Yancheng three-in-one guard against pollution of drinking water

In view of the fact that the city’s defense against ship pollution and drinking water sources is grim and the task is arduous, the local maritime bureau of Yancheng, Jiangsu Province has adopted the “three-in-one” supervision method of “regular inspection + special treatment + all-day duty” in recent days. The main water intakes, water source protection areas, and important waterways carry out clean water source guards to protect residents' drinking water safety.

The Bureau will raise slogans, hang banners, make billboards, hold photo exhibitions of traffic accidents at ship's visa sites, port terminals, and shipping centers, publicize ship anti-pollution laws and regulations to past ships, and enhance the water traffic safety of shipping companies and boat people. And water pollution prevention awareness. Efforts have been made to set up electronic warning signs in prominent positions passing by ships, and various regulations have been broadcasted to enhance the awareness of anti-pollution of employees in ships and create a strong atmosphere in which the entire society participates in preventing ship pollution.

At the same time, the 24-hour on-duty patrol system for drinking water source protection zones was further implemented, and illegal berthing and operations within the upstream and downstream warning signs of drinking water source areas were strictly investigated and prohibited, and any vessels were prohibited from berthing at the water source level protection zone and the ships were checked and corrected promptly. Hazardous pollution. For all ships transporting dangerous chemicals that entered berthing operations in the jurisdiction, a computer network was reported to Hong Kong for the implementation of key escort operations for key hazardous chemicals ships entering the water conservation area. Strengthen the monitoring and control of urban video surveillance systems for drinking water source protection zones, severely crack down and prohibit the illegal activities of cement carrier ships to transport liquids, and strictly prevent such ships from passing through drinking water source protection zone waters.

The Bureau also carried out special prevention of ship pollution, promoted the delivery of shipwrecks, supervised ports, docks, ship locks, and other related wading units to provide ship refuse receiving equipment and facilities according to law, and increased shipping inspection of ships by means of vessel visas. It is forbidden to transport highly toxic chemicals, chemicals of unknown composition and nature, solid wastes, and other state-prohibited vessels that prohibit the passage of inland rivers and mobile refueling vessels into major water-supplying rivers, such as the Tongyu River and the Yinchuan River, and pose a danger to transportation. The ship’s goods are dynamically supervised.