(February 23, 2009) Water service resumed Monday after more than 1 million people in the eastern Chinese city of Yancheng went without tap water for three days when a river was polluted with a toxic chemical. The owner and manager of the Biaoxin Chemical Co were arrested after an unknown amount of carbolic acid was released into the Mangshe River, the official Xinhua news agency reported.
Beijing’s water supply unaffected by 100-day drought
(February 9, 2009) Beijing’s water supply has been unaffected by the drought that has hit central and eastern parts of China, according to the Beijing Water Bureau. Ample rainfall last summer and the diversion of water from surrounding regions has kept the city’s reservoir levels high despite the latest 100-day dry spell.
China’s giant water scheme opens torrent of discontent
(February 27, 2009) China’s vast scheme to channel southern rivers to its parched north faces potentially explosive defiance at a dam where bitter memories and an unsure future are driving farmers to protest the nation-spanning feat.
China delays part of massive water project
(January 12, 2009) China is delaying part of its plan to divert water from its major rivers across hundreds of (miles) kilometers to the booming cities in its arid north because it needs more time to resettle the more than 300,000 people who will be displaced by the project.
China to raise water prices?
(January 12, 2009) The World Bank urged China on Monday to raise water prices to encourage people to use less water and to promote efficiency in a bid to prevent a ‘severe water scarcity crisis.’
Yangtze River water to supply water-scarce Beijing in 2014
(January 13, 2009) 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.
China to speed up building gigantic south-to-north water diversion project in 2009
(December 16, 2008) China would accelerate the construction on the country’s huge south-to-north water diversion project next year, head of the project office Zhang Jiyao said on Monday.
China postpones Yangtze water diversion scheme
(December 11, 2008) China has postponed completion of its multi-billion dollar water transfer scheme to bring water from the Yangtze river to Beijing, citing water pollution and other environmental risks as the reason for pushing the completion date back four years, official media reported last week.
Failing water scheme leaves Beijing high and dry
(December 9, 2008) The completion date for an engineering mega-project to bring water from a tributary of the River Yangtze in the wet south of China to the capital city, in the arid north, has been postponed again.
South-to-North water project breach floods north China farms
(November 28, 2008) Engineers on China’s massive project to divert water from the Yangtze River to the parched north of the country are struggling to repair a breached canal that flooded 70 hectares of farmland.
Pollution concealed by Beijing
(November 18, 2008) China’s coal industry has hidden annual costs of 159 billion pounds in damage to health and the environment, according to Chinese experts.
China to spend $3 billion on water projects
(November 18, 2008) China has earmarked 20 billion yuan ($3 billion) of a massive economic stimulus packet for shoring up risky reservoirs, improving irrigation networks and supplying clean drinking water in rural areas, state media said.
China to strengthen rural water conservation with $2.9 bln
(November 18, 2008) China will spend 20 billion yuan (about 2.9 billion U.S. dollars) on rural water conservation projects as one of the steps it is taking to stimulate domestic demand, the State Council, or the cabinet, said here on Tuesday.
Over 70% Beijing rivers in poor conditions
The Beijing Environmental Protection Bureau says the rivers and lakes in the capital’s downtown are generally in terrible condition.
Lack of safe drinking water is a daily problem in China
Chemical spills, rampant pollution and poor stewardship of the land have tainted much of the nation’s water supply, and the ground water under 90 percent of China’s cities is contaminated.
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