South–North Water Transfer Project：middle line accomplished

[ahojunk]

I wonder if any DEMOCRATIC country would dream to finish such huge project. for CCP

No way. The politicians only worry about their chances of being re-elected in the next election. Why plan for something that takes > 5 years?

 

[tranquilium]

Water transfer canal for a country is like piping a city, when playing sim city people will realized how important water is not only for social but industrial and commercial development ...this will definitely boost China norther economic even greater.

There is also additional elements for the project. One of the less mentioned, but still important long term impact is the underground water return aspect. As a lot of Chinese people are aware, overexploiting underground water has been a problem in these area and in some severe cases, led to ground collapse. Part of the water drawn by the South-North water transfer project will be fed back into the ground, thus preserving the underground water reserve.

 

[ahojunk]

Water starts to arrive in Beijing - CCTV News - CCTV.com English

Water starts to arrive in Beijing
CCTV.com
12-27-2014 11:44 BJT

Billions of cubic meters of water are now travelling through the meddle section of China’s South-to-North Water Diversion Project and has entered China’s capital, Beijing.

Billions of cubic meters of water are now travelling through the middle section of China’s South-to-North Water Diversion Project and has entered China’s capital, Beijing.

The project is designed to provide water to the country’s drought-hit areas in the north by connecting Beijing and Central China with more than 1,400 kilometers of canals.

The first task for the project is to guarantee water supply to residents. Beijing’s waterworks department says that the project will reach the goal in accordance with the objective of gathering drinking water and storing it, to make up for the underground water.

Every year, 10.5 billion cubic meters of water flow from the southern part of China to the north, which could fill the West Lake 100 times. About 5 to 6 billion cubic meters of water will be delivered to people’s home by water plants, accounting for 60 percent of the South's water. 2.5 billion cubic meters of water will be preserved in reservoirs around Beijing. Another 2 billion cubic meters will make up the underground water.

Billions of cubic meters of water are now travelling through the middle section of China’s South-to-North Water Diversion Project and has entered China’s capital, Beijing.

The color of the water is one concern among residents. Officials from the waterworks department said that there is some sediment attached to the canal. When the water from the south flows to Beijing, that sediment will be dissolved and that changes the water color. But water monitors say the water is still reaching very high quality levels.

"We have finished the compatibility test by combining the water of Dianjiangkou Reservoir to Beijing’s water sources from different pipe networks. All of that work helps us to learn more about the water quality of the Dianjiangkou Reservoir," said Lin Aiwu, Director of Water Quality Monitoring Center, Beijing Tap Water Group.

"We have implemented a multi-step water exchange scheme to gradually increase the amount of southern water, which can prevent a large number of yellow water problems. And I think after some period of usage, the problem will be resolved," said Zhang Xiaojian, professor at Tsinghua University.

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[Pangu]

We are always dealing with water issues, since ancient times. If it's not too much, then it's just too little. The rain fall in the south east is so abandon, If only we can capture those quantity. The pictures really brought out the scale of the project, it is just awesome!