Purpose of creating groundwater resource maps at a scale of 1:200,000 in Vietnam

Purpose of creating groundwater resource maps at a scale of 1:200,000 in Vietnam (Illustrative image)

In Article 2 of Circular 17/2013/TT-BTNMT, the purposes for establishing groundwater resource maps at a scale of 1:200,000 are regulated as follows:

- Represent the results of investigation and evaluation of groundwater resources at a scale of 1:200,000 or results of investigation and evaluation at a larger scale.

- Serve state management activities on groundwater resources according to the socio-economic regions and major river basins (major river basins are identified according to Decision No. 1989/QD-TTg dated November 01, 2010, by the Prime Minister of the Government of Vietnam, on the promulgation of the interprovincial river basin list).

- Provide the basis for planning groundwater resources, planning the development of socio-economic regions, and major river basins.

- Serve the needs of exploitation and use of information for industries, localities, organizations, and individuals related to the exploitation and use of water resources.

Additionally, in Article 5 of Circular 17/2013/TT-BTNMT, the following products of groundwater resource maps at a scale of 1:200,000 are regulated:

- Groundwater resource maps;

- Specialized maps:

- Map of actual groundwater resource data;- Groundwater quality map;- Subterranean flow module map.

- Explanation of groundwater resource maps;

- Appendix: summary tables, statistical tables of aggregated survey results, detailed by water-bearing structures and administrative units; statistical tables of inventory of detailed survey points and other information. Drawings of sections, other diagrams.

For more details, see Circular 17/2013/TT-BTNMT, effective from August 05, 2013.

Le Vy

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