In order to enhance the safety of groundwater ecology, the eco-compensation system should be established and related policies should be perfected accordingly. We sorted out the sequence of groundwater eco-compensation strategies from both China and abroad based on the relevant regulations and laws at the time to analyze the current issues faced by the nation’s groundwater eco-compensation system. Based on the analysis, the pathways for improving the legislation of the system are proposed, including enhance the conventional groundwater eco-compensation system, establish a scientific compensation boundary determination method, build a high-quality monitoring system for groundwater eco-compensation, standardize the information included in the agreements for groundwater eco-compensation, develop a market-driven, diversified, and well-coordinated eco-compensation participation mechanism， so as to promote high-quality development of groundwater in China.