江苏省淮安市历来重视水利工程水费收交工作。今年7月8日,市政府副市长王友富在全市防汛工作会议上就水费问题作了重要讲话,提出了三点要求: 一是各级领导思想上必须确立水费必交的观念。收交水费不属于加重农民负担的范畴,是受水法保护的。《水法》第三十四条明确指出:“使用供水工程供应的水, Huaian City, Jiangsu Province has always attached importance to water conservancy project water fee collection work. On July 8 this year, Wang Youfu, vice mayor of the municipal government, made an important speech on the issue of water charges at the flood control work conference in the city and put forward three requirements: First, the concept of water fees must be established at the leadership ideology at all levels. Water fees do not fall into the category of aggravating peasant burden and are protected by the water law. Article 34 of the “Water Law” clearly states: "The water supplied by the water supply project,