According to the annual report of poverty reduction and development,in 2013,the Ministry of Environmental Protection attached high importance to poverty alleviatoin and development.Protection of drinking water sources in rural areas has become one of the important agendas of poverty reduction and development of the  Ministry of Environmental Protection.

Promoted the implementation of the "‘National 12th Five-Year Plan’ for Rural Drinking Water Safety Project”, urged and guided towns and rural areas to strengthen the investigation and survey on drinking water source environment and the environmental supervision, and took the protection of rural drinking water sources as the core of key watersheds and groundwater pollution control and the protection of ecological environment of rivers and lakes. Meanwhile, we issued the “Guidance on Strengthening Water Quality Monitoring Capacity Building for Rural Drinking Water Safety Projects” and the “Management Approach for Rural Drinking Water Safety Projects” jointly with the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Water Resources and the Health and Family Planning Commission, requiring all provinces to further strengthen water quality monitoring capacity building for rural drinking water safety projects, promote water quality to reach relevant standard and ensure water supply safety, and put forward clear requirements on the construction and management of the projects within central budget covered by the “‘National 12th Five-Year Plan’ for Rural Drinking Water Safety Project”.