Modern water network plate living water resources leave enough water and use it well.

　　CCTV News:The Outline of the National Water Network Construction Plan was released on May 25th, proposing to strengthen the connection and interconnection between the national backbone network and the provincial water network, do a good job in the planning and construction of the provincial water network, and give full play to the overall benefits of the water network project. In August, 2022, the Ministry of Water Resources identified seven provinces and regions, namely Guangdong, Zhejiang, Shandong, Jiangxi, Hubei, Liaoning and Guangxi, as the first batch of provincial-level water network pilot areas in China. In the past year, what has been the effect of the construction of the pilot area?

　　Yantai is a typical coastal water-deficient city in the north. Due to the lack of impoundment projects in surrounding rivers, nearly 200 million cubic meters of natural water has flowed into the sea in vain for many years. In October, 2020, the construction of Laolan Reservoir began. The reservoir is mainly used for water supply and flood control, taking into account irrigation and ecological environment water.

　　In January, 2022, Shandong Province took the lead in issuing and implementing "Shandong Modern Water Network Construction Plan", and at the same time accelerated the implementation of investment and construction.

　　Weave a modern water network covering Shandong Province

　　Shandong is the only national provincial water network pilot area in the Yellow River Basin. What kind of modern water network will be woven here?

　　Recently, the reporter went to the Jinjiayan Water Control Project of Xiaoqing River in Zibo. At present, the project construction has entered the final stage.

　　In 2022, the comprehensive management of Xiaoqing River was brought into the planning of Shandong modern water network and became one of the important backbone projects of Shandong modern water network.

　　The planning of Shandong Province will take 3 years from 2023 — In five years, the main skeleton and aorta of modern water network covering the whole province have basically formed. Up to now, 16 cities in Shandong Province have all completed the preparation of municipal modern water network planning, and 104 of 136 counties have completed the preparation of county-level modern water network planning.

　　Water net plate, living water resources, sufficient water, good water use.

　　Shandong is a water-consuming province, but it is also a serious water shortage province. Being located at the lowest reaches of the Yellow River, the annual water division index is simply not enough, and the Yangtze River water should be transferred from the first phase of the East Route of South-to-North Water Transfer Project. Where does the water come from to build a modern water network? How to distribute it?

　　Wangyang Pumping Station, which has six pumping units in Weifang City, is the central pumping station for diverting water from the Yangtze River and the Yellow River in Shandong Province to Weifang, Qingdao, Yantai and Weihai. For a long time, the coastal areas of Shandong Province have become the leader of the strong development of Shandong’s export-oriented economy. However, the shortage of water resources and the lack of original water delivery capacity in the region have made the key Wangyang Pumping Station a "bottleneck" project.

　　Affected by natural geography and climatic conditions, the problems of resource water shortage and engineering water shortage in Shandong are very prominent. There are still 23,800 square kilometers of soil erosion in the whole province, and the phenomena of river drying up and groundwater overexploitation exist to varying degrees.

　　At present, the total annual average water consumption in Shandong province is about 22 billion cubic meters, which is far from the demand for high-quality water for economic and social development in Shandong.