China News Service, January 17th. The Ministry of Ecology and Environment held a regular press conference on the 17th. Liu Youbin, spokesperson of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, introduced that recently, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development and the Ministry of Water Resources have jointly The "Notice on Publishing the List of Pilot Cities for Regional Recycled Water Recycling in 2022" was issued, specifying 19 pilot cities for regional reclaimed water recycling.

  According to Liu Youbin, the 19 pilot cities are: Tianjin Binhai New Area, Jincheng City and Yuncheng City in Shanxi Province, Baotou City and Ordos City in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Taizhou City in Zhejiang Province, Suzhou City in Anhui Province, Putian City in Fujian Province, and Yantai City in Shandong Province , Linyi City, Zhengzhou City and Kaifeng City in Henan Province, Zhuzhou City in Hunan Province, Neijiang City in Sichuan Province, Yan'an City and Yulin City in Shaanxi Province, Zhangye City and Baiyin City in Gansu Province, and Yinchuan City in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.

  Liu Youbin said that in the next step, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment will work with relevant departments to guide the pilot areas to do a good job in the pilot work according to the requirements of the "Notice", coordinate the project content and construction sequence, strengthen the funding policy guarantee, deepen the cooperation and linkage between departments, and summarize and refine in a timely manner. Experience and good practices have formed a batch of excellent cases with good effects, sustainable, replicable, and national promotion value.

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