Abstract: This paper analyzed mine water disasters, detection methods, prevention and control technology and grouting water plugging materials together with the present situation of mine water detection and water release, and summarized the current water detection and water release engineering problems and development direction. The results showed that: mine water detection and water release engineering is complex in China, the detection method is single and poor applicability; at the same time, aquifer water inrush is the key of the prevention and control of mine water, the new type of grouting water plugging material has the advantages of inorganic materials and polymer materials, has good applicability for the prevention and control of mine water. In our country, mine water detection and water release foundation and water inrush mechanism is weak, some problems still exist, and the main development direction is the integrated detection method, intelligent data processing, safety system refinement.