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Original title: My country’s “Regulation on Pollutant Discharge Permits Administration” will be implemented in March, and pollutant discharge units must discharge pollution in accordance with the certificate. Source: Economic Daily
Source of this article: Economic Daily
“The implementation of the” Regulation on the Administration of Pollutant Discharge Permits “is an important part of promoting the modernization of the environmental governance system and governance capabilities. It is a powerful measure to fulfill the main responsibilities of companies and institutions for pollution control, to implement precise, scientific and legal pollution control. It is conducive to promoting the formation of a fair and standardized environmental law enforcement and a law-abiding order. ” Liu Zhiquan, Director of the Department of Environmental Impact Assessment and Emission Management of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, said on February 5.
The Information Office of the State Council held a periodic briefing on the policies of the State Council on the 5th, inviting relevant officials from the Ministry of Ecology and Environment and the Ministry of Justice to present the situation on the comprehensive implementation of the system. of pollution permits and improvement of the quality of the ecological environment.
Liu Zhiquan presented that on January 24, 2021, the State Council promulgated the “Regulations on the Administration of Pollution Discharge Permits”, which will enter into force on March 1, 2021. The “Regulations” stipulate that the units of Pollutant discharge must discharge pollutants in accordance with the permit, and the pollutant discharge behavior must be consistent with the pollutant discharge permit.
The journalist learned that the “Regulation” implements classified management according to the amount of pollutants produced, discharges and the degree of impact on the environment, and implement key management and simplified management, respectively, for the most pollutants. bigger and smaller. In accordance with the law, pollution elements such as water, air, soil and solid waste will be included in the license management, and all pollution elements such as noise will be gradually included in the management by amendments to the law. Ultimately, you need to achieve full coverage of the environmental elements.
Liu Zhiquan introduced that in recent years, various regions and departments have continued to promote the reform of the pollutant discharge permit system in accordance with the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, and completed the staggered goals set. in the “Implementation Plan for the Pollutant Discharge Permit System of the General Directorate of the State Council”. Based on a summary of reform practices in recent years, the “Regulations” draw on foreign experience, listen widely to the views of relevant departments, companies and all sectors of society, and consolidate measures reforms that have proven effective in practice with laws and regulations. “Innovation in reform and reducing the burden on enterprises is mainly reflected in three aspects.
One is the standard system. Implement classified management of pollutant discharge units and clarify the scope and management category of pollutant discharge permit management. Standardize the procedures for requesting and approving pollutant discharge permits, clarify the approval department, application method, material requirements, approval period, as well as the conditions for the issuance of pollutant permits and the specific content of the permits pollutants.
The second is to strengthen supervision. It is stipulated that the pollutant discharge unit will discharge pollutants in accordance with the certificate, and the pollutant discharge behavior must be consistent with the pollutant discharge permit. The pollutant discharge unit must conduct a self-monitoring, truthfully record the operation of major production facilities and pollution prevention facilities, and submit truthful implementation reports and release information on discharges. The competent green environment department is required to supervise according to the license and include the pollution discharge permit law enforcement inspection in the annual green environment law enforcement plan.
The third is to strengthen responsibility. For illegal acts such as the discharge of pollutants without obtaining a pollutant discharge permit, there are ongoing penalties on a daily basis and penalties such as restriction of production and shutdown are ordered. Those who evade monitoring and illegal discharge of pollutants will be detained in accordance with the law or investigated for criminal liability.
Liu Zhiquan said that with the help of the national pollution discharge permit management information platform, enterprises can complete the pollution discharge permit registration in half an hour, which is very convenient. The implementation of “one certificate” management leads to reduce the disturbance of the normal production of enterprises, standardize the application of environmental law, reduce discretionary power and promote the application of evidence-based law.
In addition, Bie Tao, Director of the Department of Regulations and Standards of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, said at the meeting that based on the Environmental Protection Law, the “Regulations” provide a more specific system design to ensure participation. the public and also give the public the right to inform. “Any unit or individual has the right to report to the environmental protection department for the violation of the” Regulation “by the pollutant discharge unit. The ecological and environmental protection department that receives the report will attend to it in accordance with the law, report the results to the reporter in accordance with the regulations, and keep the reporter confidential, “emphasized Bie Tao. (Reporter Liu Jin)
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