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Answer to questions at the regular press conference in July

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On July 29, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment held a regular press conference for July. Zhao Shixin, Director of the Soil Ecology and Environment Department of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, attended the press conference and introduced the relevant situation of soil, groundwater and agricultural and rural ecological and environmental protection. Pei Xiaofei, director of the Propaganda and Education Department of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment and spokesperson, presided over the press conference to inform the recent progress of key ecological and environmental protection work, and jointly answered questions from reporters.

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Introduce the relevant situation of soil, groundwater and agricultural and rural ecological and environmental protection

Zhao Shixin, Director of the Soil Ecological Environment Department of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment

Zhao Shixin:Hello, reporters and friends! I am very happy to communicate with you. I would like to take this opportunity to first thank you for your long-term concern and support for soil, groundwater and agricultural and rural ecological and environmental protection!

Soil, groundwater and agricultural and rural ecological environment protection are related to ecological security, food security and the construction of a beautiful China. Guided by Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment has thoroughly implemented General Secretary Xi Jinping's important instructions and instructions and the spirit of the National Ecological and Environmental Protection Conference, adhered to the policy of precise pollution control, scientific pollution control, and legal pollution control, and worked with relevant departments to strengthen source prevention and risk management. Management and control, classified policies, coordinated management, and pilot trials have continued to fight in depth to defend pure land and the tough battle against agricultural and rural pollution control, and achieved remarkable results.

Soil is the material foundation for human survival. We focus on "eating with peace of mind and living with peace of mind", controlling the source, preventing new additions, and focusing on supervision to comprehensively manage and control soil pollution risks. Carry out investigations on the causes of soil pollution in cultivated land, strengthen traceability and source identification, promote the implementation of major engineering projects for source control of soil pollution, and eliminate a number of hidden pollution hazards. Promote classified management of agricultural land, strictly manage access to construction land, strengthen supervision of illegal development and utilization, and effectively guarantee safe utilization. Promote the comprehensive utilization of black soil and saline-alkali land and ecological environmental protection.

Groundwater is an important drinking water source and strategic resource. We closely focus on "ensuring the quality and sustainable use of groundwater is a major ecological project and people's livelihood project" to strengthen the foundation, build systems, control risks, and strengthen key groundwater pollution sources and drinking water "dual source" management of water sources. Build a technical standard system, establish a list of key pollutant discharge units, delineate key areas, promote risk management and repair pilots, curb the trend of intensified pollution, and the overall quality of groundwater will be stable and improving.

A good ecological environment is the greatest advantage and valuable asset in rural areas. We focus on "giving farmers a clean and tidy living environment" to seek practical results, emphasize coordination, and promote revitalization. Effectively, orderly and effectively promote Zhejiang's "Ten Million Project" experience, promote local conditions and classified policies to treat rural sewage, combine artificial restoration and natural restoration to treat black and smelly water bodies in rural areas, and systematically prevent and control agricultural non-point source pollution. Establish a normalized discovery mechanism for rural environmental remediation problems, conduct on-site research and evaluation in a "four no's and two straight" approach, solve outstanding problems that have been strongly reported by the masses, and significantly improve the rural ecological environment.

The road is blocked and long, but the road will come soon. In the next step, we will follow the deployment of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, combine study, publicity and implementation of the spirit of the Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, focus on improving people's quality of life, focus on building a beautiful China, vigorously promote special actions to prevent and control the source of soil pollution, and promote the whole county The construction of beautiful countryside will make due contributions to the construction of Chinese-style modernization in which man and nature coexist harmoniously.

Soil, groundwater, agricultural and rural ecological and environmental protection work started late, had a weak foundation, heavy tasks and many subjects. I urge all reporters and friends to continue to provide support and assistance. Thank you all!

answered questions

Pei Xiaofei, Director of the Propaganda and Education Department of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment and Spokesperson

Pei Xiaofei:Next, we will enter the questioning session. Before asking questions, please inform the news organization you are working for, and please raise your hands to ask questions.

New Yellow River reporter:The development and utilization of contaminated land is a matter of general concern to society. What measures has the Ministry of Ecology and Environment taken to control risks in terms of prevention and control of pollution in construction land and ensure that the people can live in peace of mind?

Zhao Shixin:Thank you for your question. As you said, the development and utilization of contaminated land, especially the transformation of industrial land into "one residence, two public" construction land such as housing, public management and public services, is related to the health of the people and has attracted much attention. The Ministry of Ecology and Environment has always regarded the supervision of contaminated land as a focus and adopted a series of measures to effectively ensure safe utilization.

The first is to strictly enforce the "one directory" to prevent illegal development. The state implements a list system for soil pollution risk management and restoration of construction land. The plots on the list shall not be used as land for "one residence and two public services", and it is prohibited to start construction of any projects that have nothing to do with risk management and restoration. The local government is responsible for ensuring that the construction land meets the soil environmental quality requirements. Land that fails to meet the requirements may not be provided for land transfer or construction project planning permits may not be processed. The person responsible for soil pollution and the person with land use rights shall perform the responsibility of soil pollution risk management, control and restoration in accordance with the law.

The second is to implement the "one list" and reduce the surrounding impact. Establish a list of priority plots for supervision, and include nearly 10,000 plots under supervision to urge the identification of pollution. At the same time, we will focus on high-risk plots with sensitive receptors such as drinking water sources and residential areas in the surrounding area, and promote measures such as cleaning up residual pollutants and setting up enclosures to block the migration of pollution and ensure environmental safety.

The third is to do a good job in "a group of enterprises" to prevent new pollution. According to international experience, the costs of front-end prevention, process control and end-of-end treatment of soil pollution usually increase exponentially by 1:10:100. To this end, we have established a system of key supervision units for soil pollution, included more than 16000 enterprises in the list of key supervision units, regularly checked for potential pollution hazards, and promoted ground seepage prevention and pipeline visualization in accordance with the principles of "no leakage, non-proliferation, and early detection". Green transformation such as vision will eliminate hidden dangers.

The fourth is to seize a "batch of pilot projects" to promote green restoration. The restoration of contaminated land is costly and technically difficult. We should adapt measures to local conditions, coordinate natural restoration and artificial restoration, and explore the best solution. Many regions have actively explored and achieved better environmental, economic and social benefits. For example, Beijing has implemented green management and control of soil pollution, incorporating the original Dongfang Chemical Plant into the urban Green Heart Forest Park, naturally restoring the ecological functions of the land, and the former chemical plant has transformed into an "urban green lung." Based on local experience, we issued the "Guiding Opinions on Promoting Soil Pollution Risk Management and Green and Low-Carbon Remediation" to guide the green and low-carbon development of the industry.

In the next step, we will follow the overall idea of "preventing new additions, removing stocks, and controlling risks" and work with relevant departments to prepare and issue the "Action Plan for Prevention and Control of Soil Pollution Sources" to promote the prevention and control barrier to move forward, and build a source where factors are coordinated and departments are linked. Prevention and control mechanism to effectively ensure the safe use of construction land and allow the people to live in peace of mind.

Nanfang Daily reporter:At the end of last year, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs issued the "Guiding Opinions on Further Promoting Rural Domestic Sewage Treatment". Please introduce the progress of rural domestic sewage treatment work and what are the next considerations?

Zhao Shixin:Thank you for your question.

Rural domestic sewage treatment is an important part of rural environmental improvement and an important measure in the rural revitalization strategy. The Ministry of Ecology and Environment has thoroughly studied and implemented the experience of the "Ten Million Project", promoted rural domestic sewage treatment according to local conditions, and achieved positive results. As of June 2024, the national rural domestic sewage treatment (control) rate has reached more than 45%, and the cross-flow of rural sewage has been greatly reduced.

The first is to adhere to the three questions, jointly build and share, and not engage in "one head hot". Adhere to the principle of "asking farmers for needs","asking farmers for plans" and "asking farmers for effectiveness", strive to solve outstanding issues of concern to the masses, concentrate our efforts on doing a number of practical things that are within the reach of the masses, and avoid cadres doing things and the masses looking at "two skins".

The second is to stick to the bottom line, clarify standards, and not implement "one size fits all". By firmly adhering to the two bottom lines, we cannot allow sewage to flow across the village, nor can sewage be discharged directly to the environment. There can be high or low standards, but at the very least farmers must be given a clean and tidy living environment. Determine the "three basics" criteria for judging the effectiveness of governance, that is, there is basically no cross-flow of sewage; there is basically no smell; and there is basically no hearing of villagers 'complaints. The effectiveness of governance must be recognized by the majority of villagers.

The third is to implement classified policies, highlight key points, and avoid "swarm of bees". Cooperate with relevant departments to study and issue policy guidelines and standards that are operational and easy to implement, and do not copy "urban experience". Guide various localities to select and establish governance models and technical processes suitable for the characteristics of the region. Organize more than 2700 agriculture-related counties across the country to formulate special plans (plans) for rural domestic sewage treatment, establish an annual list of key villages for treatment and dynamically update it, and centrally manage key villages with concentrated population, strong public response, prominent pollution problems, and sensitive ecological environment. Timely summarize, promote and apply good experiences and practices at the grassroots level.

Fourth, pay equal attention to construction and management, improve mechanisms, and avoid "a gust of wind". Promote local governments to strengthen construction management to ensure that every building becomes one and every building becomes one. Establish a problem discovery mechanism. The Ministry of Ecology and Environment and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs jointly guide provincial and municipal departments to establish a regular investigation and investigation mechanism to conduct on-site surveys in a "four no's and two straight" approach to consolidate the effectiveness of governance. Strengthen social supervision, cooperate with People's Daily Online to collect people's demands, respond to people's concerns, and promote overall improvement in solving problems.

At the beginning of this year, we randomly selected 963 administrative villages that completed environmental improvement in 2023 covering various provinces to conduct research and evaluation, with a pass rate of over 90%.

Various localities have actively explored many practical, effective and practical experiences and practices that are in line with local realities. For example, Bazhong City, Sichuan Province encourages farmers to combine their production and living habits and adopt a "hierarchical resource utilization" approach to realize the resource utilization of rural domestic sewage nearby and on-site. The first level of "self-use" implements sewage resources through the courtyard economy of every household. The second layer is "for everyone's use" and "for your own use", which is used to irrigate agricultural land such as surrounding forest land; the third layer is "for standby" and "for everyone's use", which is stored for later use.

Wenshan Prefecture of Yunnan Province organized rural areas to establish self-construction committees."The government supplies materials and the masses work." This can not only satisfy farmers 'wishes and highlight farmers' characteristics, but also save costs, and ensure the quality of construction, achieving multiple goals with one fell swoop.

In terms of operation and maintenance guarantee mechanisms, some regions have explored the "four points" of good practices of fiscal budget arrangement, integration of agriculture-related funds, collective economic subsidies, and self-financing by beneficiaries. The initiative and sense of responsibility of the masses have been greatly improved, forming a vivid situation of joint construction, co-governance and sharing.

There are large differences in natural endowments between north and south and east and west in our country. The production and living habits of rural residents are not the same. The volume of rural domestic sewage is large and widespread, and it is difficult to consolidate the governance results. Scientific treatment and continuous efforts are needed. In the next step, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment will implement the "Guiding Opinions on Further Promoting the Treatment of Rural Domestic Sewage", promote the selection of treatment models and technical processes according to local conditions, and be guided by the realization of the "three basics", and promote the management of rural domestic sewage in a step-by-step manner. We should do everything we can to continuously consolidate and improve the effectiveness of governance.

Xinhua Agency reporter:In July this year, the carbon market has been online for three years. How has the construction of my country's carbon market progressed in the past three years? What arrangements and deployments will be in the next step?

Pei Xiaofei:Thank you for your question. The national carbon market is an important policy tool for using market mechanisms to control greenhouse gas emissions and achieve carbon peak and carbon neutrality goals. It includes two parts: the mandatory carbon emissions trading market and the voluntary greenhouse gas voluntary emission reduction trading market. The two markets, compulsory and voluntary, have their own focuses and operate independently, but also work in the same direction and complement each other, and are organically connected through a quota settlement and offset mechanism. In July 2021, the national carbon emissions trading market launched online trading. Currently, 2257 key emission units in the power generation industry are included, covering approximately 5.1 billion tons of carbon dioxide emissions annually, making it the world's largest carbon market covering greenhouse gas emissions. The national voluntary greenhouse gas emission reduction trading market was officially launched in January 2024. At present, the institutional framework system has been completed, and emission reduction projects and voluntary emission reductions are about to enter the window period for application for registration, encouraging companies in a wider range of industries to participate in carbon emission reduction actions. Over the past three years, the national mandatory carbon emissions trading market has successfully completed two compliance cycles and achieved the expected construction goals. Progress has mainly been made in the following four aspects:

First, a relatively complete institutional framework has been established. The State Council issued and implemented the "Interim Regulations on the Administration of Carbon Emissions Trading", and the Ministry of Ecology and Environment issued the "Measures for the Administration of Carbon Emissions Trading (Trial)" and three management rules for carbon emission rights registration, trading, and settlement, carbon emission accounting reports and verification guidelines, and quotas. Documents such as allocation plans have jointly formed a relatively complete carbon emissions trading system.

Second, an infrastructure support system of "one network, two institutions, and three platforms" has been built. "One Network" refers to the establishment of a "National Carbon Market Information Network" to centrally publish authoritative information on the national carbon market. The "two institutions" refer to the establishment of a national carbon emission rights registration agency and trading agency to conduct refined management of quota registration, issuance, settlement, and trading. The "three platforms" refer to the establishment and stable operation of the three major infrastructures of the national carbon emission rights registration system, trading system, and management platform, realizing the online management of the entire business, the centralization of full-process data, and the scientific comprehensive decision-making.

Third, carbon emission accounting and management capabilities have been significantly improved. Establish a long-term supervision mechanism for normalizing the quality of carbon emission data, optimize accounting and verification methods, implement monthly certificates for key emission data of enterprises, implement a three-level "national-province-city" joint review, and make full use of big data, blockchain and other information Technology intelligent early warning to eliminate hidden dangers of data problems. Innovate and establish a dynamic supervision mechanism for performance risks to urge enterprises to complete quota payments on time and in full. At present, enterprises have established internal control systems for carbon emission management, and their management level and accounting capabilities have been significantly improved.

Fourth, the vitality of the carbon market has steadily increased. As of the end of June 2024, the cumulative transaction volume of the national carbon emissions trading market was 465 million tons, with a transaction volume of approximately 27 billion yuan. The transaction scale has gradually expanded. The transaction volume and transaction volume in the second performance cycle have increased by 19% and 89% respectively compared with the first performance cycle. In addition, the enthusiasm of companies to participate in transactions in the second performance cycle has increased significantly. The companies participating in transactions accounted for 82% of the total, an increase of nearly 50% compared with the first performance cycle. At the same time, the overall carbon price showed a steady upward trend, rising from 48 yuan/ton at the start to the closing price of 91.6 yuan/ton on July 26, an increase of 90.8%.

In the next step, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment will adhere to the basic positioning of the national carbon market as a policy tool to control greenhouse gas emissions, continue to improve relevant supporting policies, expand industry coverage, release methodologies in more fields, enrich trading entities and products, explore and implement free and paid quota allocation methods, deepen international exchanges and cooperation in the carbon market, strive to build a more effective, more dynamic, and more internationally influential carbon market, and help achieve the goal of carbon peak and carbon neutrality. Make greater contributions to addressing global climate change.

CCTV reporter from China Central Radio and Television Station:Cultivated land is the carrier of agricultural product production, and soil security is directly related to food security. What work has the Ministry of Ecology and Environment done in the ecological protection of cultivated land, and what are the outstanding issues that need to be paid attention to and solved at present?

Zhao Shixin:Thank you for your question. The prevention and control of cultivated land soil pollution is directly related to national food security and the quality and safety of agricultural products. Our Ministry, together with relevant departments, has further promoted the ecological and environmental protection of cultivated land soil from five aspects: "treatment, use, maintenance, research and cooperation" to effectively ensure that the people can "eat with confidence."

In terms of "governance", we should pay close attention to source governance and effectively prevent risks. Make full use of data such as the census and detailed survey of soil pollution status in agricultural land and national soil environmental monitoring to promote the investigation of the causes of heavy metal pollution in the entire county in county-level administrative regions where contaminated cultivated land is concentrated, and determine a list of pollution source control. We implemented actions to prevent and control the source of heavy metal pollution such as cadmium in soil, strictly supervised heavy metal emissions, designated more than 210 areas in 23 provinces, implemented special emission limits for pollutants, rectified more than 2300 enterprises in the heavy metal industry involving cadmium and other heavy metals, and supported local implementation. More than 400 soil pollution source prevention and control projects. The heavy metal content in key soil risk monitoring points showed an overall downward trend.

In terms of "utilization", promote classified management to ensure safe utilization. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs guides the classification of cultivated land soil environmental quality categories, implements priority protection, safe utilization, strict control and classified management, and "suitable planting according to the land", guides local governments to implement measures such as variety substitution, water and fertilizer regulation, and planting structure adjustment. Safe utilization rate has steadily increased.

In terms of "cultivation", focus on key areas to promote soil health. Cooperate with relevant departments to guide local governments to implement land-use and land conservation measures in priority protected cultivated land, promote the reduction and efficiency of chemical fertilizers and pesticides, and curb the trend of soil degradation. For black soil, the "giant panda in cultivated land", we have joined forces with Beidahuang Agricultural Reclamation Group to establish a comprehensive laboratory for black soil ecological and environmental protection to strengthen comprehensive monitoring and sustainable use research to promote the improvement of soil organic matter content and biodiversity.

In terms of "research", we will strengthen scientific and technological research and improve support capabilities. A number of ministerial-level key laboratories for soil environmental management and pollution control, soil health diagnosis and green restoration have been built to strengthen theoretical methods, technical research and the transformation of scientific and technological achievements. Organize and implement national key R & D plan projects such as accurate identification and flux assessment technology for the entire process of regional heavy metal pollution, and carry out integrated demonstrations of innovative technologies for pollution traceability.

In terms of "cooperation", strengthen overall coordination and form a regulatory synergy. Establish a departmental coordination mechanism to strengthen source prevention and control, safe utilization, grain storage and storage management, etc., to form a closed loop of work. Cooperate with the National Development and Reform Commission, the State Administration for Market Regulation and other departments to carry out food safety and food safety assessments to consolidate local responsibilities.

In the next step, we will focus on managing contaminated cultivated land, cultivating black land, and making good use of saline-alkali land, vigorously promote pollution prevention and ecological protection, and ensure soil health and sustainable use.

China Daily reporter:What is the current overall situation of black and smelly water bodies in rural areas? How is the pilot work on black and smelly water treatment in rural areas progressing? Regarding related work, what plans does the Ministry of Ecology and Environment have for the next step?

Zhao Shixin:Thank you for your question. Beautiful or not, hometown water. With the improvement of living standards, people's expectations for the rural water environment are becoming higher and higher. Our Ministry, together with relevant departments, focuses on rivers, ponds and ditches in front of and behind houses, and rural black and smelly water bodies that have strong complaints from the masses, and continues to promote source management, systematic management, and comprehensive management, so that the former "smelly ditches" can become "clear water and green banks" around the masses.

The first is list-based management. Establish a task list, cancellation list, and problem list. Organize various localities to carry out dynamic inspections of black and odorous water bodies in rural areas, include more than 4000 water bodies with large areas and strong public responses into the national supervision list, and include the remaining nearly 10,000 water bodies into the provincial supervision list, and implement "pulling orders, posting accounts, and canceling them one by one." For water bodies that are found to have returned to black and smelly after cancellation, the cancellation will be cancelled and included in the list of issues.

The second is systematic governance. Clarify the technical requirements for "source control and pollution interception, endogenous management, water system connectivity, and ecological restoration", determine governance ideas and technical routes based on regional economic development level and villagers 'needs, and encourage the priority use of resource-based and ecological management measures. The Ministry of Finance and our Ministry will carry out pilot projects for the treatment of black and odorous water bodies in rural areas starting from 2022, and have selected 39 cities to treat more than 2000 black and odorous water bodies.

The third is regular supervision. Comprehensive use of satellite remote sensing, water quality monitoring and other methods to carry out tracking and supervision to ensure "long-term control and long-term clearing". Since 2022, we have organized water quality monitoring of 2612 water bodies that have been treated, and the treatment pass rate has reached more than 97%. Analyze the causes of problems in black and smelly water bodies, urge and guide local governments to make timely rectification, and improve long-term management and protection mechanisms.

As of the end of June 2024, more than 3400 black and odorous water bodies in large rural areas have been treated across the country, reaching more than 80% of the goals and tasks of the "14th Five-Year Plan". Some regions have innovated in governance models and management and protection mechanisms, forming some good experiences and good practices. For example, Zhoukou, Henan Province has created a "complementary fishing and light" model. Fengtang Village, Huaiyang District has introduced social investment of 1.5 million yuan to treat pits and ponds, and built photovoltaic power generation panels on the managed pits and ponds. The annual power generation capacity is more than 1.5 million kWh, and the annual income is about 550,000 yuan; mobilized villagers to use pits and ponds to cultivate fish and shrimp, forming a new industrial model in which "electricity can be generated from the top and fish can be raised from the bottom", and the "pollution pit" has become an "ecological pond" and "economic pond".

Jining, Shandong Province takes into account village flood control and waterlogging removal and farmland irrigation. Qinglongzhuang Village, Sishui County, manages about 4300 square meters of black and smelly pits. During the flood season, it can accumulate more than 12000 cubic meters of rainwater and provide more than 9000 cubic meters of irrigation water for surrounding farmland.

In the next step, our Ministry will work with relevant departments to continue to increase the management of black and smelly water bodies in rural areas, strengthen the supervision of completed water bodies, and ensure "long-term control and long-term cleaning."

China Youth Daily reporter:Groundwater is an important drinking water source and strategic resource. What is the current groundwater pollution situation in my country? What measures will be taken in the future to further improve and improve groundwater quality?

Zhao Shixin:Thank you for your attention to groundwater pollution. The 2022 United Nations World Water Development Report points out that half of the world's domestic water and one-quarter of the world's agricultural irrigation water come from groundwater. The corresponding proportion is higher in northern my country.

Groundwater protection is related to drinking water safety, food security and ecological security. Ensuring groundwater quality and sustainable use is a major ecological project and people's livelihood project. Our Ministry, together with relevant departments, insists on protecting and improving the quality of groundwater environment as the core and focusing on turning around "dual sources", vigorously promotes the protection of groundwater ecological environment and has made positive progress.

The first is to lay a solid foundation and build a system. Implement the "Groundwater Management Regulations", establish systems such as a list of key groundwater pollution prevention and control areas and key units, issue nearly 30 technical specifications, promote the construction of 21 groundwater pollution prevention and control pilot areas, and form a replicable and replicable pollution prevention and control management model.

The second is to strengthen prevention and control the source. More than 18000 key supervision units for soil and groundwater pollution have been identified, incorporated into the management of pollution discharge permits in accordance with the law, and the implementation of obligations such as the investigation of potential pollution hazards has been strengthened; 124 major engineering projects for the source control of soil pollution have been implemented, pipelined and closed renovations have been carried out, and sewage pipelines have been overhead. Construction and transformation, etc., to effectively prevent the leakage, loss, and dispersion of toxic and harmful substances. Here, we call on relevant enterprises to combine the replacement of old ones and implement green transformation to fundamentally solve the hidden risks of leakage and dispersion of pollution to the environment, so as to minimize investment and achieve the best results.

The third is to investigate and evaluate, and promote management and control. Complete surveys and assessments of groundwater environmental conditions in key chemical parks, landfills, hazardous waste disposal sites and other places, and promote orderly management, control and restoration of outstanding environmental problems by local governments. For example, Longdong Spring in Kaili, Guizhou Province has adopted the management concept of "source reduction + process control + end blocking + emergency management and control", which has fundamentally improved its water quality and solved the drinking water problem of more than 2000 people nearby.

The fourth is to delineate key points and protect water sources. Guide 203 prefectures and cities to complete the delineation of key areas for groundwater pollution prevention and control, and guide local governments to carry out comprehensive improvement and risk prevention of more than 300 risky groundwater drinking water sources.

The fifth is to try first and understand the path. Promote 48 pilot projects for groundwater pollution prevention and control, and compare and select a number of applicable technologies. Deploy and implement pilot projects for soil and groundwater pollution control and restoration in 12 in-production enterprises and 12 chemical parks, and explore appropriate control and restoration technical systems.

Through the joint efforts of all regions and departments, the quality of groundwater across the country has generally remained stable, and the proportion of Class I-IV water at nationally controlled points will reach 77.8% in 2023.

Although certain results have been achieved in groundwater ecological and environmental protection, the situation is still not optimistic. In the next step, our Ministry will continue to strengthen the construction of relevant systems, continuously improve the management system, strengthen supervision, and promote stable and improved groundwater quality.

Daily Economic News Reporter:In promoting the construction of beautiful villages, what work has the Ministry of Ecology and Environment carried out, and what outstanding problems and difficulties still exist?

Zhao Shixin:Thank you for your question. Beautiful countryside is an important part of Beautiful China. Since the "14th Five-Year Plan", the Ministry of Ecology and Environment has worked with various regions and departments to thoroughly study the experience of the "Ten Million Project", fight the tough battle against agricultural and rural pollution with higher standards, focus on key practical matters that farmers have strong needs at this stage, and further promote Rural environmental management such as domestic sewage, black and smelly water bodies, toilet manure, and domestic garbage.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs has strengthened guidance on toilet improvement in rural areas, and the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development has guided the management of rural domestic waste. The Ministry of Ecology and Environment promotes the management of domestic sewage and black and smelly water bodies, guides 113 cities to carry out the construction of "waste-free cities"; combs out the list of agriculture-related counties in the river basins where key water bodies with prominent nitrogen and phosphorus pollution are located, and continues to strengthen supervision and guidance on agricultural non-point source pollution control.

So far, the environmental improvement of 67,000 new administrative villages has been completed during the "14th Five-Year Plan" across the country. The rural domestic sewage treatment (control) rate has reached more than 45%, and the rural black and odorous water treatment has completed more than 80% of the "14th Five-Year Plan" tasks. The penetration rate of sanitary toilets has reached about 75%, and the domestic waste collection, transportation and disposal system covers more than 90% of natural villages. The rural ecological environment has been significantly improved, and the level of green agricultural development has been significantly improved.

At the same time, we are also clearly aware that there is still a big gap between the rural ecological environment and the people's expectations for a better life and the goal requirements of building a beautiful China. It is still a prominent shortcoming and obvious weakness in building a beautiful China. The characteristics of the rural ecological environment require us to adapt measures to local conditions, implement classified policies, continue to improve and achieve long-term results.

In the next step, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment will work with relevant departments to anchor the goal of building a beautiful China and promptly formulate and issue implementation plans to promote the construction of beautiful villages. The second is to adhere to precise pollution control, scientific pollution control, and legal pollution control, and coordinate the promotion of rural water, air, and soil pollution prevention and ecological protection. The third is to promote the construction of beautiful villages throughout the county, do our best and within our capabilities, and promote the gradual presentation of the modern version of the "Fuchun Mountain Residence Map" with beautiful mountains and clear waters, singing birds and flowers, pastoral scenery, and unique characteristics in the vast countryside.

Farmers are direct beneficiaries and important participants in the construction of beautiful countryside. Here, we also call on the vast number of peasant friends to take action to beautiful their homes and hometowns, jointly create and protect the beautiful environment around them, and jointly draw a new picture of a beautiful China in which each person has its own beauty and shares the beauty.

Pei Xiaofei:Thank you to Director Zhao Shixin and thank you to all reporters and friends for your participation. Today's press conference ends here. Goodbye!

Region：China,Beijing,Zhejiang,Shandong,Henan,Sichuan,Guizhou,Yunnan

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