Main functions: to assist ministerial leaders in coordinating activities among different departments; organize day-to-day work of the Ministry; provide secretarial services; undertake management of the Ministry’s archives and information administration; organize important conferences; handle letters and calls of complaint form the public, and take charge of publicity and establishment of rules and regulations within the Ministry.

Main functions: to develop national water resources development strategies and medium and long-term plans; organize and draft long-term plans of water supply and demand; undertake task of drafting and reviewing proposals and feasibility studies reports on large-scale capital construction projects in the water sector; formulate integrated river basin plans and programs of special purposes; coordinate activities concerning river basin development; make recommendations on site selection for the construction of large and medium-sized hydropower stations and storage capacity planning; and undertake statistical work for the water sector.

Main functions: to formulate water policies and relevant rules and regulations, propose schemes of reform; direct water administration supervision and law enforcement; handle affairs related to the mediation of inter-province and inter-sector water disputes; handle administrative proceedings and administrative reconsideration within the water sector; and conduct education and dissemination of knowledge of law.

Main functions: to undertake task of integrated water resources planning, management and protection; organize the implementation of water-drawing permit system and water resources fee system; work out schemes of inter-province water allocation and organize their implementation; organize the demarcation of functional water areas and exercises control of discharge of wastewater to potable water areas and other water areas, monitor the quality of water of rivers, lakes and reservoirs, review and approve the wastewater loading capacity of water bodies, and make proposals on the limit of wastewater discharge; provide guidance to the planed and economical use of water, as well as planning of water sources for urban water supply nationwide.

Main functions: to formulate economic regulatory measures for the water sector; carry out macroeconomic regulation of funds utilization within the water sector; propose economic regulation on water pricing, taxation, credit and financial affairs; provide guidance to financial affairs of institutions affiliated to the Ministry and take charge of financial management inside the Ministry.

Main functions: to undertake personnel management, establishment of institutions and their staffing, labor and wage management, and management of affairs related to the experts recruited by the Ministry; provide guidance to the institutions directly under the Ministry in the above work areas; take change of management of the cadres directly under the Ministry, civil servants and technical cadres; direct labor safety protection and safe production within the water sector; direct the development of a competent world force for the water sector; work out programs of educational development for the water sector, and provide guidance to the educational institutions affiliated to the Ministry.

Main functions: to handle water-related foreign affaires between the Chinese Government and the government of other countries, and for the development of science and technology for the water sector, to organize economic and technical cooperation and exchanges between China’s water sector and foreign countries; handle foreign affairs in relation to international rivers between China and its neighboring countries; to formulate programs for the development of hydroscience and hydrotechnics; undertake the organization of key hydroscience research projects and technology popularization activities; organize the drawing up and supervises the implementation of technical quality standards, specifications and codes for the water sector; and provide guidance to the research institutions affiliated to the Ministry.

Main functions: to formulate rules and regulations, and technical standards for the management and protection of water areas, including river courses, reservoirs, lakes, coast lines, river dykes and sea embankments, and supervises their implementation; organize safety management in flood control operations of rivers, lakes and water projects; organize and direct integrated regulation, reclamation and development of major rivers and lakes; organize the construction and oversees the quality of key controlling and inter-province water works; give guidance to the management of water supply and hydropower development in the water sector; and organize and direct the monitoring and management of safety of reservoirs and dams of hydropower stations.

Main functions: to undertake nationwide water and soil conservation and coordinate the overall control of water and soil losses; formulate plans on engineering measures for water and soil conservation and organize the implementation of the plans; organize activities of nationwide water and soil conservation in the designated priority areas; organize the monitoring of water and soil losses; and supervise the implementation of relevant laws and regulations.

Main functions: to formulate policies and programs with respect to rural water resources and develop relevant specifications and standards; direct nationwide capital construction of farmland irrigation and drainage and the establishment of socialized rural water service system; organize the planning of large-sized irrigation districts; give directions to water supply for township and villages and water saving in rural areas; and provide guidance to the reform in management system of farmland irrigation and drainage projects.

Main functions:to organize nationwide activities of flood control and drought relief, undertake the day-to-day work of the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters, and carry out unified control of water volume from water conservancy and hydropower facilities all over the country following the directives of the Headquarters.