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expenses in large irrigation districts and pumping station as well as operation and
maintenance of public鄄good waterworks were 70% and 51% respectively郾 There
were 29郯 351 township ( river basin or district ) established water stations in the
whole country and standards was issued for these primary service providers that
distributed in 21 provinces ( autonomous regions or municipalities ) 郾 A total of
83郯 400 farmer water cooperative associations established in China who took charge
of 300 million mu of irrigated land, i郾 e郾 29郾 8% of the country蒺s total irrigated area郾
The approaches of government procurement of services and contract鄄out or
outsourcing had been widely adopted, so as to introduce professionalized property
management for waterworks in irrigation districts as well as facilities for rural water
supply郾

Soil and water conservation郾 In 2016, a total of 29郯 200 soil and water
conservation plans of construction projects being examined and approved,
covering a scope of 11郯 592 km2 for protection and control郾 A total of 7郯 000 soil and
water conservation projects completed check and acceptance郾 By the end of 2016,
there were 29 provinces ( autonomous regions or municipalities) promulgated the
implementing provisions or regulations of Soil and Water Conservation Law; and 23
provinces ( autonomous regions or municipalities ) made public the methods
( standards) for the collection, utilization and management of compensation fee for
soil and water conservation郾

Water pricing reform郾 In 2016, the Opinions of the General Office of the State
Council on Promoting Agricultural Water Pricing Reform ( Guofaban No郾 2
Document ) had put into full implementation郾 Reform of pricing system for
agricultural water use has been promoted by means of innovative management,
price adjustment, financial subsidy and counterpart structures郾 There were 275
counties carried out reform of pricing system for agricultural water use, with an area
of 22 million mu or 80郯 000 mu per county in average郾 Great achievements had

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