Environmental Quality Standard for Surface Water of People's Republic of China. Country/Territory China Document type Regulation Date 1988 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Water Keyword Surface water Water quality standards Freshwater pollution Pollution control Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, Eastern Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific Entry into force notes Has come into force on June 01, 1988. Abstract This Standard is approved by the State Environment Protection Bureau, which is formulated according to the Law of Environment Protection and the Regulations of Water Pollution Control, aims at controlling the water pollution and protecting the water resources. It classifies the surface water into 5 grades in part one, it gives the water quality standard in part two, defines the implementation rules in part three, and the examination of water quality in part four. Full text Chinese