With green as the base, build a green ecological barrier in the Xiangyang metropolitan area
Last year, Xiangyang City, Hubei Province, always regarded winning the battle of pollution prevention and control as a major political task, adhered to precise pollution control, scientific pollution control, and iron-fisted pollution control, vigorously promoted the rectification of outstanding ecological problems, and made every effort to promote the continuous and stable improvement of the city's ecological environment quality, and achieved a series of achievements:
In 2023, the number of excellent days in Xiangyang City will be 272 days, an increase of 16 days year-on-year, ranking first in the province in terms of improvement;
The average concentration of PM2.5 was 47 micrograms per cubic meter, a year-on-year decrease of 5.2%, the second largest improvement in the province;
The excellent water quality rate of the national examination section has reached 100% for five consecutive years, and the excellent water quality rate of the 28 provincial examination sections has reached 100% for the first time;
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The outstanding achievements come from the great importance that the Xiangyang Municipal Party Committee and the Municipal Government attach to the protection of the ecological environment, which reflects the spirit of the city's ecosystem to work hard and forge ahead.
Form a joint force of grasping and co-management
In the face of problems such as excessive vehicle exhaust, catering fumes, construction dust, and straw burning, in September last year, Xiangyang City issued the "Implementation Opinions on Promoting Functional Departments in Xiangyang City to Do a Good Job in Ecological and Environmental Protection", clarifying the tasks of relevant functional departments.
In the past few months, the relevant functional departments have resolutely shouldered the political responsibility of ecological and environmental protection, strengthened the supervision and law enforcement of wastewater, promoted the diversion and transformation of the rain and sewage pipe network, strengthened the prevention and control of water pollution in the basin and the treatment of rural domestic sewage, forming a strong joint force to promote the continuous improvement of the ecological environment.
Share a piece of heaven and drink a river of water. At a time when the Xiangyang metropolitan area is accelerating its development, the sister cities are focusing on strengthening the coordinated co-governance of the ecological environment and source prevention and control, building a joint prevention and control system, and continuously improving the quality of the ecological environment.
Completed the research and drafting of the draft of the "Regulations on the Protection of the Water Environment in the Fuzhang River Basin of Xiangyang City". Establish a horizontal ecological protection compensation and joint prevention and control mechanism in the river basin with Nanyang City, Shiyan City, Jingmen City and Shennongjia Forest District, so as to achieve full coverage of the inter-county mechanism in the city. Establish a regular screening system for clues in ecological and environmental damage compensation cases, and complete the claim amount of more than 1.25 million yuan.
Build an integrated supervision platform for smart environmental protection, comprehensively use online monitoring, electricity monitoring, "Blue Sky Guard" video surveillance, navigation traceability, radar scanning, odor monitoring and alarm, enterprise pollution discharge "fingerprint database" and other technical means, combined with data resources such as pollutant discharge permits, total volume management, and construction project lists, to achieve intelligent analysis, comprehensive research and judgment, and improve the accuracy and effectiveness of supervision.
Strictly implement the "one-vote veto" system for ecological and environmental protection. Last year, Xiangyang City implemented a "one-vote veto" early warning for one urban district, and a veto for four township governments and 22 enterprises.
Concentrate on tackling tough problems and protect the blue sky
"Now the air quality is getting better and better, the 'appearance' and 'temperament' continue to improve, and our living environment is getting better and better. On January 28, Ms. Wang, a citizen, said with joy on her face as she walked along the Han River.
The data shows: last year, Xiangyang City PM2.5The average concentration was 47 micrograms/cubic meter, a year-on-year decrease of 5.2%, the second improvement in the province, the proportion of good days was 74.5%, an increase of 4.4 percentage points year-on-year, and the number of excellent days was 272, an increase of 16 days year-on-year, the improvement rate was the first in the province.
In the face of the haze weather in autumn and winter, Xiangyang City has repeatedly launched yellow and orange warnings for heavy pollution weather emergency response, carefully deployed, and taken multiple measures at the same time, so that "Xiangyang Blue" appears frequently.
Enterprises are the main body of pollutant emissions, but also the key link in environmental governance, in the fight against pollution, but also consciously fulfill social responsibility, highlighting the responsibility of environmental protection.
Two iron and steel enterprises in Xiangyang City, Hubei Lijin Iron and Steel Group Co., Ltd. has completed the ultra-low emission transformation of organized emissions, and Wuhan Iron and Steel Group Xiangyang Heavy Equipment Materials Co., Ltd. has completed the ultra-low emission transformation of organized emissions and the transformation of unorganized ultra-low emissions. Among the four cement companies, Huaxin Cement Co., Ltd., Gezhouba Yicheng Cement Co., Ltd., and Hubei Gucheng Tailong Cement Co., Ltd. have completed the first phase of ultra-low emission transformation, and Gezhouba Laohekou Cement Co., Ltd. has completed the transformation.
Promote the integration and upgrading of industrial clusters. Through the comprehensive planning of waste gas treatment projects, a total of 43 backward production capacity enterprises with high pollution and high emissions were eliminated throughout the year. Completed the relocation and closure of 29 chemical enterprises, which was completed four years ahead of the original plan.
Strengthen the fine control of non-point source pollution. Formulate the "eight hundredth" requirements for dust control at the construction site, and the housing construction projects under construction with a construction area of more than 3,000 square meters in the urban area and the municipal construction projects under construction with a project cost of more than 20 million yuan must install dust monitoring equipment and video surveillance equipment, and access the smart construction site platform of the municipal housing and construction system for real-time monitoring.
Draw a green picture of clear water and shore
After the comprehensive renovation, the urban section of the Zaoyang Shahe River Basin is like a flowing landscape painting, which is beautiful.
"It turned out that the environment of Shahe was not very good, but after the treatment, the environment was much better, the air was fresh, the water was clear, and I often took my children over for a walk and exercise. On January 28, Ms. Xiao, who lives in the Dongyuan community of the Beicheng Sub-district Office in Zaoyang, witnessed the obvious changes in Shahe in recent years.
Defend one side of the water and soil, and protect the clear flow of a river. Xiangyang City protects the water environment and water ecology with heart and affection, and strives to create an ecological environment with clear water, smooth rivers, green banks and beautiful scenery. The Xiangyang section of the Hanjiang River was awarded the 2022 Beautiful Rivers and Lakes of Hubei Province, and the Municipal Bureau of Ecology and Environment was awarded the contact unit of the river and lake chiefs with outstanding performance in inspection and performance in Hubei Province. Coordinate production, life and ecology, carry out pilot projects for comprehensive management of small watersheds, and clean villages, beautiful rivers and green banks and good ecology in four pilot river basins, including Yanchi River in Wushan Town, Gucheng County.
Compile planning plans such as the "Xiangyang Metropolitan Area Ecological Environment Joint Protection and Co-governance Plan" and the "South Xiangjing Air Pollution Collaborative Control Action", refine the zoning governance of the three-level river basin area, clarify the implementation plan of the seven major actions, and generally establish the joint prevention and control of the river basin, horizontal ecological compensation, and emergency response linkage mechanism.
Implement precise control and water quality tackling in river basins, formulate pollution source control lists in key river basins such as Rolling River, Xipaizi River Reservoir, Xiaoqing River, Tangbai River, etc., carry out environmental improvement and improvement actions in industrial parks, 16 industrial parks have established "one park, one file", and 6 chemical parks have all passed the provincial certification.
Investigation, measurement, traceability and treatment are carried out simultaneously to promote the treatment of sewage outlets into the river. 953 of the 990 river outlets have been remediated.
We have carried out the joint creation of a better environment and a happy life, carried out in-depth improvement of the rural environment, treated 18 black and odorous water bodies in rural areas, and overfulfilled 109 domestic sewage treatment tasks in 210 administrative villages in the province.
Leading green and low-carbon development
Dongfeng Dana Axle continues to increase investment and improvement efforts in energy conservation, emission reduction, pollution reduction and efficiency improvement, and actively eliminates more than 2,000 sets of high-energy-consuming and backward equipment, reducing carbon emissions by 50% compared with 2020.
Last year, 8 enterprises, including Dongfeng Dana Axle and Xinhuaguang Information Materials, were selected as national green factories, and 15 enterprises, including Huaxin Cement and Lisheng Cable, were selected as provincial green factories. Up to now, Xiangyang City has 27 national green factories, 30 provincial green factories, 13 national green design products, 6 provincial green products, 1 national green supply chain, 1 national green park, and Gucheng Economic Development Zone is the only national green park from the county level in the province.
Deepen the zoning control of "three lines and one order", strictly control the environmental impact assessment and approval gates, actively resolve the impulse to introduce "two high" projects, and promote the green transformation and upgrading of the industry. Strictly implement the requirements of total volume control, vigorously promote pollutant emission reduction, and the trading of emission rights has advanced by leaps and bounds, with a transaction volume of 12.1577 million yuan in 2023, 2.7 times that of the same period in 2022.
Actively promote the extension of the chain and supplement the chain of the circular economy industry. There are 91 enterprises above the designated size, with an annual total output value of nearly 40 billion yuan, a cumulative growth rate of more than 15%, a comprehensive utilization rate of phosphogypsum of more than 61%, two near-zero carbon emission demonstration projects are progressing in an orderly manner, and the high-tech industrial development zone has been selected as the first batch of national pilot industrial parks for collaborative innovation in pollution reduction and carbon reduction, which is the only one in the province.
Systematically promote the construction of "no waste Xiangyang". 7 supporting systems have been established, 48 assessment indicators and 76 key tasks have been completed, and the quality and efficiency of work are ahead of the same batch of pilot cities.
In 2023, the city will add 5 provincial-level ecological towns and 37 ecological villages, and Nanzhang County and Zaoyang City will be named as national and provincial ecological civilization construction demonstration counties (cities) respectively.
Create a livable and workable environment
"Now it's okay, the garbage is gone, and there is no bad smell. "In September last year, during the provincial environmental protection inspection, after the garbage around the Huachong Reservoir was cleaned up, residents said with satisfaction.
Whether the environment is good or not, the masses have the final say. Xiangyang City's previous environmental protection inspectors have a total of 9 remaining rectification tasks have reached the progress requirements, 2018-2021 warning film disclosure of 21 problems have been cancelled, 2022 disclosure of problems rectification solid progress, the second round of provincial environmental protection inspectors assigned 242 letters and visits have been completed in stages, rectification practices by the relevant national ministries and commissions research team affirmed.
Strict environmental law enforcement, carry out "four noes and two straight" inspections. Organize 16 special law enforcement inspections, 3 rounds of law enforcement at the intersection of the park, jointly carry out 55 "double random, one open" inspections, and entrust professional institutions to conduct comprehensive "physical examination" assistance to 53 key enterprises.
Last year, a total of 2,211 general environmental problems of enterprises were supervised and rectified, 504 cases were filed, 295 penalty decisions were issued, 6 cases were sealed and seized, 6 cases were transferred to administrative detention, 11 cases were transferred to suspected environmental pollution crimes, and 7 law enforcement cases were released as typical cases in the province and the country, ranking among the top three in the province in terms of law enforcement effectiveness, and were rated as outstanding collectives in the 2022 National Ecological and Environmental Protection Law Enforcement Training.
Concentrate on the "three inspections and three promotions" action for the management of environmental problems, investigate 3,852 enterprises and places throughout the year, rectify 334 hidden dangers, and promote the large-scale investigation, doxxing and clearance of various problems.
The green water is gone, and the green mountains open to each other. Nowadays, the concept of low-carbon life and green development has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. In the future, Xiangyang City will adhere to the ecological city, implement the new development concept, build a new development pattern, and comprehensively promote green development.
