Question:What does the technical system of the pollutant discharge permit system include?
Answer:The Fourth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China proposed to establish a supervision system for stationary pollution sources with the pollutant discharge permit system as the core. The Fifth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee proposed to fully implement the pollutant discharge permit system. To accelerate the reform of the pollutant discharge permit system, the state has continuously strengthened the construction of laws, regulations, policies, norms, and platforms, and the pollutant discharge permit system has basically taken shape.
In 2016, the State Council issued the "Implementation Plan for the Permit System for Controlling Pollutant Discharge", which put forward the overall goals, tasks, and implementation steps of the reform of the pollutant discharge permit system. It required the establishment of a pollutant discharge permit system with "complete legal system, scientific technical system, and efficient management system" to realize systematic, scientific, legal, refined, and information-based "one-permit" management.
The "Regulations on the Administration of Pollutant Discharge Permits", "Regulations on the Administration of Pollutant Discharge Permits in Hainan Province", and "Measures for the Administration of Pollutant Discharge Permits (for Trial Implementation)" stipulate the content and issuance procedures of pollutant discharge permits, and clarify the responsibilities of environmental protection departments, pollutant-discharging entities, and third-party institutions.
The "Catalogue for the Classified Administration of Pollutant Discharge Permits for Stationary Pollution Sources" is an important basic document for the implementation of the pollutant discharge permit system. It specifies the industry scope and management categories of stationary pollution sources included in the management of pollutant discharge permits, realizing the classified management of pollutant discharge permits.
A national information platform for the management of pollutant discharge permits has been built, 75 technical specifications for application and issuance have been released, and supporting technical systems such as technical guidelines for self-monitoring and technical guidelines for feasible pollution prevention and control technologies have been issued.
