Farmland water conservancy facilities shall not be concurrently used for other purposes. However, if the proposed alternate use does not interfere with the original functions or maintenance of the facilities, applicants can apply authorization from the Competent Authority by submitting a plan for concurrent use.
Regulations governing concurrent other uses as mentioned in the preceding Paragraph, their application procedures, the required contents of plans, documents that shall be attached, conditions for authorization, withdrawal of authorization, and other relevant matters shall be stipulated by the Competent Authority.

Within farmland water conservancy facilities areas, no one shall, without the authorization of the Competent Authority, construct irrigation channels (ditches), box culverts, drainage pipelines, or other structures connected to farmland water conservancy facilities (hereinafter referred to as “unauthorized structures”).
For public drainage systems facilities that were established before the coming into effect of this Act, they may continue to be used as before, and the previous Paragraph does not apply to them. However, in cases of improvement, restoration, or demolition of such facilities, there must still be an application for authorization as mentioned in the preceding Paragraph.
For unauthorized structures built in farmland water conservancy facilities areas before the coming into effect of this Act, the Competent Authority reserves the power to prohibit their use, mandate closure, or instruct the builder to facilitate their demolition. In cases where there are concerns regarding the potential risks such structures may pose to human health, to agricultural industries, or to biosafety, the Competent Authority may immediately demolish them or take other necessary measures.
Regulations governing applications as mentioned in Paragraph 1 of this Article, their application procedures, documents that shall be attached, conditions for authorization, withdrawal of authorization, and other relevant matters shall be stipulated by the Competent Authority.

Within farmland water conservancy facilities areas, no one shall, without the authorization of the Competent Authority, release non-farmland drainage water; this is prohibited in principle for channels specially for the use of irrigation.
For cases requesting the release of non-farmland drainage water as mentioned in the preceding Paragraph, an application, with an attached plan, should be submitted to the Competent Authority for authorization. Quality of drainage water should conform to publicly announced irrigation water quality standards.
Regulations governing the water quality standards as mentioned in the preceding Paragraph, application procedures, the required contents of plans, documents that shall be attached, conditions for authorization, withdrawal of authorization, and other relevant matters shall be stipulated by the Competent Authority acting in coordination with the central Competent Authority for environmental protection.

Guidelines governing testing methods used by the Competent Authority for irrigation water quality as mentioned in Paragraph 2 of the preceding Article, quality control, and other relevant measures shall be stipulated by the Competent Authority acting in coordination with the central Competent Authority for environmental protection.

The following actions are prohibited in farmland water conservancy facilities areas:
1. Obstructing water channels.
2. Damaging ponds, water channels, or their affiliated structures.
3. Opening, closing, moving, or damaging sluice gates or their affiliated structures.
4. Discarding spent clay or waste.
5. Removing or piling up soil or stone.
6. Other actions that impede the safety or proper functioning of farmland water conservancy facilities.
The unauthorized taking of irrigation water in farmland water conservancy facilities areas is prohibited. However, in cases where taking of irrigation water occurs in designated irrigation systems as mentioned in Paragraph 2 of Article 4 or where authorization has been applied for and received from the Competent Authority, this prohibition shall not apply.
Regulations governing the applications as mentioned in the proviso in the preceding Paragraph, their application procedures, requisite document attachments conditions for authorization, withdrawal of authorization, and other relevant matters shall be stipulated by the Competent Authority.

The Competent Authority may, depending on local irrigation requirements, set up water conservancy committees in farmland water conservancy activities areas. Each committee comprises one unpaid chairman, who assists in promoting the management of irrigation water under its jurisdiction.
Regulations governing water conservancy committees as mentioned in the preceding Paragraph, their establishment, duties, membership, methods for producing a committee chairman, scope of their authority, and other relevant matters shall be stipulated by the Competent Authority.