Summary
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(1) The Shanghai Municipal Government has issued the "Shanghai Sewerage Management System Reform Plan" (Notification No. 24 of 2025, Shanghai Municipal Government). The plan aims to implement the spirit of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on the comprehensive deepening of reform and the promotion of China's modernization, and to address the bottlenecks in sewerage management, improve the efficiency and management level of public sewerage facilities, and accelerate the construction of a sewerage management system that meets the needs of large cities.
(2) The plan will be implemented in four stages. Firstly, from 2025 to 2026, the public sewerage facilities in six districts (Huangpu, Jing'an, Xuhui, Changning, Putuo, and Hongkou) will be transferred to Shanghai Investment Group for unified management. The group will be responsible for the operation and maintenance of the facilities, and the districts will be responsible for supervising and inspecting the facilities.
(3) Secondly, the plan aims to build a system of operation and management for the sewerage facilities. Shanghai Investment Group will establish a unified management system, including a unified operation and maintenance standard, a unified technical standard, and a unified dispatching system. The group will also establish a performance evaluation system and a reward and punishment mechanism to encourage innovation and improve efficiency.
(4) Thirdly, the plan aims to strengthen cost and performance management. The districts will be responsible for providing the daily operation and maintenance funds for the sewerage facilities, and the city's water department will be responsible for evaluating the performance of Shanghai Investment Group. The city's water department will also establish a unified accounting mechanism for the operation and maintenance funds.
(5) Fourthly, the plan aims to introduce supporting policies for the reform. The city's water department will work with other departments to establish a mechanism for the construction and operation of the sewerage facilities, and to provide funding for the construction of new sewerage facilities.
(6) The plan assigns specific responsibilities to different departments. The city's water department will be responsible for coordinating the reform, establishing a unified operation and maintenance standard, and evaluating the performance of Shanghai Investment Group. The districts will be responsible for supervising and inspecting the facilities, and providing daily operation and maintenance funds. Shanghai Investment Group will be responsible for the operation and maintenance of the facilities, and for providing services to the public.
(7) The plan aims to ensure the smooth and orderly implementation of the reform, and to address any problems that may arise during the process. The city's water department will be responsible for monitoring and guiding the reform, and the districts will be responsible for supervising and inspecting the facilities.