Problems of and main limiting factors to Chinese western eco-environment are analyzed firstly and principles of integrating water pollution control with water resources planning and management, with ecological construction and with economic development planning and setting control priorities according to local conditions are proposed. Following strategies for water pollution control are suggested: 1) a master plan for western area need to be established as soon as possible; 2) total emission control should be regarded as the basic policy and measures such as clean production, charging and subsidy need to be implemented; 3) point sources pollution control should be considered the main task in short term and centralized wastewater treatment plants by using sustainable processes should be constructed primarily for large and medium-size cities with heavier pollution; 4) sound institutional and regulation systems need to be established to create an enabling environment; 5) multiple investment system should be established; and 6) studies of pragmatic theories and methodologies for water pollution control and cost-effective technologies appropriate to western area, and training of local technicians need to be enhanced as well.
Keywords. China; western areas; water pollution control; strategy
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How to cite this article
Jiang, W., Cheng, J., Long, T. and He, Q. (2003). 'Strategies to water pollution control in western China'. SET Proceedings, 2(1), pp. 183-187. https://doi.org/10.65582/set.2003.041
