subject: Waste-water treatment of sewage Yancheng people suffer skyrocketing price of mineral water - water, mineral water, water - Environmental Protection [print this page] Waste-water treatment of sewage Yancheng people suffer skyrocketing price of mineral water - water, mineral water, water - Environmental Protection
20 early in the morning, because water appears smell, the main city in Jiangsu province in a large scale occurred without water, the major supermarkets were looted of drinking water.
Yancheng environmental protection department has initially determined that a chemical waste-water treatment of sewage water plant west of the city led to pollution of water by phenol.
According to the municipal communications, the ongoing clean water and sewage pipe network, and start the backup yesterday afternoon, the partial restoration of water supply. But the public still doubts on the ability to use water, when it can resume normal water supply is also not clear.
Prices of mineral water for 10 minutes twice Pavilion Lakes residents
Yancheng Chow said yesterday morning after getting up, it found the tap water in a stock "pesticide smell", then on without water, and "no face washing into."
"We all rushed to go into a box to buy mineral water or bottled water, store at home in the spare." Chow said when he returned home at noon after work to buy water for cooking, and found that many large supermarkets in the pure water has been sold out of supplies, "I ran three supermarkets, a small supermarket at the end only buy the water. and it also take the opportunity to supermarket prices, a colleague before I bought the 16 dollar a box, it is my turn to buy the time of rose to 20 yuan, while the row behind me, my colleagues at the time we went to buy 24 yuan, but after 10 minutes of work. "
Mr. Zhou also heard colleagues say, Yancheng District, because almost all sold out of supplies of drinking water, and even the public to drive to surrounding areas, "water grab."
Yancheng city has a population of 8.15 million, is of Jiangsu area of the first, the second largest city population. Caused by chemical waste-water treatment of sewage
Yancheng Government yesterday informed the day of 6:20, found west of the city water plant water smell. After preliminary testing, west of the city water plant, the more the water plant, water source was polluted phenolic compounds, the production of tap water is not suitable for drinking, water immediately close the outlet, leading to the main city of Pavilion Lake, Yandu District, New District, Development Zone wide range without water.
Yancheng EPA official says, the original place Water Pollution , The environmental protection sector working groups tasked four inspections. After initial investigation, the reasons for the pollution, the new Chemical Co., Ltd. Yancheng standard waste-water treatment of sewage.
Yancheng City public security organs have been on file for investigation on the matter. According to the survey, this chemical usually polluted water in a small ditch, but this small ditch, a small dam, this dam to open the factory the day before yesterday, coincided with the Yancheng heavy rain, the sewage flow into the city water plant's water source west python River.
Yancheng City tap water, from the west, the more River, east of the city water plant to provide 3, one west of the city water plant on the scale of water supply 11.5 million tons, the more the water plant up to 20,000 tons, two main urban areas the main water supply plant ; east of the city water plant scale of 100 thousand tons of water supply for the city's alternative water sources. Among them, the more water plant west of the city water plant and raw water were taken from the new foreign port, east of the city water plant from Tongyu River. Length 69.80 km of new foreign port, is Yancheng major river drainage into the sea. Start an emergency backup water supply
Resume as soon as possible to ensure urban water supply, Yancheng City Government yesterday launched an emergency backup water intake Tongyu River, east of the city water plant to increase production capacity, limited part of the industrial water and Special use, and enable deep well, yesterday afternoon 2 began to restore the water supply.
Yancheng Government also reminded the public to immediately open the indoor faucet, pipeline emptying more than water, until no smell, "emissions of water free of water."
As of last night, Yancheng city water borne entirely by the east of the city water plant, but most areas west of the city water pressure is still low.
Yancheng one teacher Cui Haiqing said at 3 pm yesterday, the school water supply has been restored, "but the current flow is still small, I heard a number of senior residents at home or no water pressure may be enough."
Government, inviting the user to the bottom floor of a high water user or cottage, and urge the public to promote mutual aid Cooperation Spirit.
