Guangzhou, one of the major gates to the outside world in south
China, will build four sewage disposal plants this year.
Yang Guoquan, deputy head of the city planning bureau, gardens and
forestry for Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong Province, said
Wednesday that plans included 13 sewage pump stations, 22 sewage
facilities and laying of 209 km of pipelines for sewage
diversion.
Completion of the projects will add to the city a daily sewage
treatment capacity of 840,000 tons by the end of the year.
About 70 percent of domestic sewage in the old eight urban
districts of the city will be able to be treated by 2004, said the
official.
There are only three sewage treatment plants operating in downtown
Guangzhou, with a combined daily disposal capacity of 580,000
tons.
(Xinhua News Agency June 11, 2003)
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