Shapingba District of Chongqing Municipality Achieves 100% Compliant Water Quality in Jialing River Water Source
The Shapingba District of Chongqing Municipality has successfully implemented a comprehensive system to protect the Jialing River water source. The district focused on source control, promoting smart early warning, and strengthening collaborative governance. The result is a 100% compliant water quality in the Jialing River water source since the 14th Five-Year Plan.
Key Takeaways:
- The district has added 60 boundary markers, repaired approximately 1.1 kilometers of isolation nets, and installed over 20 warning signs to strictly adhere to the red lines of drinking water source protection areas.
- The district has integrated technologies such as automatic monitoring stations, drones, unmanned boats, and video surveillance to build an integrated air-space monitoring network, enabling real-time monitoring of key indicators, remote monitoring, and early warning of anomalies.
- The three-tiered management system (district, town, street, village, and community) has been improved, with approximately 20 supervisory personnel designated, and the responsibilities of departments, local authorities, and water plants consolidated.
- The district has established a multi-department joint inspection and cross-regional collaboration mechanism, optimized the second version of the emergency response plan, and organized three comprehensive emergency drills to enhance collaborative response capabilities.
- The water quality of the Jialing River water source in Shapingba District has remained 100% compliant since the 14th Five-Year Plan.
- No sudden water pollution incidents have occurred in the past three years.
Statistics:
- 60 boundary markers added
- 1.1 kilometers of isolation nets repaired
- Over 20 warning signs installed
- Over 500 dynamic monitoring of water quality at sewage outlets and tributaries conducted
- Inspection efficiency tripled
- Accuracy recognition rate: 98%
- Response time for anomalies: 30 minutes
- Number of emergency response plan optimizations: 1
- Number of comprehensive emergency drills organized: 3
- Number of years with 100% compliant water quality: 3
- Number of years since the 14th Five-Year Plan: Since 2021
Sources:
- http://cqspb.gov.cn/bm/qsthjj_63952/sy_63953/bmdt_63955/202509/t20250909_14989450.html (Chongqing: Shapingba District of Chongqing Municipality)