These Regulations aim to strengthen the protection of drinking water sources, improve drinking-water quality, ensure drinking water safety, and protect public health and safety. These Regulations are divided into 5 Chapters: General provisions (I); Protection measures (II); Supervision and administration (III); Legal liabilities (IV); Supplementary provisions (V). The drinking water source protection plan shall be formulated by the municipal competent authority and relevant administrative departments. The protected areas of the drinking water source shall be classified as Class I and Class II Reserves, and a quasi-reserve of certain extent may be delimited outside of the protected area, if necessary. The activities which are forbidden in drinking water source reserves and quasi- reserves are listed respectively in Chapter 2.
Regulations of Liaoning province on protection of Dahuofang drinking water sources.