THE PRIME MINISTER
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THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
Independence– Freedom – Happiness
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No. 729/QD-TTg
Hanoi, June 19, 2012
 
DECISION
APPROVAL OF THE WATER SUPPLY PLANNING OF HO CHI MINH CITY TILL 2025
THE PRIME MINISTER
Pursuant to the Law on Governmental organization dated December 25, 2001;
Pursuant to the Law on urban planning dated June 17, 2009;
Pursuant to the Construction Law dated November 26, 2003;
Pursuant to the Decree No. 37/2010/ND-CP dated April 07, 2010 of the Government concerning the formulation, evaluation, approval and management of urban planning;
Pursuant to the Decree No. 117/2007/ND-CP dated July 11, 2007 of the Government concerning the production, supply and consumption of clean water and the Decree No. 124/2011/ND-CP dated December 28, 2011 regarding the amendment and supplementation of a number of Articles of the Decree No. 117/2007/ND-CP;
Considering the proposal of the Chairman of HCM City People’s Committee and the appraisal opinions of the Ministry of Construction;
DECIDES:
Article 1. Approval of the water supply planning of HCM City till 2025 with the essential contents as follows:
1. Scope of planning:
Including the entire administrative boundary of Ho Chi Minh city with the area of 2095 km2.
2. Viewpoint of planning:
- Planning the water supply of HCM City till 2025 suitably for the social and economic development Planning and the general construction Planning of Ho Chi Minh City till 2025, the water supply Planning for the three major economic regions in the North, the Central and the South. The orientation of urban water supply development and industrial parks in Vietnam til 2025 and other relevant specialized planning.
- Developing the sustainable water supply operation on the basis of optimal exploitation of all resources to satisfy the demand for the use and stable supply of clean water to Ho Chi Minh city with the guaranteed quality, good service and efficiency.
- Ensuring the rational and saving exploitation and use of water with the consideration of the impacts of the climate change, environmental pollution, limits of groundwater resource exploitation;
- Encouraging the economic sectors to participate in investment and development of water supply.
3. Planning subjectives:
- Concretizing the orientation of water supply in the general construction Planning of Ho Chi Minh City till 2025.