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Major water project free from pollution

(China Daily) Updated: 2014-09-23 07:43

Major water project free from pollution 

A channel leads to Danjiangkou Reservoir, the main water source of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project's central route. XIANG MINGCHAO/CHINA DAILY 

Major water project free from pollutionIn order to guarantee the water quality of the central route, authorities invested about 8 billion yuan ($1.3 billion) to build 174 sewage treatment plants with a treatment capacity of 1.5 million metric tons per day. This was complemented by 98 waste plants processing 8,500 tons every day in the reservoir area, according to statistics from the diversion project office.

Another 2 billion yuan was invested to tackle pollution of rivers flowing into the Danjiangkou Reservoir, and more than 1,000 polluting companies, including paper plants and mines, were closed, the office said.

Zhao Yingmin, director of the pollution prevention department under the Ministry of Environmental Protection, said the pollution control measures were "effective", with only 5 percent of the water flowing into the reservoir failing mandatory water quality standards.

From January to August, the water quality of the Danjiangkou Reservoir maintained standards above Grade II, according to the Ministry of Environmental Protection. Grade III is lower than Grade II and the minimum standard for drinking water after treatment.

"After going into operation in October, samples of water from seven cross sections will be tested to identify 24 items including dissolved oxygen, odor and color," Zhao said.

By then, the project will provide about 30 percent of Beijing's annual water consumption.

The capital also set up three 24-hour water quality monitoring centers in the Huinanzhuang pumping station, the Daning surge tank and Tuanchenghu lake to tackle emergency pollution incidents, said Qiu Wenshun, director of the water diversion center under the Beijing office of the project.

"Once a water contamination incident occurs, we will shut off sluices to prevent polluted water entering the water supply system and use the Miyun Reservoir as a backup source," Qiu said.

In addition to Beijing, the new water supply will come as a huge relief to northern provinces and regions, which suffer from severe water scarcity caused, in part, by excessive groundwater pumping.

Research by the China Geological Survey showed the North China Plain is one of the most vulnerable areas facing land subsidence due to excessive groundwater pumping and economic development, with the surface level of Cangzhou, Hebei province, sinking 2.4 meters since the 1970s.

"Without the project, Beijing and Tianjin may face severe land subsidence due to years of excessive groundwater pumping, threatening city security," Yu said.

While easing the diminishing water table, he said, a 30-to 60-meter-wide green belt of grass and trees is being built along both sides of the central route.

As of the end of July, about 249 billion yuan, or 98 percent of the project's total investment, has been spent, official statistics showed.

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