Functions		The Tai Lake basin	The Chao Lake basin
Decision making	Agencies	The Nation is responsible for making overall arrangements of major issues in the Tai Lake basin management, and the Ministry of Environment Protection works as the major authority of environment protection.	The government of Anhui Province and Chang Jiang Water Resources Commission are responsible for water resource management and water environmental protection of the Chao Lake basin.
Decision making	Legal guarantee	The Regulations for Administration of the Tai Lake Basin were put in place on November 1st 2011.	The Revised Regulations on Water Pollution Control of Chao Lake Basin were implemented on 1^st December, 2014.
Execution	Implementation of policy and plan	Due to lack of effective enforcement means and efficient authority, the actual power of the Tai Lake Basin Authority to deal with water pollution is limited.	The three departments of water conservancy, environmental protection and fishery undertake major activities. It is difficult for the Chao Lake Administration Bureau to implement an effective management system.
Supervision	Enforcement Agency	No special enforcement agency	No special enforcement agency
Supervision	Enforcement capacity and power	It is to inspect comprehensive treatment for key areas and rivers, as well as regularly supervise performance of each member unit of the Provincial Committee of Tai Lake Pollution control.	Lack of law support and public participation
Coordination	Department coordination	The Nation is responsible for establishing coordination mechanism. Joint Conference at Province and Ministry Level for comprehensive treatment of Water environment in Tai Lake basin has been established.	There is no special department coordination mechanism.
Coordination	Regional coordination	Jiangsu Province, Zhejiang Province and Shanghai all set up their relevant coordination organizations.	The main problem is existing separate management of “the lake and rivers” of Chao Lake.