Guangdong Achieves Full Coverage of Pollution Permits for Fixed Pollution Sources

"In 2020, 661,500 fixed pollution sources were discharged in the province, 22,600 pollution discharge permits were issued, 2,994 rectification notices were issued within a time limit, 385,800 pollution discharge registration enterprises were completed, and 250,100 enterprises were marked for special situation classification and pollution discharge permits.

Since the beginning of this year, in accordance with the unified deployment of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, and under the leadership of the Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial Government, Guangdong Province has closely followed the goal of full coverage of pollution discharge permits.

Persist in high-level promotion and emphasize the "four in place"

Guangdong Province has a wide range of fixed pollution sources, the total number is the largest in the country, and it is the province with the heaviest task of full coverage of pollutant discharge permits

The Department of Ecology and Environment of Guangdong Province established a leading group for the implementation of the pollution permit system led by the director, and established a guarantee mechanism for the clean-up and rectification of fixed pollution source pollution permits and full coverage guarantees.

Widely publicize and mobilize for social support

In order to promote the smooth development of pollutant discharge permits, since this year, the Provincial Department of Ecology and Environment has successively issued the "Announcement on the Full Implementation of Pollutant Discharge Permit Issuance and Registration in 2020" and "A Letter to Pollutant Discharged Units", which clarified the issue to pollutant discharge units across the province The relevant requirements of the pollution discharge permit work, and the pollution discharge in the Nanfang Daily, the official website of the Guangdong Provincial Department of Eco-Environment, the "Guangdong Ecological Environment" WeChat official account, the "Nan Yue Lvsheng" Sina Weibo, and the "Yue Shang Tong APP" and other media or platforms Licensing laws and policies, the latest developments in the work of pollution permits across the province, and experience and practices have been widely publicized, which has effectively improved the society’s understanding and support for the full coverage of pollution permits

At the same time, the Provincial Department of Ecology and Environment organized the compilation of the "Hundred Questions and Answers on Pollution Discharge Permits" manual, which was selected and publicized on the public account, and more than 20,000 copies were printed and distributed to the public and enterprises for free, which further strengthened the enterprise’s pollution permit system And understanding of the process of handling related matters

Assist the grassroots work expert group to help

Since the application for the issuance of pollution permits is very technical, the Provincial Department of Ecology and Environment has specially organized three technical support units for this purpose to provide "one city, one policy" assistance to 21 prefectures and cities, and provide assistance to key locations and cities; Established QQ groups for grassroots ecological and environmental departments and third-party technical institutions, with experts taking turns to answer questions online, providing strong technical support for local pollution permit work; organizing 4 sessions of provincial pollution permit management video training

In addition, in order to meet the needs of the prevention and control of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, the ecological environment departments at all levels in the province are also actively using information technology, adopting video work conferences, online video classrooms, and live training to increase the training of grassroots staff and corporate personnel.

Strictly enforce the quality red line enforcement

Time is tight and tasks are heavy, but the quality red line cannot be loosened

At the same time, all parts of the province have also strengthened the communication and linkage between the issuing agencies and law enforcement agencies

The person in charge of the Provincial Department of Ecology and Environment said that in the next step, Guangdong will continue to deepen the reform of the pollution discharge permit system.