Compared with US NPDES permit system, China's water pollutants discharge permit system has flaws in many aspects such as its statutory basis, scope, management system and legal force, and so on. 与美国的NPDES许可证制度相比较,我国水污染物排放许可证制度在法律依据、适用范围、管理体制、法律强制力等许多方面都存在缺陷。
Water pollution permitting system is one of the most important environmental system in China, and the NPDES permit system is very important to the USA too. 水污染物排放许可证制度是我国的重要环境法律制度,也可以说是美国水污染防治法的核心。