Five regional standards of Inner Mongolia, edited by IWHR's Department of Water Resources for Pastoral Areas, were put into effect in an effort to standardize the compilation of feasibility study and strengthen management of irrigation projects in pastoral areas.

The five standards are: Specifications on Compiling Feasibility Study Report on Irrigation and Drainage Project in Pastures (DB15/T 909-2015), Regulation of Subsurface Drip Irrigation Techniques for Alfalfas in Desert Grassland (DB15/T 907-2015), Specifications on Drip Irrigation under Plastic Film for Wheat in Hetao Irrigation Area (DB15/T 905-2015), Specifications on Drip Irrigation under Plastic Film for Tomato in Hetao Irrigation Area (DB15/T 906-2015), and Specifications on Drip Irrigation under Plastic Film for Sunflower in Central and Western Areas of China (DB15/T 908-2015).