On July 31, 2014, the latest issue of "Nature" magazine published a review article "A sustainable plan for China's drinking water" co-authored by teachers Tao Tao and Xin Kunlun from the Department of Municipal Engineering of our college.
This paper comprehensively analyzes the complex conditions faced by China's drinking water sources and the efforts and achievements made by the Chinese government in ensuring drinking water safety. It points out that from the perspective of sustainable development, the protection of drinking water sources, and the quality supply and utilization of water should be paid more attention to while strengthening the improvement of the water supply foundation.
The paper points out that China's new drinking water sanitation standard is in line with the water quality standards of foreign developed countries by stipulating up to 106 water quality indexes. However, the domestic water consumption of residents is only a part of the urban water supply structure, and its total amount takes up about one-third of the total water consumption, while the water for cooking and drinking only accounts for about 2% of the domestic water. Through the development of advanced terminal water purification equipment and residential reclaimed water reuse facilities, the optimization of water supply structure can better meet the national strategic concept of sustainable development.