To solve the conflict between economic development and water environment and to better protectthe ecological environment of coal mining areas

we analyzed the field monitoring data regarding surfacewater environment and the hydrological data collected in coal mining areas of Northern Shaanxi Province.Evaluation of surface water environment safety was conducted according to the groundwater quality standard(GB3838-2002)and Nemerow Index.The results showed that most of the rivers met theⅤ grade of thestandard

such as Kuye River

Kuye River lake

Tuwei River

Yuxi River

Zhongyingpan Reservoir

andHongjiannao Lake.The capacity of surface water was reduced at an accelerated rate in the main mining areasafter the development of coal industry.Thus

we proposed“ water-mine bundle” model as a developmentmodel to solve the problem in water environment in coal mining areas.We also specified the procedures ofimplementation and evaluation regarding advantages and disadvantages.