en.Wedoany.com Reported - On May 25, 2026, the Chongqing Municipal Water Resources Bureau issued a notice to publicly solicit opinions on the "Chongqing '15th Five-Year Plan' Important River Channel Sand Mining Plan (2026-2030)." This sand mining plan covers 37 important rivers, including the Jialing River and Wu River, with a total length of 2,774.66 kilometers, involving 20 districts and counties such as Qijiang, Jiangjin, and Tongnan. Under the plan, the total length of river channels designated as no-mining zones reaches 2,425.16 kilometers, accounting for 87.4% of the total planned river channel length. Fourteen rivers, including the Yulin River, Dahong River, Quxi River, Long River, Meixi River, Daning River, and Apeng River, are entirely designated as no-mining zones, where any sand mining activities are prohibited.
The sand mining plan designates a total of 128 mineable zones, with an annual controlled total extraction volume of 11.3901 million tons. The total controlled extraction volume over the five-year planning period is approximately 56.9505 million tons, accounting for about 63.2% of the total available sand and gravel resources in the mineable zones (approximately 90.04 million tons). Compared to the previous plan (2021-2025), the number of mineable zones has increased by 69, and the annual controlled extraction volume has increased by 4.7921 million tons. The increase is mainly concentrated in rivers such as the Fu River, Longxi River, Xiao River, and Puli River, involving districts and counties like Tongnan District, Dianjiang County, and Kaizhou District. In terms of water system distribution, 25 mineable zones are planned for the Jialing River and its tributaries, with an annual controlled extraction volume of 6.7572 million tons, accounting for 59.3% of the total.
The sand mining plan sets multiple rigid constraint indicators. Regarding the no-mining period, mining is prohibited across all river sections all day from March 1 to June 30 each year, and operations are prohibited from 9:00 PM to 7:00 AM the following day during the remaining periods. A maximum extraction depth is set for each mineable zone, which must not exceed the thickness of the existing riverbed cover layer. The number of sand mining vessels is strictly limited, and sand storage sites must be approved by the local government and located outside the river channel management area. In terms of management capacity building, the sand mining plan requires the implementation of the "Four Responsible Persons" system for sand mining management, accelerates the digital and intelligent transformation of sand mining management, fully implements the electronic management document system for river sand and gravel extraction and transportation, and enforces centralized docking and 24-hour information-based control of sand mining vessels. The deadline for submitting feedback is 6:00 PM on June 26, 2026.
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