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Dirty rivers targeted in crackdown on pollution
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June 29, 2009, Monday
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SINCE early this month, daily reports on 66 enterprises listed as Jiading District's key water pollution inspection targets, have been sent to the local environmental protection department through an online inspection system.
Jiading government is making more efforts to reduce emission and protect the environment.
The department has received more than 7,500 pollution reports recently and more than 10 enterprises have been fined. The maximum penalty is 500,000 yuan (US$73,157).
The district has set itself a clear goal in improving the environment and this year 186 polluting enterprises are slated to be removed from the district.
In Nanxiang Town, for example, it eliminated 11 enterprises of high pollution and energy consumption between January and May. This results in saving 17,798 tons of water for industry use and 2,431 tons of standard coal.
By the end of next year, it will reduce emission of sulfur dioxide by 677 tons and emission of oxygen-absorbing chemicals by 4,370 tons. This means the district must reduce the daily use of standard coal by 50,000 tons and build a new sewage treatment plant that can daily handle 50,000 tons of waste.
Great emphasis has also been placed on improving sewage treatment. Human waste will be collected from 40 villages and treated in different plants.
The same efforts have been applied to deal with the problem of dirty rivers. By early June, the project to clean 133 dirty rivers, a total length of 122 kilometers, had been 75 percent completed. Coupled with green riversides, the district can provide more recreational areas for residents.
Qingjing River, in the northeast of Jiading, used to be polluted by human waste but after clearing out illegal community stores and restaurants, the 930-meter-long watercourse became alive again.
Jiading government is making more efforts to reduce emission and protect the environment.
The department has received more than 7,500 pollution reports recently and more than 10 enterprises have been fined. The maximum penalty is 500,000 yuan (US$73,157).
The district has set itself a clear goal in improving the environment and this year 186 polluting enterprises are slated to be removed from the district.
In Nanxiang Town, for example, it eliminated 11 enterprises of high pollution and energy consumption between January and May. This results in saving 17,798 tons of water for industry use and 2,431 tons of standard coal.
By the end of next year, it will reduce emission of sulfur dioxide by 677 tons and emission of oxygen-absorbing chemicals by 4,370 tons. This means the district must reduce the daily use of standard coal by 50,000 tons and build a new sewage treatment plant that can daily handle 50,000 tons of waste.
Great emphasis has also been placed on improving sewage treatment. Human waste will be collected from 40 villages and treated in different plants.
The same efforts have been applied to deal with the problem of dirty rivers. By early June, the project to clean 133 dirty rivers, a total length of 122 kilometers, had been 75 percent completed. Coupled with green riversides, the district can provide more recreational areas for residents.
Qingjing River, in the northeast of Jiading, used to be polluted by human waste but after clearing out illegal community stores and restaurants, the 930-meter-long watercourse became alive again.
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