China News Service, Xining, November 26 (Reporter Sun Rui) The reporter learned from the Haixi Prefecture Ecological Environment Bureau of Qinghai Province on the 26th that since this year, the water quality of the surface water sections controlled by 13 countries and provinces in the Qaidam Basin has reached or better than III class, the compliance rate is 100%.

　　Known as China's "cornucopia", the Qaidam Basin is located in Haixi Prefecture, Qinghai Province. It is one of China's important areas rich in energy and mineral resources, and it is also an important ecological functional area for windbreak and sand fixation in western China.

　　According to reports, since the beginning of this year, Haixi Prefecture has taken the synergistic effect of pollution reduction and carbon reduction as the general starting point, and has solidly promoted the three major defense battles of blue sky, clear water, and pure land.

From January to October, the proportion of days with good ambient air quality in Delingha, Haixi Prefecture was 97.1%, an increase of 2.7% year-on-year; the average concentration of PM2.5 was 15 micrograms per cubic meter, an increase of 15.4% year-on-year; 13 countries and provinces in the state controlled surface water The water quality of the cross-sections has reached or exceeded Class III, and the compliance rate is 100%. The water quality compliance rate of general and important rivers and lakes water function areas has reached the annual target requirements; the water quality of 8 county-level and above centralized drinking water sources has reached or exceeded Class III, with a compliance rate of 100%; the safe utilization rate of polluted cultivated land in the whole prefecture has remained above 98%, the safe utilization of key construction land has been effectively guaranteed, and the environmental risk of soil pollution has been effectively controlled.

The picture shows the water quality of Keluke Lake in the Qaidam Basin is excellent, and wild birds are flying on the lake.

Photo by Guo Qutai

　　At the same time, Haixi Prefecture strictly controls the access to environmental impact assessment. The "three lines and one single" is an important approval basis for the EIA approval of construction projects, and the EIA approval of "two high" projects is strictly prohibited.

Since the beginning of this year, the environmental impact assessment reports of 86 construction projects have been demonstrated and analyzed, and those that do not meet the requirements will not be approved.

And strengthen the supervision and inspection of key greenhouse gas emission enterprises in Haixi Prefecture. From January to October, a total of 292 inspection units were completed in the whole prefecture, and 81 environmental problems were found and rectified.

　　In addition, Haixi Prefecture has also solidly promoted the coordinated control of pollution reduction and carbon reduction of industrial enterprises, implemented the emission reduction of major pollutants in key industries, and continued to promote the synergy of pollution reduction and carbon reduction.

And actively promote the payment of carbon emission quotas in the first performance cycle of the national carbon emission rights trading market, and urge the first batch of 6 thermal power generation companies in the prefecture to be included in the national quota settlement management to conduct carbon emission transactions, and 5 of them have completed the first place in the country According to the performance tasks of one performance cycle, the carbon emission quota gap is about 1.571 million tons, and the total amount of contract performance transactions is 74.3582 million yuan.

It also promotes the transaction of paid use of pollutant discharge rights in an orderly manner, and establishes a state-wide pollutant discharge reserve. Since the beginning of the year, 25 enterprises have been guided to complete the transaction of total pollutant discharge.

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