Thirsty China Taps Sea for Fresh Water
Published on by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network in Government
Starting in 2019, the facility will remove salt from 120,000 tonnes of seawater each day. The result will be 50,000 tonnes of potable water, to be piped 270km to Beijing
On the shores of Bohai Bay near the industrial city of Tangshan, construction has begun on an engineering project ambitious even by Chinesestandards.
Starting in 2019, the facility will remove salt from 120,000 tonnes of seawater each day. The result will be 50,000 tonnes of potable water, to be piped 170 miles to Beijing. The capital, located in the arid northeast, has scarce rainfall and dwindling waterreserves.
Home to 20per cent of the world's population but only 7per cent of its fresh water, China has embraced desalination. The central government's Special Plan for Seawater Utilization calls for producing 3million tonnes (807million gallons) a day of purified seawater by 2020—roughly quadruple the country's current capacity. Of China's 668largest cities, at least 400 already suffer from waterscarcity.
Paul Bai, chief executive officer of Aqualyng China, a venture between Norway's Aqualyng and Hong Kong-based Beijing Enterprises Water Group, says China is becoming a crucial market for foreign desalination companies with the latest technology andequipment.
Source: Eco-Business
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