1. Viewpoint of the plan
- Water resources plan on Nghe An province to 2025 with a vision of 2035 in line with master plan for socio-economic development of Nghe An province; To contribute to fulfillment of objectives of socio-economic development and environmental protection, to protect water resources, take initiative in preventing and combating and overcoming consequences of harm caused by water in the province;
- To bring into full play responsibility of the entire society in management, protection, exploitation and thrifty use of water resources, prevention and combat and overcoming of harmful effects caused by water; water resources plan of Nghe An province to 2025, vision to 2035 for surface water including impact of climate change and surface water is a main source of water for economic sectors in the province.
2. Objectives of the plan
2.1. Overall objectives:
To manage and allocate water sources in a harmonious and rational manner among branches, organizations and individuals that use water, supply sufficient water for economic branches, prioritizing 100% high value water for daily-life activities; Protecting water resources from pollution, degradation and water source functions; Preventing, combating and overcoming harmful effects caused by water in Nghe An province in order to ensure long-term security of water resources, contributing to promoting and fulfilling the province's socio-economic development objectives of Nghe An province.
2.2. Detail objectives:
2.2.1. To ensure water supply for daily life up to 2020 is 117 million m³ / year; By 2025, it is 125 million m³ / year and by 2035, it is 180.2 million m³ / year.
2.2.2. Ensuring that water for industrial development to 2020 is 123.7 million m³ / year, by 2025 is 222.74 million m³ / year and by 2035 is 420.74 million m³ / year;
2.2.3. To allocate harmonized and rational water resources between regions / sub-basins, basins / sub-basins for agriculture with a water demand in 2020 of 2.334 billion m³ / year and 2.339 billion m³ / year by 2025; By 2035, it will be 2.282 billion m³ / year;
2.2.4. To manage the construction and operation of upstream exploitation works to ensure the water supply for the Bara Do Luong system with a capacity of 44.0m3 / s and Nam Dan sewer with a capacity of 40.55m3 / s. Maintaining minimum flow in major rivers: Ca river, Hieu river, Giant river, Nam Mo river, Con river, Hoang Mai river, Cua Lo river, Hau river and Thai river;
2.2.5. To manage, protect and exploit effectively, stable and long-term surface water sources with the total exploitable volume of around 16.25 billion m3 / year;
2.2.6. To manage and protect water sources, to build water works to meet needs of daily life and other needs (excluding water for hydropower) in the whole province by 2020 reaching 2.65 billion m³ / in the year, by 2025 is 2.767 billion m³ / year and by 2035 is 2.96 billion m³ / year, in a case of climate change, ensuring total water demand of the sectors according to stages of plan: 2.8 billion cubic meters per year by 2020, 2.774 billion cubic meters by 2025 and 2035 by 2.93 billion cubic meters;
2.2.7. To manage and protect water resources without pollution, degradation and exhaustion, ensuring water source function, meeting water quality objectives for branches and subjects exploiting and using water in the province, specifically:
a) In a 2017-2025 period: To protect surface water resources to meet quality of use purposes of B1 ÷ A2 according to QCVN 08-MT: 2015 / BTNMT;
b) In a period of 2026-2035: protecting surface water resources at A2 ÷ A1 of QCVN 08-MT: 2015 / BTNMT;
2.2.8. To prevent floods in the lower Ca river with flood frequency of P = 1% and inland floods for independent rivers along coast with P = 10%;
2.2.9. Preventing and fighting drought in following areas: Hieu river basin, Ca river;
2.2.10. Preventing salinity intrusion in Ca river basin and coastal independent rivers.
3. Plan
3.1. Plan zoning:
Water resources plan in Nghe An province is divided into 08 regions and sub-regions in the following areas:
3.1.1. Upper area of Ca river, including 03 sub regions:
a) Upstream of Ca river - Ban Ve;
b) Ban Draw - Khe Bo;
c) Khe Bo - Cay Chanh crossroads.
3.1.2. Nam Mo river.
3.1.3. Middle area of Ca river, consisting of 02 sub regions:
a) Cay Chanh crossroads – Do Luong dam;
b) Do Luong dam - Nam Dan waterfall.
3.1.4. Gang river basin.
3.1.5. Hieu river basin, consisting of 03 sub-zones:
a) Upstream of Hieu river - Ban Mong;
b) Ban Man - Cay Chanh junction;
c) Khe Bo – Cay Chanh crossroad (Dinh river).
3.1.6. Lower basin of Ca river.
3.1.7. Coastal independent rivers.
3.1.8. Upstream of Chu river (Nghe An province).
3.2. Water resource allocation:
3.2.1. Principles of water resource allocation:
a) Allocation of surface water resources of Nghe An province is in line with socio-economic development plan, taking into account water use plan of sectors and requirements for water transfer between upper and lower levels;
b) Allocation of water sources must be sustainable, basing on results of assessment of water use demand and water availability and agreements between water users.

c) Under normal conditions: To meet water demand for all industries, ensuring minimum flow in rivers. Minimize risk of pollution, depletion of water sources;
d / In case of drought, water shortage: To ensure 100% of water demand for daily life, meeting maximum capacity of water sources for other purposes. Minimize and minimize risk of pollution, depletion of water sources;
3.2.2. Priority in allocating water resources:
a / To ensure sufficient water for daily-life activities in both quantity and quality;
b) To ensure minimum flow for environment to maintain aquatic ecosystems in main rivers of each water area;
c) To ensure water requirements for industrial development, giving priority to industrial parks and industrial clusters which contribute to the province's economic value;
d) To ensure water supply for agriculture with priority given to livestock and aquaculture.
3.2.3. Allocation of water resources to exploiters:
a) Allocation of water resources under normal conditions:
- To ensure sufficient water for needs of sustainable exploitation use of water sources and environmental protection;
- Reserve water source for Vinh city in event of water pollution incidents is underground water in Vinh city and Nam Dan district with a total flow of about 255,000 m3 / day; of Cua Lo town will be considered and decided after 2020.
b) Allocation of water resources in shortage situation of water; In shortage situation of water, priority and allocation rates for the sectors are as follows:
- Water for daily life: 100% guaranteed;
- Water for industry: 100% guaranteed;
- Water for agriculture: To guarantee 80% of demand, giving priority to 100% of water demand for husbandry and aquaculture.
3.3. Water resources protection plan:
3.3.1. Targets and plans for water source protection:
a) In a period of 2015-2020:
- On waste water collection and treatment:
+ For daily-life wastewater in urban centers and concentrated population quarters: To collect and treat 70% of total volume of wastewater up to standard for discharge into environment, depending on use purpose of water in each river section;
+ For hospital wastewater: 95% of discharged wastewater at provincial hospitals and 80% of hospitals at district and higher levels shall be collected and treated up to environmental standards depending on their use purposes.
+ For industrial waste water: 100% of production establishments, industrial parks and industrial clusters have been and are being treated to meet environmental standards depending on use purposes of each river section. For new industrial establishments, industrial parks and clusters, to control 100% of requirements for standardization of wastewater into environment.
- Regarding improvement and restoration of polluted water sources; maintaining and protecting good water resources:
+ To approve list of water sources which need to establish protection corridors in the province;
+ To set up corridors for protection of water sources for river sections and reservoirs prior to year 2020, according to list of water sources subject to establishment of protection corridors;
Improving water quality, minimizing pollution levels, ensuring that all river sections meet water quality targets as planned;
+ 50% of 1,352 wells to be filled in the province;
+ To complete investigation and assessment of underground water in coastal plain and downstream of Ca river;
+ To minimize degradation and depletion of underground water resources in big water-exploitation areas, areas to be identified as reserve water sources, concentrated water supply for daily-life activities;
+ To protect water supply areas for groundwater in vulnerable areas of lower Ca river.
- On management of water resources:
+ 90% of number of operating waste water-discharging establishments subject to permits shall be granted permits for discharge of wastewater into water sources;
+ To complete database on water resources in the province in service of licensing and management of water resources.

b) In a 2020-2025 period:
- On wastewater collection and treatment:
+ For daily-life wastewater: To collect and treat up to 80% of total wastewater volume in the whole province;
+ For hospital wastewater: 100% of hospital-grade waste water of the district and higher levels shall be collected and treated up to standards of discharging into environment, depending on use purposes of water use;
+ For industrial waste water: 100% of production establishments, industrial parks and industrial clusters have been and are being treated to meet environmental standards depending on use purposes of each river section. For new industrial establishments, industrial parks and clusters, to control 100% of requirements for standardization of waste into environment.
- Regarding improvement and restoration of polluted water sources; maintaining and protecting good water resources:
+ To complete management of water resource protection corridors for 100% of river sections and reservoirs which are given priority in a period before 2025 according to list of water sources subject to approval of corridors;
To improve water quality, minimizing pollution levels, ensuring that all river sections meet water quality targets as planned;
+ To complete filling of wells to fill in the province;
+ To protect water supply area of ​​groundwater for vulnerable areas in coastal districts;
+ To minimize degradation and depletion of underground water resources in big water exploitation areas, areas identified as reserve water sources and concentrated water supply for daily-life activities, including Cua Lo town.
- On management of water resources:
+ 100% of number of operating waste water discharging establishments which are subject to permits shall be granted permits for discharge of wastewater into water sources;
+ To complete and connect database on water resources in the province with database on water resources in basin for effective management of water resources;
+ To complete investigation and evaluation of underground water in midland area.
c) In a period of 2025-2035.
- On waste water collection and treatment: To collect and treat 100% of wastewater into environment for all discharged wastewater in planned areas.
- On protection of water quality:
+ 100% of sections of rivers and reservoirs will be protected and meet water quality targets as planned in a period of 2025-2035;
+ To complete and manage water resource protection corridors for 100% of river sections and reservoirs on list of water sources subject to approval of corridors.
- On management of water resources:
+ 100% of number of operating waste water-discharging establishments which are subject to permits shall be granted permits for discharge of wastewater into water sources;
+ Investigating and evaluating all underground water in the whole province.
3.3.2. Protection of surface water quality:
a) Priority of protection:
- To prioritize protection of water sources in rivers and river sections where water is supplied for daily life with the requirement to ensure both quantity and quality in all circumstances;
- Water sources of high biodiversity value, historical value, cultural preservation value;
- Water sources, landscapes and ecosystems of all major rivers, affected by domestic wastewater, industrial wastewater, craft villages, hospital wastewater;
- Water supply shall be used to ensure development of agriculture, industry and other economic sectors in region.
b) Protection contents according to periods in plan
- In a 2015-2020 period:
+ To improve water quality, overcome pollution in river sections which are currently polluted or can not meet current use purpose so as step by step to meet water quality objectives in plan period.
+ Maintaining and protecting water quality in the unpolluted river sections to ensure meeting water quality objectives in plan period;
+ To restore and protect water sources and water sources of conservation value;
+ To control polluted sources in planned areas.
- In a period of 2020-2025:
+ To maintain and protect water quality of river sections in order to ensure water source quality objectives in planned period;
+ To effectively control existing waste sources and new sources arising in the planned period;
+ To develop and implement waste discharge plan to protect water sources and protect environment in planned areas.
- In a period of 2025-2035:
+ To protect and improve water quality of river sections so as to ensure conformity with current water quality norms of Vietnam standards;
+ To strict and efficient control of waste sources in the whole province and in planned areas;
3.3.3. Protection of water resources:
- To increase planting and protection of headwater forests, protection forest and special-use forests, by 2020, to increase forest cover and quality of forest cover by 57%;
- To plan conversion or supplementation of special-use forests in some protection forests of high biodiversity value in upstream of Ca river (Ky Son, Tuong Duong) and Giang river basin (Thanh Chuong district) and Hieu river basin (districts of Que Phong, Quy Hop, Quy Chau and Tan Ky);

- To increase area of ​​protection forest planting in sloping areas and sub-zones with positive slope planting at low sloping areas and vegetation cover to be planted to improve the efficiency of household forest.
- Planned protection forests associates with irrigation reservoirs, upstream hydropower projects: Ban Ve, Khe Bo (Tuong Duong); Hua Na (Que Phong); Ban Mong (Quy Chau, Quy Hop); Vuc Mau (Quỳnh Lưu, Hoàng Mai); Song Sao (Nghia Dan).
3.3.4. Maintaining and restoring water sources:
- To maintain minimum flow on main Ca, Hieu, Con (Dinh) rivers, Giang river, Nam Mo river and independent rivers along coast;
- Rehabilitation of polluted water sources is not suitable for living purpose in the areas / sub-areas: upper Ca, middle Ca, Hieu river basin (Ban Mong subregion - Truong river crossroad, Con river basin); and independent coastal areas (Bung river);
- Restoration of polluted water sources which are not suitable for irrigation and aquaculture purposes in river sections in sub-areas: upper Ca, middle Ca (Rao Gang river), Hieu river basin (Ban Mong sub-area, Chanh river junction) and coastal independent rivers;
3.3.5. Water quality monitoring network, waste water discharge monitoring:
Maintaining 43 points of existing surface water monitoring network, adding 05 spots for surface water quality monitoring;
Maintaining 13 points of existing underground water quality monitoring network, adding 30 underground water monitoring points;
3.4. Plan for prevention and fight against and overcoming consequences caused by water:
3.4.1. Flood control:
a / For prevention and combat of flash floods in upper Ca and Hieu rivers:
- Construction measures:
+ Strengthening forest plantation and watershed protection, enhancing basic construction management activities, resettlement program;
+ To build reservoirs for flood control in areas where flash floods are frequent;
+ To construct dykes and flash flood retaining walls: In areas where conditions permit, constructing flash flood prevention works, studying construction of dykes or flash flood retaining walls to keep flood inside current conductor, preventing impacts of flash floods to the area which must be protected.
- Non-structural measures:
+ Map of flash flood risk: a map of risk of flash flood (high risk, medium risk and less likely to happen of flash flood);
+ Land use management: land use plan on limited development in high risk of flash flood. To review and supplement plan for population quarters for resettlement from areas prone to flash floods and landslides;
+ Build forecast warning system, online network of information and transmission of measurement data: Develop flash flood forecast program; to increase equipment and capacity of processing forecast information for the provincial and district flood prevention and control committees to have synchronous, timely and accurate command systems;
+ To prepare flash flood mitigation plans at provincial, district and commune levels;
+ Risk management plan for flash floods in the province.
b) For prevention and mitigation of floods in lower Ca and independent rivers in the coastal area
- Flood prevention standards:
+ Flood prevention level on Ca river with frequency of P = 1%;
+ For river basins, summer flood control standards of P = 10%.
- Building solutions:
+ To build dyke systems to protect economic zones and residential areas;
+ To combine construction of dykes with upstream reservoirs to cut floods.
- Non-structural solutions:
+ To consolidate apparatus, raise capacity and invest in equipment for the provincial Flood and Storm Control Board;
+ To build forecast warning system, linking information and transmission of axial measurement data;
+ To prepare flood and flood mitigation plans at provincial, district and commune levels;
+ Risk management plan for floods in the province;
+ Clear flow of flood drainage;
+ To educate community.

3.4.2. Prevention of drought, salinity intrusion:
- Building solutions:
+ To upgrade and complete investment in construction of a system of water exploitation and use, ensuring operation of 100% of its capacity and incorporating construction of reservoirs according to irrigation plan in order to increase flow of wastewater for rivers, downstream areas;

+ To build capacity and boost participation of stakeholders in water resources exploitation and use; Establishing mechanisms for dialogue, exchange of information, mechanisms and responsibilities between water resource exploitation and use agencies and the State management agencies in charge of water resources;
+ In parallel with solution to build a upstream reservoir to build a saltwater culvert at Lam river estuary.
- Non-structural solutions:
+ To implement contents of allocated plan as already elaborated;
+ Maintaining minimum flow: To comply with contents of distribution plan;
+ Planting and protecting forests: To increase area for afforestation, paying special attention to protection of headwater forests, protection of forests and forest quality improvement;
+ To monitor water sources and implement water regulation in reservoirs to minimize impacts caused by lowering water levels in the Ca, Hieu, Giant and Nam Mo rivers mainstream during drought season, especially large reservoirs in area such as Ban Ve lake, Ban Mong lake and Song Sao lake;
+ To enhance community awareness of economic, social and environmental values ​​of the country as well as need of implementing mitigation measures for drought;
+ To use water economically and apply science and technology, water saving methods and change structure of plants.
3.5. Solutions, budget and schedule for implementation of the plan:
3.5.1. Solutions and progress:
a) Management solution
- To strengthen capacity of water resources management at all levels and branches in the province;
- To step up water resource investigation and evaluation, giving priority to those areas where water shortages are inevitable and areas where water exploitation demand is to increase sharply in the plan period;
- To carry out periodical water resource inventory and assessment program; inventory of water exploitation and use;
- To complete and upgrade system of information and databases on water resources, linking them with database on environment, land and other domains, ensuring integration with database information system, on water resources, central database on natural resources and environment;
- To implement plan on distribution, protection of water resources, prevention and combat and overcoming of consequences caused by water in districts, towns and cities. Periodically reviewing, adjusting and supplementing the plan to suit practical requirements;
- To develop a program for monitoring and reporting on situation of water resources exploitation and use in different regions / sub-basins, basins in the province;
- To intensify supervision of irrigation operation and hydropower reservoirs such as Ban Ve, Khe Bo, Chi Khe, Ban Mong and Vuc Me;
- To continue reviewing, drafting and promulgating normative legal documents, focusing on mechanisms and policies on water exploitation and use, ensuring thrifty, efficient, sustainable and favorable conditions. To use water resources for daily-life, industrial and production activities in association with protection of water resources;
- To strengthen management and licensing of water resources: To complete registration and licensing of water resource exploitation projects, projects of discharge of wastewater into water sources to put into management according to regulations;
- To build capacity and boost participation of stakeholders in water resources exploitation and use; Establishing mechanisms for dialogue, exchange of information, mechanisms and responsibilities between water resource exploitation and use agencies and the State management agencies in charge of water resources;
- Communication: to develop and implement a program on dissemination of legislation on water resources in specialized agencies at grassroots level (district and commune levels), dissemination and education among the people;
- To publicize information on polluted establishments and contaminated water sources and promote community strength in monitoring and supervision of water source protection activities.
- To strengthen inspection and examination of application for permission to exploit and use water resources, discharge of wastewater into water sources, protection of water resources in the province;
- To periodically make lists of organizations and individuals that have not yet been granted permits to announce on information means.
b) Scientific and technological solutions:
- In monitoring and supervising water resources which use automatic technology and digital data transmission from observation stations to data management centers;
- To use global satellite positioning (GPS) technology and combine with geographic information system tools, remote sensing image analysis technology;
- To implement action plans to respond to climate change to prevent and mitigate impacts of drought;
- To use water saving measures in agriculture.
c/ Investment solutions:
- To invest funds for implementation of proposed projects and programs of the plan;
- To invest in construction of monitoring network and monitoring of water resources;
- To strengthen management by investing capital in implement programs, projects in field of water resources;

- To strengthen equipment for management, investigation, inventory, assessment, monitoring, monitoring and forecasting of water resources, building information systems, databases, research and application, science and technology department in water resources.
d / Solutions on mobilization of capital sources:
- To apply diversification of capital and socialization in various forms on basis of the State and the people working on projects of community significance in protection of water resources;
- The State budget capital, including central and local level. Mobilizing funding from non-governmental organizations to finance projects in extremely difficult areas with a high proportion of poor households, focusing only on public utility projects and humanitarian projects.
- To call for investment and attracting investment capital of individuals and enterprises for projects related to production and business development activities of units and investment capital of donors and organizations.
3.5.2. Funding, implementation schedule:
a) Total budget is VND 28,171.5 billion; out of which: local and social mobilization is VND 1,071.5 billion (local budget is VND 871.5 billion, social capital is VND 200 billion), the central budget is VND 27,100 billion. Specifically according to the plan stages as follows:
- Expenditure for period of 2017 - 2020: VND 340.5 billion;
- Budget for period of 2020 - 2025: VND 436.5 billion;
- Budget for period of 2025 - 2035: VND 27,394.5 billion.
4. Responsibilities of agencies and units:
4.1. The Department of Natural Resources and Environment is responsible for:
- Organizing and directing implementation of contents of the plan; publicizing the plan.
- Guiding and urging provincial / municipal agencies, departments, People's Committees, People's Committees of districts, towns and cities to base themselves on their assigned functions and tasks to organize and implement programs, plans, schemes and projects related to water resources, ensuring their compatibility with objectives, contents and solutions of this plan.
- To steer, review, evaluate and coordinate with other provincial departments, committees, districts, towns and cities and related units to implement list of tasks and projects. Based on that, specific programs should be defined, priority should be given to tasks and responsibilities of the provincial departments, committees, sectors, people's committees, districts and towns.
- To assume prime responsibility and coordinate with provincial / municipal department, branches and People's Committees and concerned functional agencies in inspecting and examining implementation of this plan; Annually, five years preliminary review, evaluate and draw experience in implementing the plan.
- To assume the prime responsibility and contact concerned central agencies and provinces in implementation of the plan.
4.2. Department of Plan and Investment: To assume prime responsibility for and coordinate with provincial / municipal department of natural resources and environment and provincial / municipal agencies, branches in advising the provincial People's Committees in evaluating and implementing tasks and projects.
4.3. Finance Department: To assume prime responsibility for and coordinate with the provincial / municipal natural resources and environment departments as well as concerned provincial / municipal agencies, departments and branches in advising the provincial People's Committees on evaluation of expenses for tasks and projects, annual investment capital shall comply with provisions of the State budget law in order to effectively implement contents of the plan.
4.4. Provincial / municipal agriculture and rural development departments shall assume prime responsibility for and coordinate with provincial / municipal natural resources and environment departments and concerned provincial agencies, branches in formulating programs, projects and detailed plans in service of development. Agriculture which is related to water resources must be consistent with objectives, content and solutions of the plan. Integrate plans of forest plantation with the plan of protection of water resources and protection of water resources in the province.
4.5. Department of Industry and Trade: According to its functions and tasks, in process of building and operating hydropower reservoirs, tasks and plans related to water resources must be consistent with the objectives in order to fulfill contents and solutions of this plan to be effective.
4.6. Construction Department: To assume prime responsibility for and coordinate with provincial / municipal natural resources and environment services in formulating water supply, waste collection and treatment projects in urban centers, towns and townships in order to ensure water supply and waste collection objectives, waste water treatment in the whole province according to phases of the plan. Integrate projects in this plan with effective waste water and waste collection and treatment projects in the province.
4.7. Other provincial d0epartments, departments and branches concerned: According to their assigned functions and tasks, to coordinate with the agency in charge of implementing related work for implementation of the plan.
4.8. People's Committees of districts, towns and cities have the following responsibilities:
- To coordinate with the department of natural resources and environment in organizing implementation of the plan in the locality. At the same time, it is necessary to propagate and mobilize organizations and individuals to implement the plan, contribute to thrifty exploitation and use and protection of water resources.
- On basis of the plan’s contents, incorporate and integrate the contents of water resource plan into local socio-economic development plans, programs and projects.

4.9. Organizations and individuals engaged in activities related to water sources must strictly comply with the provisions of law and the contents of the plan (compile dossiers of application for permits in exploitation, using water and discharging wastewater into water sources, paying environmental protection charges, exploiting natural resources, etc.); To invest in and research new technologies in production process in order to save water resources as well as to treat wastewater up to the prescribed standards, ensuring water quality objectives before discharging into the environment. Encouraging organizations and individuals to participate in socialization in waste water collection and treatment and protection of water resources.