The river chief system is a unique river management model in China It greatly reversed the long-term trend of ecological environment deterioration and provided Chinese cases and practices of ecological environment governance As an important ecological security barrier in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River and the most important water conservation area in the Chengdu Plain, Dujiangyan City has played an extremely important role in China's food security, economic development and social stability. Protect the water environment, manage water resources, and activate the water economy. In this study, one-on-one interviews were conducted with relevant personnel of Sichuan Dujiangyan Water Conservancy Development Center. The interview mainly aims to understand the implementation of the "river chief system" collaborative governance, the effectiveness of the evaluation system, the current operation status of the river chief office, the degree of digital technology application, the advantages and disadvantages of the existing river chief system, and suggestions for optimizing the river chief system work in the future. This study proposes several suggestions for the development of the river chief system, including increasing the proportion of voluntary policy tools, adopting different coordination strategies to promote work, highlighting the driving role of technological innovation and industrial upgrading, establishing effective incentive policies, increasing publicity efforts, and implementing digital river management.