Environmental impact assessment of water resources planning

The contents and key points of the environmental impact assessment of the water resources planning were discussed.Some advices were given for the promotion,development and improvement of the environmental impact assessment of the water resources planning.The contents mainly included the planning compatibility analysis,the environmental situation analysis,the environmental impact identification,the environmental impact forecast analysis and assessment,the environmental impact deceleration arrangement and the environmental monitoring and tracking assessment,etc.The comprehensive analysis and forecast assessment for the influences of the planning schemes on the society,economy and environment should be performed from the macroscopic viewpoint.The main environmental problem and ecological sensitive points of the nature reserves should be highlighted.The water demand of ecological environment in a river basin should be ensured.The accumulated effect of the cascade reservoirs should be taken into account.Some advices for the constitution and optimization of the planning schemes were put forward from the viewpoint of environmental protection.