1. Atmosphere Environment
2. Water Environment
3. Vocal Environment f
4. Solid Waste
5. Environmental Monitor
6. Ecological Environmental Protection
7. Environmental Organization Construction and Execute of The Law
8. Environmental Propaganda and Education
9. Environmental Pollution Prevention
10. Environmental Layout and Investment

In 2002,the whole consumption amount of coal￡?SO2 and soot was 36.9046 million tons,0.638 million tons and 0.328 million tons respectively, the consumption amount of coal￡?SO2, soot and particulate dust in industry of which was 34.92 million tons(raw coal was 12.59 million tons), 0.554 million tons￡?0.263 million tons and 0.274 million tons respectively.

In 2002, the daily average concentration of TSP, SO2 and NO2 was 0.372 mg/m3, 0.057 mg/m3 and 0.032 mg/m3 respectively, decreased 2.1%, 12.3% and 5.9% respectively from last year. The yearly average value of dust fall was 16.45 ton/km²•month, decreased 14.3% from last year. The yearly average value of PH was 5.68, decreased 0.19 in acidity from last year. The frequency of acid rain was 10.7%, increased 4.5% from last year.

The cities of TSP decreasing were Baoji, Weinan, Hanzhong, Lueyang, Shangluo and Ankang. But except Hanzhong, they all exceeded the national second standard (0.2mg/m³). The daily average value of inhalable particulate was 0.165 mg/m³, exceeded Grade ￠ò.

The cities of SO2 concentration decreasing were Xian,Yaoxian, Weinan, Ankang and Hancheng, Of SO2 concentration increasing were Baoji, Tongchuan, Xianyang, Sanyuan, Hanzhong, Shangluo, Yanan and Yulin,of which,Tongchuan,Yaoxian,Xianyang,Weinan,Lueyang,Yulin and Hancheng all exceeded Grade ￠ò(0.06 mg/m³).

All the cities of NO2 concentration didn?ˉt exceeded Grade ￠ò(0.08mg/m³).

The cities of dust fall concentration decreasing obviously were Yaoxian,Weinan and Lueyang.

There were 14 cities monitoring acid rain in the privince, of which Xianan, Baoji, Tongchuan, Weinan, Lueyang, Shangluo and Huayin appeared acid rain. The frequency of acid rain ascended obviously in Weinan and Shangluo,was 20.0% and 20.6% respectively.

?¤Water Environment

In 2002, the water quality of Han Jiang river, Dan Jiang river, Jia Ling Jiang river was quite good as a whole, of Wei He river was polluted seriously, of Wu Ding river and Yan river turned for the better in the six provincial river basins. Of the 10 rivers near the city, Zao river, the water quality of Zao river, Lao river and Jin Ling river descended, of the others turned for the better.

Environmental Quality

The water quality was polluted seriously. Of the 13 monitored sections, one was Grade ￠?￡?12 were worse than Grade ￠ò. 100 percent of the sections exceeded the functional standard of water area. The main pollution was Petroleum, Ammonia nitrogen, the index of permanganate, Volatilization hydroxybenzene and BOD.

The quality of water was polluted. Of the 5 monitored sections,2 were Grade ￠ò,one was Grade ￠ò,two were worse than Grade ￠ò.80 percent of the sections exceeded the functional standard of water area. The main pollution was Petroleum, Ammonia nitrogen.

The quality of water turned for better obviously. Two sections were both Grade ￠ò,didn?ˉt exceed the functional standard of water area.

The quality of water was good. Of the monitored sections, 2 were Grade ￠ò,three were Grade ￠ò,one was Grade ￠ò,three were Grade ￠ò. 44 percent of the sections exceeded the functional standard of water area. The main Pollution was Petroleum.

The quality of water was polluted. Of the 5 monitored sections, one was Grade ￠ò,one was Grade ￠ò,three were worse than Grade ￠ò.100 percent of the sections exceeded the functional standard of water area. The main pollution was Ammonia nitrogen and the index of permanganate.

The quality of water was pretty good. Of the 6 monitored sections,2 were Grade ￠ò,4 were worse than Grade ￠ò. 66.6% of the sections exceeded the functional standard of water area. The main pollution was Petroleum and BOD.

In 2002, the provincial government newly authorized 17 drinkable resource protection areas. The amount of provincial concentrated drinkable resource protection areas added up to 51. The eligible rate of water quality of water resources was 100 percent.
158 rivers (lakes) of 11 river basins of the two valleys were compartmentalized 369 functional reaches according to water body function. The provincial water environmental function area partition dimensional data-base built up was checked and accepted by SEPB.

?¤ Vocal Environment

In 2002, the average value of urban regional environmental noise and traffic noise kept steady. The average value of each level functional district environmental noise of day was 18.2% to 100% over the standard, of night was 40% to 90.9% over the standard. Due to the improvement of roads and vehicles, the intensity of traffic noise didn?ˉt increase obviously under the fast augment of gross motor vehicles. The bother of noise from construction and social living was still the focus of the complaint from citizens.

?¤ Regional Environmental Noise

In 2002, the number of the cities of functional area environmental noise of day over Grade ￠?, Grade ￠ò, Grade ￠ó and Grade ￠? was 6,3,2 and 2 respectively, of night was 10,7,4 and 10 respectively. The pollution in Ankang and Yanan was serious.

?¤ Traffic Noise
In 2002, 358 roads in built-up areas were monitored, the gross length of which was 464.64 km. Average vehicle flux was 1516/h, increased from last year. The average value of traffic noise was 69.1 dB, decreased 0.6dB from last year. The pollution in Huayin and Yulin was serious, 100% of the traffic noise of the monitored roads was over the standard.

?¤ Solid Waste

In 2002, the amount of industrial solid waste produce was 28.866 million tons, the discharge of which was 0.79 million tons. The comprehensive using rate was 24%. In 2002, the1871 enterprises within the environmental statistics scope produced 68 thousand tons dangerous waste, the disposition amount of which was 43 thousand tons. The amount of urban living garage to be cleared up and transferred in the province was 3.005 million tons, the disposition amount of which was 2.494 million tons. The rate of disposition was 83.0%. The amount of harmless disposition was 1.152 million tons, the rate of disposition was 38.3%.

?¤ Environmental Monitor

The provincial environmental monitoring central station completed the compile of environmental quality proces-verbal of 2002. Monitoring stations of each level completed the normal monitoring assignment. The provincial station?ˉs environmental monitoring data transfer and environmental statistics work was ahead of the nation. The faraway provincial and civic auto-monitoring platform of wastewater let along Wei He river valley put into use. Baoji,Xianyang,Tongchuan and Yanan built up atmosphere auto-monitoring station. Xian, Weinan and other six cities began environmental atmosphere quality daily report and forecast. Xian,Baoji,Weinan and Hanzhong began monthly report about the water quality of rivers and the water quality of urban drinkable resources.

Ecology Environmental Protection

In 2002, the provincial ecology environmental protection generally started. The construction of nature reserves speeded up. The four ecology demonstrating net of city, county, town, village began to construct.

In 2002, The construction of nature reserves developed quickly. Yinhu wetland of Ankang and other 9 nature reserves were newly built up, which made the amount of built nature reserves reached 32 and the whole acreage added up to 0.78 million hectares, accounted for 3.84% of the province territorial area. The national ecology demonstrating areas in the province reached 27 counties (districts). Each city and county confirmed 40 ecology-demonstrating towns and 387 ecological villages.

The provincial government organized some environmental professionals and one hundred college student volunteers from Xian,Baoji and Weinan to have a great research of North Qinling Mountains and compiled Ecological Protection Status Research Report about North Qinling Mountains.

National Ecology Functional Protection Area Layout of Shaanxi Qinling Mountains was finished and adopted by the SEPB and had been submitted to the State Council by the provincial government.

In 2002, as a commanding assignment, forbidding straw burning and comprehensive use were arranged into Environmental Protection Armfuls Duty Book signed up by the provincial and civic governments, which strength the force of supervision of the provincial government.

Environmental Protection Institution Construction and Executed the law
In 2002, the province practiced the upright management in environmental protection institutions except those of city. Each civic environmental protection bureau was as a member of civic government or directly subordinate institution. Each district (county) environmental protection bureau was independently set up and was administration bureau. The county environmental protection bureaus of the province added the administration organization 340. The kind model of upright management of environmental protection institution had been looked on as the direction of the environmental institution reform.

In 2002,the provincial discipline inspecting committee and the provincial supervision bureau came on The Decision of Going behind Political Responsibility about the Behavior against the Law and Discipline about the environment, strengthened the force of examining and punishing about disobeying the law of environment

Environmental Propaganda and Education
On June 5^th, 2002, World Environmental Day, the provincial committee secretary Li Jianguo appeared a long article named Strength Environmental Protection in the Construction of West Economic Strong Province on Shaanxi Daily. Jia Zhibang nomarch also made an important speech on the symposia memorized of June 5th.
The provincial government retained Chen Zhongshi, Jia Pingao and other 21 social famous people as Environmental Protection Volunteers. The green civilization-demonstrating engineer was widely developed, the effect of propaganda and education was further.

?¤Environmental Pollution Prevention
Construction Item Management

Generally carry out Environmental Protection Effect Estimate Law and Cleanly Production Promotion Law. Ascertain estimate and examination and approval?ˉs law responsibility. In 2002,1803 construction items were applied to the environmental protection department, 132 of which compiled proces-verbals and 769 of which compiled bulletin forms. Administering rate of environmental effect estimate system was 97.9%. The number of ?°three-simultaneity?± that should be administered was 855,the actual number of which was 839. The administering rate was 98% and the eligible rate was 100%.

Pollution Control
In 2002, improving urban environmental quality was the central assignment of pollution control work. Xian, Baoji, Xianyang and Yangling developed to establish nation environmental protection model city activity in succession. The provincial government made known to lower levels time-limit harness command to 20 primary enterprises, increased environmental pollution control and management of enterprises. 7983 enterprises?ˉ pollution emission applies were checked in. 351 items of time limit harness were completed. 106 enterprises were stopped and moved. 125 soot control areas, the whole control acreage of which was 592.5 km2. 1765 boilers in Xian were backouted and use cleanly fuel or centralized heating. 12 burning-forbidden areas of high pollution fuel, the acreage of which was 139.8 km2, were established. There were 131 districts of vocal environment reaching the standard, the area of which was 325.4 km2.

Environmental Protection Layout and Investment
In 2002, Water Pollution Prevention Layout of Wei He valley, Environmental Protection Strategic Layout of Yulin Energy Heavy Chemical Industry Basic, Water Pollution Prevention Layout of Han Jiang river and Dan Jiang river, Shaanxi ?°One Line and Two belts?± Environmental Protection and Construction Layout (soliciting draft) were finished. These layouts formed the supporting system of the province and pointed out the direction of near future and medium-term of environmental protection work.
In 2002, the whole province environmental protection investment completed 4.81 billion RMB, accounted for 2.36% of GDP of the province. Arrange pollution emission charge subsidy and provincial environmental protection expert fund 73.833 million RMB, pollution control investment 0.902 billion RMB, urban infrastructure investment 3.34 billion RMB. The investment of stocking in the year and environmental protection capacity construction items reached 31.75 million RMB, which was the most in the history.
The province environmental protection bureau received the former premier of Norway and other 55 people from 9 nations early or late. The standard of the receiving was the highest in the history. Japanese International Cooperation Bank signed the harness items of the third sewage plant and the fourth sewage plant with Xian Municipal Government, the whole investment of which was 1.24 billion RMB.