Theprotectionofdrinkingwatersourcesisvitaltourbandevelopmentandpublichealth.Inthisstudy,thecurrentsituationofthemandatoryprotectionareafordrinkingwatersourceinthePearlRiverDeltaregionwasinvestigatedusingamethodcombiningGoogleEarthwiththefieldsurvey.Thegapsbetweenmanagementpracticesandlegislationrequirementswereanalyzed.Finally,severalcountermeasuresforwaterresourceprotectionwereproposedasfollows:topromotedelineationinamorescientificway,tosafeguardthesanctityofthelaw,tomakebetterplanonwatersaving,andtoencouragepublicparticipationinsupervisionandmanagement.