Implementing Soil Pollution Control and Restoring Lifetime Responsibility

Ministry of Environmental Protection recently issued a "pollution of land and soil management approach (Trial)" (hereinafter referred to as "measures"), since July 1, 2017 from the implementation.
January 23, 2017, the Ministry of Environmental Protection, Director of Soil and Environmental Management Qiu Qiwen to surging news (www.thepaper.cn) interpretation of the "approach" related content.
"The implementation of soil pollution control and repair life responsibility system." Qiu Qiwen said.
Qiu Qiwen introduced, in accordance with the "Environmental Protection Law" and "Soil Pollution Prevention Action Plan" the relevant provisions of the "Measures" clear the land use rights, soil pollution responsibility, professional institutions and third parties responsibility.
First, the land use right person responsibility. The land use right should be responsible for carrying out the preliminary investigation of the soil environment of suspected polluted land and the detailed investigation of the soil environment of the polluted land, the risk assessment, the risk control or the management and repair and its effect assessment, and is responsible for the results of the above activities.
Second, governance and repair responsibility. In accordance with the "who pollution, who governs" principle, resulting in soil pollution units or individuals should bear the main responsibility for governance and repair. Where the main body of the change is changed, the unit or individual who inherits its creditor's rights and the debt shall bear the relevant responsibility. If the responsible party is lost or the main body of responsibility is not clear, the local people 's government at the county level shall bear the relevant responsibility according to law. Where the land use right is transferred according to law, the assignee of the land use right or the person responsible for the agreement shall bear the relevant responsibility. Where the land use right is terminated, the original land use right shall bear the relevant responsibility for the soil pollution caused by the use of the land.
Implementing Soil Pollution Control and Restoring Lifetime Responsibility.
Third, professional institutions and third party agencies responsibility. The third parties that are entrusted with activities related to suspected polluted land and polluted land, or third parties that are entrusted with the assessment of the effectiveness of governance and rehabilitation, shall abide by national and local relevant environmental standards and technical specifications and investigate the relevant activities , The assessment report of the authenticity, accuracy, integrity is responsible. The professional bodies entrusted with risk control, governance and repair shall abide by the relevant environmental standards and technical specifications of the State and bear the corresponding responsibility for the effect of risk control, management and repair according to the stipulations of the entrustment contract. In addition to the relevant laws and regulations to accept the punishment, but also according to the law and the cause of environmental pollution and ecology, in accordance with the relevant laws and regulations, but also in accordance with the relevant laws and regulations, The other responsible persons who are undermined shall be jointly and severally liable.
In addition, the "measures" provisions of the specific management measures are the following five aspects:
First, carry out soil environmental survey. A preliminary investigation on the soil environment of suspected polluted land, to determine whether the land and groundwater are polluted; to conduct a detailed investigation of the soil environment for the contaminated land, to determine the pollutant species and pollution degree, the depth of the range.
Second, to carry out soil environmental risk assessment. According to the detailed investigation of soil environment, combined with the specific use of land, carry out risk assessment, determine the level of risk for the risk control, management and repair to provide science in accordance with.
Third, to carry out risk control of pollution plots. According to the results of soil environmental survey and risk assessment, it is necessary to adopt risk control measures to formulate risk control plan and carry out targeted risk control measures. Such as the prevention of contaminated land in the soil or groundwater pollutant diffusion, the protection of the surrounding area of sensitive areas to protect sensitive targets, reduce the risk of harm.
Fourth, to carry out pollution control and restoration of land. For the need to take governance and remediation measures of pollution plots, the implementation of governance and repair. Strengthen the supervision and repair project supervision, strengthen the process of governance and restoration of secondary pollution prevention and control.
Fifth, to carry out management and repair effect assessment. Clearly stipulates that the land use right person should entrust a third party after the completion of the pollution control and restoration project

机构对治理与修复效果进行评估。