水利部印发《关于积极探索和规范推进黄河流域跨省区用水权交易的意见》

Core Viewpoint - The Ministry of Water Resources has issued guidelines to explore and standardize water rights trading in the Yellow River Basin, aiming to establish a clear and effective water rights trading system within 2-3 years to support ecological protection and high-quality development [1][2]. Group 1: Key Arrangements - The guidelines emphasize the need to improve the initial allocation system of water rights, detailing regional water rights and strictly defining the water rights of water users [2]. - There is a push to promote cross-provincial water rights trading, encouraging regions to trade surplus or reserved water within their annual water allocation plans [2]. - The establishment of a water rights trading platform system is highlighted, with a focus on enhancing the application of the national water rights trading system [2]. Group 2: Monitoring and Regulation - The guidelines call for the improvement of the water resource monitoring system to strengthen the sharing of information between water rights trading and water resource management [2]. - There is an emphasis on enhancing market regulation for water rights trading, including the implementation of a negative list management system for trading [2]. - The Yellow River Water Conservancy Commission and relevant provincial water administrative departments are tasked with strengthening leadership and collaboration to create a favorable environment for water rights trading [2].