China News Service, Beijing, March 28 (Wang Mengyao) Li Liangsheng, Vice Minister of China's Ministry of Water Resources, introduced in Beijing on the 28th that more than 60% of county-level administrative districts across the country have met the standards of a water-saving society, and unconventional water utilization has reached 21.1 billion cubic meters.
Li Liangsheng pointed out at the State Council's regular policy briefing that day that more people, less water, and uneven spatial and temporal distribution of water resources are China's basic water conditions. Although China's total water resources rank sixth in the world, its per capita water resources are only 35% of the world average, and nearly two-thirds of the country's cities are short of water to varying degrees.
This year is the fifth year of the implementation of China's "National Water Conservation Action Plan". Regarding the water conservation results in the past five years, Li Liangsheng said that China has continuously strengthened its dual control of total water consumption and intensity, and established a national water conservation plan covering more than 80% of water consumption. quota system, and incorporate water consumption per unit of regional GDP into the national high-quality development comprehensive performance evaluation system.
Specifically, in terms of agriculture, 234 large-scale irrigation areas and 1,172 medium-sized irrigation areas were renovated and modernized, and 182 water-saving irrigation areas were built. In terms of industry, the water reuse rate for China's large-scale industrial enterprises has reached over 93%. Urban water conservation and loss reduction have also been effectively carried out, and the leakage rate of urban public water supply pipe networks nationwide has dropped to less than 10%. More than 60% of China's county-level administrative districts meet water-saving social standards, and the amount of unconventional water used reaches 21.1 billion cubic meters.
China's recently announced "Water Conservation Regulations" are China's first administrative regulations on water conservation, which clearly stipulate the active development of water-saving agriculture, require industrial enterprises to adopt advanced and applicable water-saving technologies, processes and equipment, and promote the construction of water-saving cities. (over)