Ensuring drinking water in rural areas

Security measures

（Excerpt from the Internet）

The safety of drinking water affects people's health and even life, is a major issue involving the national economy and people's livelihood, and is a theme of general concern in the world today.  With the rapid growth of the national economy and the rapid development of various livelihood projects, improving the quality of rural drinking water is one of the important tasks of governments at all levels to do practical things for the people. The safety of drinking water quality is not only a topic of concern for urban people, but also a topic of concern for rural people in rural areas, especially in today's increasing pollution in rural areas, the importance of drinking water quality safety is higher than any other aspect.

01 Insist on proceeding from reality

It is necessary to proceed from reality, make comprehensive arrangements, highlight key points, and implement them step by step. It is necessary to link up with the construction plan of new rural areas and small towns, combine the short-term with the long-term, and take into account the water needs of livestock and poultry breeding and the secondary and tertiary industries as a whole. During the "Eleventh Five-Year Plan" period, we will focus on solving water quality problems that seriously affect health, such as high fluoride water, high arsenic water, brackish water, polluted water, and microbial diseases, as well as serious water shortage problems in local areas.

02Protect the source of drinking water

It is necessary to properly protect drinking water sources, designate water source protection zones, and prevent water sources from being polluted and man-made damage. guide farmers to scientifically apply chemical fertilizers and pesticides, reduce non-point source pollution, and strengthen the treatment of rural waste sewage, garbage and manure; Strengthen water quality monitoring and establish a water quality monitoring system.

03Do a good job in regional water supply project planning

It is necessary to do a good job in the planning of regional water supply projects, pay equal attention to water quality and quantity, and rationally select water sources, engineering types, water supply scales, and water purification measures. Where conditions permit, advocate the development of a moderately large-scale centralized water supply to supply water to households; In areas with high water production costs, it is advisable to divide water supply; Farmers living in scattered areas in hilly areas can use decentralized water supply.

04Solve the problem of drinking water safety in rural areas

Local governments at all levels are mainly responsible for solving the problem of drinking water safety in rural areas, and relevant departments should be responsible for the division of labor and close cooperation; It is necessary to strengthen the preliminary work and strict project approval procedures; improve construction and management methods, and implement the main responsibility of management; It is necessary to establish a benign operation mechanism for the completed projects.