The project “Survey on water quality changes regarding capacity of the Red River Basin (RRB) water resources in receiving waste water” is currently being carried out by the Institute of Water Resources Planning. The project commenced in 2001 and is planned to be completed in 2005. The key objectives of the project are to observe trends and changes in water quality in the mainstream and tributaries in the RRB, find out reasons and locations of surface water pollutants, assess capacity in receiving effluents into the RRB water sources serving water resources development planning??; manage environment concerns, and issue licenses for waste water discharges and water use in the whole river basin.