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CHINA / National
Premier stresses water safety in urban areas
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2007-08-22 21:21
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao highlighted the issue of water safety in the
urban areas at a meeting of the State Council on Wednesday, pledging the
government will work to ensure drinking water safety in both rural and
urban areas.
There are still problems concerning water safety in cities, said a press
release after the meeting, such as unsafe or polluted water sources,
out-dated facilities and poor quality monitoring.
In the next three years, China will prioritize water safety in 205 cities
and 350 counties.
The State Council called for redoubled efforts to protect water sources
and renovate outdated water facilities in the cities.
China adopted in July a new national standard for drinking-water quality
to ensure clean tap water supply to the country's urban and rural
residents.
The new standard raised the quality of tap water in terms of organism,
microorganism and disinfection by bringing 71 more quality indicators
into monitoring in addition to the original 35 indicators, according to
an official with the Health Ministry.
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