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Title: Use of Reclaimed Water in China: Management Issues and Strategies (Report)
Author : Management Science and Engineering
Release Date : January 01, 2009
Genre: Education,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 211 KB

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1. INTRODUCTION While Americans fret over rising gas prices and global tension over oil, Chinese government is struggling to secure access to another, even more basic resource. The signs of water stress can be seen on every front in China. A recent Chinese survey reports that the water table beneath much of the North China Plain has fell an average of 1.5 meters (roughly 5 feet) per year over the last five years . Water scarcity in China is fueling conflict and thwarting development while growing in step with local populations and rising global temperatures, and the challenge to develop alternative water sources to satisfy future needs has become critical. Accordingly, the production of reclaimed water using in lieu of potable water for non-potable water uses has begun to receive considerable attention.