Water from Yangtze not enough to quench Beijing’s thirst(2)  

10亿方江水难解北京之渴 缺口仍达15亿立方米

今年10月，江水初进京。年10.5亿立方米的接收量，将显著提高北京供水安全保障程度。那么，对于北京来讲，是否节水不再需要、可以大手大脚用水了呢？“当然不行，北京依然很渴，节水一定要进行到底！”市水务局相关负责人斩钉截铁地说。[查看全文]

To bridge the gap, local policymakers have taken measures including exploiting underground water and reducing ecological and agricultural water use.

However, some of these measures have caused environmental deterioration. The overexploitation of underground water has contributed to land subsidence and other ecological damage, according to the official.

By phasing out water consumption enterprises and lowering industrial water use, local policymakers have managed to save a total of one billion cubic meters of water in the past eight years starting from 2006, the official added.