for your question. Ensuring the safe use of construction land and letting people live in peace of mind is an important ecological environment product related to people’s livelihood. With the acceleration of urbanization in our province, the scale of planned construction land will continue to increase, and chemical production enterprises in densely populated areas will gradually relocate. Once the construction land is polluted, it will be difficult, long-term, costly and there will be environmental risks in development and utilization. Therefore, the management of construction land is an important content of the pure land defense. This year, under the strong leadership of the provincial party committee and the provincial government, together with natural resources, agriculture and rural areas, we will continue to fight the tough battle of soil pollution prevention and control, adhere to prevention first, protection first, classified management and risk control, always put the vital interests of the people first, comprehensively improve the management level of soil environment, and ensure the safe use of construction land to be effectively guaranteed. Focus on the following three measures: First, implement directory management according to law. Strictly implement the soil law, and implement the risk management and control of soil pollution in construction land and the list system of remediation. At present, there are 625 suspected contaminated plots in our province that have completed the pollution investigation, and 10 contaminated plots that are determined to be risky and unacceptable to human health are included in the list. The plots listed in the list shall not be used as residential, public management and public service land. Those who meet the requirements of risk control or remediation can only be developed and utilized after the person responsible for soil pollution and the land use right holder can apply for removal from the list. The second is to strictly implement risk management and control. Focusing on the land whose use is changed to residential, public management and public service land,Promote the responsible subject to carry out the investigation of soil pollution. Strictly control the use of polluted plots, strictly control the planned use of heavily polluted plots in pesticide, chemical and other industries, and encourage them to be used to expand ecological space if they really need to be developed and utilized. Strengthen risk management and supervision of remediation projects, resolutely crack down on illegal disposal of contaminated soil in transit, and effectively control secondary pollution in the process of remediation of contaminated plots. The third is to prevent new soil pollution. According to the regulations on the management of the list of key pollutant discharge units, 1012 key soil pollution supervision units were updated this year, and they were urged to implement legal obligations such as hidden danger investigation and self-monitoring. Promote the green transformation of iron and steel, petrochemical, chemical, leather, non-ferrous metal mining and smelting, electroplating and other industries. Enterprises that find problems in hidden danger investigation can implement pipeline and sealing transformation according to the situation, reduce leakage and prevent soil pollution from the source. thank you
Yang Guangwang reporter
There are many villages in Henan province with various forms, and the treatment of domestic sewage has always been the key and difficult point in the improvement of rural human settlements. Excuse me, how do we consider the next step in promoting the treatment of rural domestic sewage in the province? Thank you.
Wang Chaojun, member of the Party Group and Deputy Director of the Provincial Department of Ecology and Environment.
Thank you for your questions. The people’s yearning for a better life is our goal. With the continuous promotion of the rural revitalization strategy, agriculture has become stronger, farmers have become rich and the countryside has become beautiful. However, the people’s requirements for the living environment are getting higher and higher, especially for domestic sewage treatment, toilet renovation and garbage removal.
The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council issued "Opinions on Deepening the Fight against Pollution", which put forward clear requirements for the treatment of rural domestic sewage, which is an important part of improving rural living environment.
In recent years, under the leadership of the provincial party committee and the provincial government, the Provincial Department of Ecology and Environment has closely focused on the rural revitalization strategy, combined with the situation of Henan Province, and actively explored new governance paths oriented to source reduction, classified disposal and resource utilization. Up to now, the treatment rate of rural domestic sewage in our province has reached 34%, ranking in the forefront of central and western provinces; During the 14th Five-Year Plan, we plan to increase the rural domestic sewage treatment rate by three percentage points every year. By the end of the 14th Five-Year Plan, the rural domestic sewage treatment rate in our province will reach 45%.
Since the "Thirteenth Five-Year Plan", 10,607 villages in our province have completed environmental renovation. The renovated villages must meet the following three standards: first, the treatment rate of rural domestic sewage is over 60%, second, the treatment rate of black and odorous water bodies is over 80%, and third, the completion rate of standardized renovation of centralized drinking water sources is over 80%. Up to now, the renovated villages in our province account for about 23.3% of the 45,000 administrative villages in the province. Through unremitting efforts in recent years, This year, we will focus on four aspects:
The first is to improve the governance system. Adhere to the integration of urban and rural areas, take the city as the driving force, and guide all localities to accelerate the construction of a governance system led by the county-level government+the construction and operation of professional companies+the unified supervision of the ecological and environmental departments. Pay attention to the promising government and effective market, encourage all localities to rely on urban sewage treatment plants or select professional companies to be responsible for the operation and maintenance of rural domestic sewage construction, promote the unified planning, unified construction, unified operation and unified management of rural domestic sewage treatment, and continuously improve the unified, professional and market-oriented level of rural domestic sewage treatment.
The second is to highlight key areas. In line with the development trend of new urbanization, our province is considering giving priority to rectification in five aspects: First, the township government is located, and the township government must implement centralized treatment of domestic sewage. Up to now, there are still 608 towns and villages in our province that have not achieved centralized treatment of sewage, and the province requires that by the end of next year, the 1,788 towns and villages in the province must achieve full coverage of domestic sewage treatment facilities; Second, there are primary and secondary protected areas on both sides of the main canal of the Middle Route of South-to-North Water Transfer Project. According to statistics, there are still 774 villages in the primary and secondary protected areas on both sides of the main canal of the Middle Route of South-to-North Water Transfer Project with imperfect sewage treatment facilities, so we should increase the control efforts in stages. Third, along the main and tributaries of the Yellow River. According to statistics, there are 55 township governments located along the main and tributaries of the Yellow River that have not built centralized sewage treatment facilities. The province requires that construction must be started this year and completed in the first half of next year. Fourth, the urban-rural fringe; Fifth, scenic spots.
The third is to adhere to local conditions. Guide all localities to fully consider their own level of economic and social development, and do not go beyond the development stage to engage in large-scale financing and construction, or blindly copy the urban model to seek foreign countries. Do what is accurate first, wait for what is not, and strive for progress steadily, seeking good but not seeking fast. Sewage treatment should be centralized and decentralized, and the technical mode with low cost, simple maintenance and effective treatment should be optimized, and the sewage resource utilization combined with agricultural production should be actively promoted. Villages around the town should be brought into the urban sewage pipe network for centralized treatment; Villages with high population concentration and high water quality discharge requirements adjacent to drinking water sources should be treated centrally; Villages with scattered residence and less sewage production can focus on improving toilets and realize local recycling.
The fourth is to strengthen operational management and protection. We will focus on the classified rectification and upgrading of rural domestic sewage treatment facilities that are not operating normally, combine problem rectification with sound long-term mechanism and post-disaster reconstruction, and establish "three accounts" for facilities that have been upgraded and upgraded, facilities that have not been upgraded and facilities that have been damaged by water, with one station, one meter, account and sales number, and classified policies. We will promote the establishment and improvement of the operation and maintenance management mechanism of sewage facilities in various places through problem rectification, and strive to achieve a normal operation rate of 90% by the end of 2023 and after 2019.
Although some achievements have been made, our province is a big agricultural province, with a large rural population, weak foundation and little security, which needs to be further strengthened. Taking this opportunity, I also hope that all sectors of society will continue to support, care and help the rural domestic sewage treatment work in our province and make the rural construction in our province more beautiful and livable. Thank you!
Chang Yiyuan, Director of Press Release Office of Propaganda Department of Provincial Party Committee
Thank you for your questions, and thank you for your detailed introduction! That’s all for today’s on-site questions. If you have any other questions you need to know, you can contact the Provincial Department of Ecology and Environment after the conference.
Dear friends, a good ecological environment is not only natural wealth, but also economic wealth, which is related to the potential and stamina of economic and social development. Through today’s press conference, I believe everyone knows that the Plan not only provides strategic support for our province to fight for the defense of blue sky, clear water and pure land with high standards, but also has great significance for ensuring the high-quality construction and modernization of Henan during the 14 th Five-Year Plan period. Here, I hope that the news media can continue to pay attention to the construction of ecological civilization in our province, vigorously publicize the highlights and achievements of the construction of a strong ecological province, guide the society to form an ecological protection pattern in which everyone participates and builds together, and create a good atmosphere for building a beautiful Henan where man and nature coexist harmoniously.
This concludes today’s press conference. Thank you again, journalists and friends! Thank you publishers! Goodbye.
