Sewage treatment plant opens in Fengjing
By Hu Min |
December 5, 2011, Monday
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THE treatment of sewage sludge has long been a problem because dumping it or burying it underground can pollute the environment. Jinshan District has launched a pilot sewage treatment plant in Fengjing Town. The facility removes the water from the sludge and then burns it.
"It is the first time Jinshan has built such a facility, which is an innovative approach," said Xuan Yahong, an official in charge of water resource management with the Jinshan District Water Affairs Bureau.
The facility, covering 2,000 square meters, can treat 60 tons of sludge a day. It cost 9.4 million yuan (US$144,615).
Jinshan has spared no effort in purifying contaminated rivers in recent years by building sewage conduits, dismantling facilities that hamper water flow, dredging, protecting river banks, planting aquatic plants and controlling the discharge of pollutants, among others.
The district has built seven sewage treatment plants to create a complete sewage collection and treatment system. Together, they can treat 377,800 tons of sewage a day.
In 2009, Jinshan began the fourth round of a project to improve the district's sewage pipe network. About half of 63 kilometers of sewage pipelines have been completed so far.
The project has a budget of 248 million yuan.
Meanwhile, the district has began treating the Jiehe River this year. The plan is to improve two sections totaling 7.73 kilometers. There are 19 bridges across the river. Three are being dismantled and four old ones are being refurbished.
A total of 17,254 meters of river band protection facilities are being constructed with flood defense passages totaling 22,686 square meters and 123,358 square meters of greenery being added.
A project to clean up the Manlijing watercourse, which flows through Jinshan and Fengxian districts, has also started recently.
The watercourse, stretching 2.58 kilometers, is blocked with severe sediment and some sections are covered with weeds.
Xuan says she and her colleagues were happy to hear that many farmers living near the waterways said they could now see fish swimming in the previously dirty rivers.
"It is the first time Jinshan has built such a facility, which is an innovative approach," said Xuan Yahong, an official in charge of water resource management with the Jinshan District Water Affairs Bureau.
The facility, covering 2,000 square meters, can treat 60 tons of sludge a day. It cost 9.4 million yuan (US$144,615).
Jinshan has spared no effort in purifying contaminated rivers in recent years by building sewage conduits, dismantling facilities that hamper water flow, dredging, protecting river banks, planting aquatic plants and controlling the discharge of pollutants, among others.
The district has built seven sewage treatment plants to create a complete sewage collection and treatment system. Together, they can treat 377,800 tons of sewage a day.
In 2009, Jinshan began the fourth round of a project to improve the district's sewage pipe network. About half of 63 kilometers of sewage pipelines have been completed so far.
The project has a budget of 248 million yuan.
Meanwhile, the district has began treating the Jiehe River this year. The plan is to improve two sections totaling 7.73 kilometers. There are 19 bridges across the river. Three are being dismantled and four old ones are being refurbished.
A total of 17,254 meters of river band protection facilities are being constructed with flood defense passages totaling 22,686 square meters and 123,358 square meters of greenery being added.
A project to clean up the Manlijing watercourse, which flows through Jinshan and Fengxian districts, has also started recently.
The watercourse, stretching 2.58 kilometers, is blocked with severe sediment and some sections are covered with weeds.
Xuan says she and her colleagues were happy to hear that many farmers living near the waterways said they could now see fish swimming in the previously dirty rivers.
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