Main Tasks Can be Undertaken by IHEG
· To conduct the study on multi-scale water circulation system evolution regularities- environment effect, groundwater quality change mechanism, transformation technology and ecological protection;
· To carry out the theoretical study on groundwater resources assessment, especially on groundwater system in arid area;
· To undertake nationwide and transregional groundwater resources assessment and groundwater potential investigation, data collection and actual investigation assessment;
· To conduct groundwater quality protection investigation and construction demonstration program.
· To carry out the study on interaction of water-soil-ecology and develop the theoretical system of ecological geology in China;
· To conduct the study on nationwide or transregional water-soil resources utilization and protection, especially the study on soil erosion, desertilization and salinazation; As to the different storage conditions of groundwater;
· To study corresponding new theory and method of groundwater survey;
· To carry out groundwater survey and development techniques system for the area greatly short of water resources and its comprehensive utilization;
· To conduct the study on theory and method of effective survey, monitoring and harnessing for geological hazards such as collapse, landslide and mudflow;
· To undertake the study on monitoring, forecast of geological hazards and application demonstration;
· To make the study on Quaternary geology and global climate changes as well as the study on loess;
· To undertake the data collection, management and analysis;
· To carry out the study on the informationism and play a role of data processing centre;
· To undertake nationwide and transregional comprehensive mapping and regional investigation in hydrogeology, engineering geology and environmental geology;
· To participate in drawing up the investigation planning and working out the investigation standard and specifications;
· To undertake the experiment and analysis in the aspects of hydrogeology、engineering geology and environment geology.