In 2005, per capita urban water consumption will be controlled
within 230 liters each day, and in 2010, rising to 240 liters per
day, including public water consumption, according to the Ministry of Water
Resources.
The "Outline of the National Water-saving Plan" reveals that top
priority in the water-saving measures is being given to widespread
use of water-efficiency devices, eliminating water leakage in each
link of the water supply chain.
The plan is for all newly-construction civil buildings in urban
areas to have water-efficiency devices installed, while all old
water devices failing to meet the water-saving standards will be
updated by 2005. In 2010, the renewal of old water devices,
including those in residential buildings, basically will be
completed, urban public utilities will all be installed with
water-efficiency devices, and the water circulation rate involved
in air-conditioner cooling operations will reach 96 percent.
The general goal of building a water-saving society in 2005 is
to control total water consumption at around 620 billion cubic
meters and in 2010 at around 670 billion cubic meters. In the
future, half of the increase of industrial water consumption will
be solved through water saving, as will the bulk of the increase in
farm irrigation.
The growth in daily water consumption will be controlled within
a certain criterion adapting to the economic development and living
conditions.
(China.org.cn translated by Zhang Tingting, October 25,
2003)