The arid and semi-arid areas in the west part of China comprise about 37.1% of the total national land. Scarce precipitation and intense evaporation make these areas unique in terms of water resources. There are many problems in these areas, such as shortage of water，excessive pumping of underground water and lowering of the ground water level, drastic desertification, and severe pollution of water resources due to exploitation. In order to use local water resources properly, it is necessary to consider implementing a management strategy for water resources and enhancing public awareness of the environment? together with the integrating administrative, economic, legal means and so on，for management.