China’s Water Supply Problems And The Solutions

People often think that water will not run out. There are lots of water, such as rain, river, well. There is always water around us, and there seems to be no need to worry about water shortage. Indeed, the water on Earth is very limited. With rapid population growth and the rapid development of the industry, people need more water than ever before. At the same time, a lot of water is contaminated every day and it is wasted. Several major cities in China are already facing the problem of water shortage.

As Albert and Xu write, the exhaustion and pollution of water is also a big problem. 90% of water supply is used in agriculture and coal industry, and two-thirds of China's cities are water shortage. Due to pollution, more than a quarter of the major rivers in China are "unsuitable for contact with people" and China's land area of ​​over 1 million square miles is "inadvertent agriculture, overgrazing, climate change It is suffering from desertification by

The Chinese environment has problems, but the solution is often as serious as the problem. A third of the world uses water from rivers in China, but due to rapid industrialization and climate change, poor air, river pollution, serious water shortage occur. "Solution" attracting media attention in the West is to divert water from the world's largest water conservation project. It brought about 500,000 people, but migration from the dam area caused great social unrest. Read Transcript (PDF)

Rapid industrialization and treatment of chemical waste into water can lead to contamination of rivers, lakes and water bodies. This is a global problem that requires a quick solution. The supply of freshwater to this planet can not be increased. Therefore, other methods must be sought. One such method is to collect rainwater. Rainwater utilization is a simple and economical way to deal with this crisis. As people are responsible for the environment, the use of rainwater is increasingly prevalent, leading to ecological conservation and constructive use of natural resources. Decline in groundwater level is common, most people in urban areas depend on mineral water, but this is not cost effective nor reliable.

China's water supply is polluted by dumping poisonous people and industrial waste. The growth of algae caused by contamination has made the surface of the Chinese lake brighter, but larger problems may lurk under the water surface; 90% of urban groundwater in China is contaminated. Because the influence of agricultural waste has been neglected, water pollution in China has doubled from the government's initial forecast. Pesticides mainly cause water pollution. China's water source includes the toxicity of arsenic, fluoride and sulfate, which are related to the high incidence of liver cancer, gastric cancer and esophageal cancer in China.