More Sewage, Garbage Treatment Plants for Three Gorges Project AreaSouthwest China's Chongqing Municipality will build 10 sewage treatment plants and 11 garbage treatment plants in its counties around the Three Gorges Reservoir project area before 2003.Upon completion, these areas will be able to treat 380,000 tons of waste water and 2,800 tons of garbage daily, said an official with the Chongqing Municipal Environmental Protection Bureau. The Three Gorges Reservoir will also be able to generate electricity by 2003. The Three Gorges area is a major polluting source of the Yangtze River. 1999 statistics show that a total of 1.33 billion tons of waste water was discharged into the reservoir in Chongqing and 520,000 tons of garbage was produced in the area each year. To guarantee a quality environment for the Three Gorges Reservoir, both the central and local governments have worked out regulations on environmental protection in the area. In another development, central China's Hubei Province also plans to build sewage and garbage treatment plants in its reservoir area. |
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