《中华人民共和国水法》从今天起开始施行了。水法颁布以后,水利部门将在各级人大常委会和政府的领导下,普遍举办学习班,培训骨干,通过各种形式,在全国各地区开展水法宣传周的活动,做到家喻户晓。广大人民和干部了解和掌握了水法的精神实质,就会变成巨大的物质力量,为水法的实施,做好思想准备。水法是调整水资源开发利用和保护管理以及防治水害的基本法律规范,是水利工作的一个根本大法,是水利部门进行一切水事活动的准绳。执行水法不是和其它工作并列,也不是水利工作中的一项工作,或一个 The Water Law of the People’s Republic of China has been in operation since today. After the promulgation of the water law, the water conservancy department will, under the leadership of the NPC Standing Committee at all levels and the government, conduct a series of workshops and training of cadres in a general manner and make known to all through various forms the activities of the Water Law Week in all regions of the country. When the masses of people and cadres understand and grasp the spiritual essence of the water law, they will become immense material forces and will be well prepared for the implementation of the water law. Water Law is the basic legal norms regulating the development, utilization, protection and management of water resources and preventing and controlling water damage. It is a fundamental law of water conservancy and is the yardstick for all water activities in the water conservancy department. Water law enforcement is not tied to other jobs, nor is it a job in water work, or a