Abstract:To effectively protect groundwater and achieve the balance between groundwater extraction and recharge, Guangrao County of Dongying Municipality has adopted top-level design as the overall layout, comprehensive measures as the promotion methods, and ecological restoration and protection as the main objectives. Through groundwater over-extraction control measures such as "water conservation, extraction reduction, and recharge enhancement", the county has coordinated the transformation of industrial water sources, the construction of a modern water grid, and water-saving and water-control actions, exploring a new path for groundwater protection and utilization with distinct county-level characteristics.