China increases number of water pollution indicators
May 31, 2012 Category Environment, Pollution
A total of 22 indicators will be used to evaluate river quality during the 12th Five Year Plan (2011-15) period, Zhao Hualin, Director of the Pollution Prevention Department under the Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP), said. After more indicators, such as for heavy metals, become national standards, the water quality of some rivers may be downgraded for a certain period of time, said Ling Jiang, Deputy Director of the Department. China’s awareness of water safety has been heightened following several major pollution cases in recent years. Under a new plan, 49.2% of China’s rivers and lakes monitored by the central authorities should meet at least Grade III standards by the end of 2015, an increase of 5 percentage points from 2010. The country also plans to reduce the proportion of “worse-than-Grade-V” water by 8 percentage points in five years from 25.8% in 2010. In China, river water quality is measured in six levels, from Grade I to Grade V and another grade called “worse than Grade V”. Only Grade I and II water can be used as drinking water sources, according to regulations. An estimated CNY500 billion will be spent from 2011 to 2015 to ease the pollution in 10 major rivers and lakes monitored by the central government.
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