Zigong Waterway Management Office is a subordinate department of Zigong Municipal Government, which is mainly responsible for the planning, construction, management and maintenance of Zigong inland navigation. In China's administrative system, local government refers to government agencies with administrative divisions, such as provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the Central Government, prefecture-level cities, county-level cities, counties, autonomous counties, flags, autonomous banners, autonomous leagues, autonomous leagues, street offices, etc., while Zigong Waterway Management Office belongs to prefecture-level city government departments.
Waterway management refers to the planning, construction, management and maintenance of navigable rivers (including inland rivers, estuaries and ports). In China, waterway management agencies are subordinate to waterway management departments, and their main responsibilities include: compiling navigable river planning, formulating navigation standards and navigation rules, carrying out navigation safety supervision and law enforcement, maintaining waterway facilities and water conservancy projects, and promoting the economic development of waterway transportation. At present, waterway management agencies are divided into national, provincial and local levels, and there is corresponding coordination among waterway management agencies at all levels.