“To protect the Dongjiang Lake, we should start from small steps.” More than 100 party members and volunteers took active measures to promote the protection and treatment of Dongjiang River Basin in Luyang Town, Rucheng County, Hunan Province.

Great efforts have been made in issuing thousands of copies of “Hunan regulations on the protection of water environment” and focusing on the legal compliance of environmental protection, especially some core steps like sewage discharge, the installation of lampblack purification facilities and the collection, transportation and disposal of garbage.

So far, 3 homestays, 13 farmhouses and six large-scale farms under the jurisdiction has been thoroughly investigated, and suggestions for more than 20 problems have been put forward, 7 of which have been rectified.

In order to improve the efficiency of rural pollution control, the Housing and Construction Bureau of Rucheng County took the initiative to do practical work such as introducing implementation plans, making reasonable arrangements to accelerate the construction of urban and rural sewage treatment systems in an all-round way.

Up to now, there are seven township sewage treatment plants in the county, which have been operated by a professional third party since last August. Last year, 90% construction of four sewage treatment plants in three towns has been completed and this year the county has quickened its steps towards the construction of 3 township sewage treatment plants.

In addition, Rucheng County has promoted comprehensive supervision on daily work held local governments and regulatory departments accountable, conducted random inspection on both inspectors and enterprises, and encouraged the public to participate in patrol and inspection. It has also raised standards and expanded areas for key monitoring.

On the basis of the three monitored water sections required by the superior, 12 additional monitoring points has been set up, and the sampling frequency for monitoring was increased from one to two times per month, so as to check the water quality in time and eliminate hidden risks.