Why is the Pollutant Discharge Permitting System implemented?
Addtime：2025-08-08 formTo：Sandy environment
Question: Why is the Pollutant Discharge Permitting System implemented?
Answer:The Pollutant Discharge Permitting System serves as the core regulatory framework for environmental management of stationary pollution sources and represents a critical measure to enforce pollution control responsibilities of discharge entities and improve ecological environment quality. Deepening reforms of this system constitutes an essential component in upholding/improving the ecological civilization institutional framework and advancing the modernization of environmental governance systems and capabilities. Since 2016, China has comprehensively deployed reforms to advance the Pollutant Discharge Permitting System, focusing on:Integrating the system with related environmental management mechanisms (EIA, emission quotas, environmental statistics, monitoring, and law enforcement);Progressively issuing discharge permits and conducting registration;Strengthening law enforcement and supervision based on permit requirements;Strictly enforcing environmental management responsibilities of enterprises and institutions.By 2020, pollutant discharge permits had been issued to all registered stationary pollution sources nationwide. During the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025), China will:Fully implement the Pollutant Discharge Permitting System;Establish an environmental management system for stationary pollution sources centered on this permitting framework.
