There are sources of pollution units and self-employed households are census
National pollution source census is a huge systematic project, in addition to the general survey of pollution sources has the characteristics of economic census, the census and the census of agriculture and other national census, there are two prominent characteristics: one is involved in a wide range. “Notice” clearly stipulates that all sources of pollution units and self-employed households are included in the territory of People’s Republic of China. Including: industrial pollution, agricultural pollution, domestic pollution sources, centralized pollution treatment facilities, and other mobile sources, emissions of pollutants facilities.

Another feature of the pollution source census is: professional, high technical requirements. All kinds of pollution sources, is the first census of pollution sources to expand a lot, but also further analysis to grasp the pollution situation, environmental pollution in China at the present stage of environmental impact, the scope and extent of pollution trend, and pollution control ability and the status quo, it puts forward new challenges to the professional and technical.

“As long as there is life and production activities, will produce pollutants. These activities involving different departments, industries, involves different stakeholders, and the main body of the relevant activities of information scattered in different departments, in this sense, the census is very high for the implementation of multi sectoral co-ordination requirements.” The responsible person stressed that we must fully mobilize and play the power of each department, this work to do, in order to have effect.

In order to ensure the implementation of the establishment of the State Council, the second national survey of pollution source census leading group, responsible for the leadership and coordination work. At the same time, the local people’s governments at or above the county level shall set up a leading group and its office of the pollution source in accordance with the unified provisions of the State Council, the second national pollution source census leading group and requirements, to the pollution source census work of the administrative region.