How to protect the Yellow River

We believe that the pollution problem of the Yellow River is the inevitable status quo of the rapid economic development in China, and the root cause of the more serious pollution is that the economy in the middle and upper reaches of the Yellow River has developed too fast in recent years, and the investment and speed of pollution control can't keep up. Suggestion: 1. Introduce market mechanism into the field of pollution prevention and control. Through the role of the market, from the original individual behavior of "polluter control" to the social division of labor and the relationship between supply and demand under the conditions of market economy, a socialized and specialized environmental protection enterprise and even an environmental protection industry will be formed, and commercial environmental protection services will be provided to those responsible for pollution, and the marketization, socialization and enterprise of environmental governance will be gradually realized. At the same time, in industrial parks where enterprises are concentrated, many enterprises are encouraged to build pollution treatment facilities and carry out specialized operations, so as to improve the treatment efficiency of pollution treatment facilities, reduce the cost of pollution control, and gradually solve the widespread problem that environmental protection facilities built with a large amount of funds cannot be fully utilized. 2. Establish a new concept of "maintaining the healthy life of the Yellow River". First, delimit the water functional zones of the Yellow River, put forward the total amount of pollutants allowed to be discharged into the Yellow River in each province (region) according to the water resources and pollution-receiving capacity of the Yellow River, and implement the responsibility system of chief water quality officers in inter-provincial sections; The second is to control pollution according to law, clarify the corresponding punishment measures for excessive water pollution in relevant laws and regulations, and stop approving new water resources utilization projects for provinces (regions) with excessive pollution; The third is to establish and improve the joint pollution control mechanism of water conservancy and environmental protection, and take unified actions and joint pollution control in sewage monitoring and supervision to deal with water pollution emergencies. 3. The state should further intensify efforts to promote green GDP and incorporate environmental protection into the performance appraisal of local party and government leaders. 4. The environmental protection system needs to be further rationalized, with vertical management and separation from local constraints. 5. Give the environmental protection department greater law enforcement power. For example, punish and shut down polluting enterprises. 6. The demonstration of local new projects must have scientific decision-making procedures and the participation of environmental protection departments. For new projects, if a major pollution incident occurs, it is necessary to implement a post-decision investigation system and strengthen the consciousness and sense of responsibility of local "top leaders" in the supervision and management of pollution in the Yellow River. 7. On the basis of having an effective monitoring network, explore the establishment of a regional compensation system for sewage discharge, so that people who occupy resources excessively will pay the due price. Through the method of "sewage charges", those who fail to meet the water quality standards of this reach can provide compensation to the downstream, forcing the government along the Yellow River to increase pollution control in this area. Bottom line: It's better to talk more than to do more, and it's better to do it for nothing!