On November 9, 2021, a reporter from Jiandao.com learned from the Shaanxi Provincial Department of Water Resources that Shaanxi Province has compiled and issued the "Fourteenth Five-Year Plan for Water Conservancy Development in Shaanxi Province" with a total planned investment of 149 billion yuan. Promote the transfer of Han River to Nantong and the Yellow River to the north, vertically and horizontally connect to the grid, continue to improve the infrastructure of the five major engineering systems, and optimize and enhance the protection capabilities of the five major supporting systems.

Ding Jimin, deputy director of the Party Group of the Shaanxi Provincial Water Resources Department, said that in recent years, the Shaanxi Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial Government have attached great importance to planning and implementing a number of major water conservancy projects related to the overall development of Shaanxi. Two projects including the Han-Han-Weiwei Water Diversion Project and the Jinghe Dongzhuang Water Conservancy Project were included in 172 national major water-saving water supply projects. Six projects including the second phase of diversion from Han to Wei, expansion of Wangyao Reservoir in Yan'an, Jiangjiayaoze Reservoir in Yulin, Guxian Water Conservancy Project on the Yellow River, Bailong River water diversion, and the first phase of sediment interception in the concentrated source area of the Yellow River coarse sediment were included in the national follow-up acceleration 150 major water conservancy projects promoted.

According to reports, Shaanxi will follow the development positioning of “collaborative innovation in Guanzhong, transformation and upgrading of northern Shaanxi, and green circulation in southern Shaanxi”, with key water source projects such as Dongzhuang and Guxian as nodes, and natural river networks such as the Yellow River and Weihe River as the foundation. With the link of resource allocation project networks such as the Diversion from Han to Weiwei and the East Route of Yulin from the Yellow River, and the support of the intelligent water conservancy intelligent management and control information network, the construction of the "five vertical and ten horizontal" Shaanxi water network structure will be accelerated. Accelerate the realization of the goals of complete engineering facilities, scientific and reasonable resource allocation, precise and efficient water-saving management, reliable flood and drought response, intelligent and efficient public services, and continuous improvement of the ecological environment.

The "Special Water Conservancy Plan for Ecological Protection and High-quality Development of the Yellow River Basin in Shaanxi Province" was formulated, planning 143 projects in 6 categories, and strengthening cooperation and cooperation with relevant departments of the province. Classify and classify water conservancy projects, and focus on the implementation of subsequent major projects. The construction of major water conservancy projects such as engineering reserves, water resources guarantee, ecological safety guarantee, flood prevention and disaster reduction guarantee, and support guarantee.

According to Ding Jimin, the Shaanxi Provincial Water Resources Department confirmed the Shichuan River ecological water replenishment project in early 2021, the second phase of the diversion project from Han to Weiwei, the first phase of the sand interception project in the concentrated source area of the Yellow River coarse sediment, the treatment project of the section from Yumenkou to Tongguan of the Yellow River, urban and rural areas 9 (category) key water conservancy projects, including diversified investment projects, are planned to be launched, including the diversified investment project for water supply improvement. After careful deployment, various difficulties such as floods and epidemics have been eliminated, and construction will start before the third quarter, with a total investment of about 26.92 billion yuan. At present, various water conservancy projects under construction in Shaanxi have completed an investment of 30.078 billion yuan, accounting for 80.21% of the annual investment target of 37.5 billion yuan. Among them, 6 major water conservancy projects under construction including Yin Han Jiwei completed investment of 6.36 billion yuan, and the pace of water conservancy construction has accelerated significantly.

In addition, the reporter learned from the Shaanxi Provincial Water Resources Department that the Yellow River Guxian Water Conservancy Project is a backbone control project for the mainstream of the Yellow River identified in the "Yellow River Basin Comprehensive Plan" and "Yellow River Basin Flood Control Plan" approved by the State Council. The Ministry of Water Resources and the Shaanxi and Shaanxi Provincial People's Governments will jointly develop and construct the project at a ratio of 40:30:30.

Key water conservancy construction projects are accelerated, and the overall plan is gradually clarified. At present, the feasibility study report of the Yellow River Guxian Water Conservancy Project has been reviewed by the Ministry of Water Resources, and the review opinions have been submitted to the National Development and Reform Commission. Among the 16 prerequisites for project approval, 12 prerequisites handled or assisted by Shaanxi Province were all completed on November 3. The feasibility study report of the Bailong River water diversion project has passed the review of the Ministry of Water Resources. Related topics and feasibility studies of the Yan'an section project are progressing smoothly. The relevant provincial-level competent authorities of the environmental impact assessment of the project have issued approval documents to support the construction of the project. The feasibility study report of Yan'an Wangyao Reservoir's capacity expansion passed the review, which preliminarily determined the task, scale and overall layout of the Wangyao Reservoir's capacity expansion project. The consultation and evaluation work of the feasibility study report of the Yulin Jiangjiayao Reservoir has been completed, and the relevant pre-approval work is proceeding in an orderly manner and is progressing smoothly. Editor/Xu Shengpeng