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Beijing tackles its water woes
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January 14, 2009, Wednesday
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THE Yangtze River in South China is expected to provide 1 billion cubic meters of water every year to Beijing starting 2014, according to the municipal water authority.
"The water volume from the Yangtze River accounts for about a quarter of Beijing's annual water demand," said Cheng Jing, head of water resources for the capital.
"The river water supplied by the South-to-North Water Diversion Project will help tackle the city's water shortage," Cheng said.
Last year, Beijing was gripped by a drought and an emergency diversion of 300 million cubic meters of water from neighboring Hebei Province started in September.
"The water from Hebei will last until May," Cheng said.
Beijing has had water shortages partly because of its geography, with nine years of consecutive drought starting 1999. It has received only 75 percent of its expected precipitation over that period.
The shortage in Beijing is set to reach a crisis point in 2010, when the population is expected to top 17 million, or 3 million more than its resources can support.
The South-to-North Water Diversion Project is designed to divert water from the water-rich south of the country, mainly the Yangtze River.
The price of water in the capital will also rise in the first half of 2009 because the current price fails to cover the cost of water plants.
"A hearing will be held for the water price adjustment," Cheng said.
"The water volume from the Yangtze River accounts for about a quarter of Beijing's annual water demand," said Cheng Jing, head of water resources for the capital.
"The river water supplied by the South-to-North Water Diversion Project will help tackle the city's water shortage," Cheng said.
Last year, Beijing was gripped by a drought and an emergency diversion of 300 million cubic meters of water from neighboring Hebei Province started in September.
"The water from Hebei will last until May," Cheng said.
Beijing has had water shortages partly because of its geography, with nine years of consecutive drought starting 1999. It has received only 75 percent of its expected precipitation over that period.
The shortage in Beijing is set to reach a crisis point in 2010, when the population is expected to top 17 million, or 3 million more than its resources can support.
The South-to-North Water Diversion Project is designed to divert water from the water-rich south of the country, mainly the Yangtze River.
The price of water in the capital will also rise in the first half of 2009 because the current price fails to cover the cost of water plants.
"A hearing will be held for the water price adjustment," Cheng said.
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