水文工作是国民经济建设的一项前期工作,是水利基础产业的重要组成部分。建国40多年来,我国广大的水文工作者不畏艰辛,默默奉献,为祖国的水利事业做出了很大成绩。但是,长期以来,他们的工作环境和生活条件十分艰苦,且鲜为人知。经费不足、设备落后以及生活待遇偏低的状况至今没有得到根本改善,严重制约着水文事业的发展。去年,中国水利电力工会组织调查组,对水文系统进行了一次较大规模的调查,用大量事实全面、深刻地反映了水文行业的现状,读后,令人心情难以平静。水利部领导在阅读了这份调查报告后,认为,基层水文站存在的问题已到了非解决不可的地步。而解决的根本途径在于深化改革。本刊全文发表这篇调查报告,以期引起有关部门和社会各界对水文工作的重视,支持和帮助水文行业早日走出困境,促其兴旺发达,为我国的经济建设和改革开放贡献更大的力量。 Hydrological work is a preparatory work for the national economy and an important part of the water conservancy foundation industry. Over the past 40 years since the founding of the People’s Republic of China, the vast majority of hydrological workers in our country have made great achievements in the cause of water conservancy in their motherland despite their hardships and dedication. However, their working environment and living conditions have long been hard and little known. The lack of funds, the backward equipment and the low living standard have not been fundamentally improved so far, seriously restricting the development of hydrological undertakings. Last year, the investigation team of the China Water Conservancy and Electricity Union organized a large-scale survey of the hydrological system and fully and profoundly reflected the current situation of the hydrological industry with a large number of facts. After reading, it is difficult to feel calm. After reading the survey report, the head of the Ministry of Water Resources held that the problems existing in the grassroots hydrological stations have reached an unmanageable point. The fundamental way to solve lies in deepening the reform. The full text of the publication of this survey report, with a view to arouse the relevant departments and the community attention to hydrological work, support and help the hydrological industry out of the woods early to promote its prosperity and development, China’s economic construction and reform and opening up to contribute more power.