If the inspection team changes, the inspection team will go straight to the sewage! How to change "two faces"
CCTV News:Recently, the first round of coordinated and strengthened supervision by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment was launched in 25 provinces across the country in 2019. In the first round of supervision this year, the treatment of urban black and odorous water bodies is the top priority. However, during the unannounced visit, the reporter found that in some places, when the expert group inspected, pollution control was normal, and when the expert group left, there was a situation in which sewage was directly discharged and environmental protection facilities were ineffective; In other places, there are strange scenes of pollution control and sewage discharge.
According to the requirements of the central government, 2019 is the "year of burden reduction at the grassroots level". The Ministry of Ecology and Environment has also greatly adjusted the way of environmental supervision, inspection and assessment, reducing the original 27 supervision, inspection and assessment to two, and coordinating key tasks in the tough battle of pollution prevention and control to reduce local interference.
The process of environmental supervision is simplified, how can the effect be strengthened? How to establish a long-term mechanism for environmental protection?
Why are there "two faces" in environmental protection rectification?
Liu Ge: There are two kinds of mentality behind the "two faces"
Liu Ge, financial commentator of CCTV: At the moment when environmental protection has become a consensus, this phenomenon should be more based on the luck of hiding the sky and crossing the sea, and the helplessness of being unable to do so.
Why do you say that? Nowadays, many places can see very beautiful sewage treatment plants, which are very modern and have a good treatment level. However, it is very likely that the urban sewage discharge pipe network still owes a lot of money. When it is inspected, it will not be discharged. When it is not inspected, those who are unable to collect the sewage from the sewage treatment plant will still be the same. Behind the cover-up, there is also a lack of ability, because there is really no ability to support, and the operation also costs money. But in any case, you can’t have two faces. This is a matter of principle.
How to establish a long-term mechanism for environmental protection governance?
Chang Jiwen: Striving for Progress in Stability and Strengthening Infrastructure Construction
Chang Jiwen, Deputy Director of the Institute of Resources and Environment Protection of the State Council Development Research Center: The Central Environmental Protection Inspector Group looked back at the feedback some time ago. The construction of sewage treatment facilities and sewage pipe network in the central and western regions was seriously in debt, and sewage treatment was a small-profit industry, so social capital was unwilling to enter. This short board must be filled.
In addition, there are some compulsory means besides lack of money. For example, we say garbage sorting. If sanitation agencies collect garbage and put the garbage sorted by ordinary people together, it will be severely punished. Many key tasks of environmental protection before the end of 2020, including the construction of rural sewage facilities, the diversion of rain and sewage, and the improvement of sewage treatment rate, need to be solved by paying equal attention to supervision and investment.
Liu Ge: Environmental protection governance needs to broaden the financial path.
Liu Ge, financial commentator of CCTV: Supervision needs a long-term mechanism. We can’t have so many inspectors who go to places one by one, look along the river and check along the road. This requires a new mechanism, including the use of technical means, such as combining the Internet of Things with environmental monitoring, and each sewage outlet has sufficient monitoring facilities.
But this is the same as the infrastructure debt of pollution control, and it needs money. For a long time, our pollution control has mainly relied on finance, perhaps supplemented by some special funds and sewage charges, but for many places, it is not enough to solve the problem, so many places are also trying more market-oriented business models.
Chang Jiwen: Protecting the environment requires strategic determination and should not be relaxed.
Chang Jiwen, Deputy Director of the Institute of Resources and Environment of the State Council Development Research Center: This year is the year of reducing the burden at the grassroots level, but the simplification of the process of environmental protection supervision does not mean loosening the requirements of environmental protection, but optimizing the supervision mode, so that the local authorities can carry out systematic pollution control through comprehensive supervision.
The ultimate goal is to strengthen their strategic strength, bite the bullet and not relax.
Liu Ge: Protecting the environment is a great undertaking for a thousand years, which requires wisdom and patience.
Liu Ge, financial commentator of CCTV: In the stage of tackling key environmental problems, wisdom is especially needed. For example, a financial mechanism may not be able to raise enough funds, so we need to find a new mechanism.
In the longer term, some illegal industries can be closed, and some long-term pollution may be inevitable in the development, which requires more patience. In the case that it is impossible to tackle the problem overnight, we can finally solve it by setting the overall goal, scientifically setting the timetable and road map.