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CNS, Hangzhou, June 4 (reporter Zhao Xiaoyan)-2013-Zhejiang Provincial Department of environmental protection announced today in Zhejiang Province environmental bulletin. Figures show that in 2013, the Zhejiang Provincial surface water quality overall is good, but canals, pinyang County, and in plain river network water quality dominated by inferior class and v class v, pollution is serious.

Bulletin said, in Zhejiang eight big river, and Canal and river in the, rivers River overall water basic good, part tributary and flows through town of local river still exists different degree of pollution, which oujiang River, and Feiyun River, and vetch streams Department the section water reached or is superior to ⅲ class, water excellent; jiaojiang, and Cao-River, and Qiantang River, and yongjiang River reached or is superior to ⅲ class section accounted for 50%~81.8% Zhijian. Canals, pinyang County, and in plain river network water quality dominated by inferior class and v class v, pollution is still serious.

Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal is an artificial excavation has a history of thousands of years of ancient canals. Canal flows through the provinces and municipalities including Beijing, Tianjin, in Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province and other cities, currently more than 30 cities is the joint list.

In this regard, the Director of Zhejiang Provincial environmental monitoring center, said Roderick Woo, canals and the aojiang River, plain River-NET pollution problem has been for many years, while Zhejiang Province were unite "five water treatment" wholeheartedly in governance, but still needs time, "this is not a simple, one or two years to complete. ”

Roderick Woo said that judging from current monitoring, the heavily polluted rivers major pollution indicators are also ammonia nitrogen, ranging from industrial emissions, and also because of the sewage.

Bulletin shows that towns above the county level centralized drinking water water quality standards for 86.1%, of which 11 districts and urban concentrated drinking water compliance with the water quality of 92.5%. (End text)

(Original title: water pollution in the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal last year severely this year to apply for world heritage site)

20:51 June 04, 2014 China News Network