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"Managing Northeast China's Water Resources"
How can a coastal province in northeast China better manage its water
resources and establish pollution controls in one of the nation's most
environmentally degraded areas?
MWH is working closely with the Chinese government to accomplish this
goal. Our experts are developing an integrated water resources management
and pollution prevention/control strategy for the Liao River Basin in
Liaoning, China.
Liaoning is a coastal province in northeast China with a population of
41 million. Rich in mineral and agricultural resources, the region's rapid
economic development has had a catastrophic impact on the environment.
Water resources in the province are badly depleted and polluted by heavy
industry. One of the worse areas is the Liao River Basin — which
is considered among the most environmentally damaged in China. Compounding
the water pollution problem is the scarcity of water in the Liaoning province.
Liaoning Integrated Environmental Program
MWH is conducting a four-year program funded by the European Commission.
The project supports a pollution control plan developed by the Liaoning
Environmental Protection Bureau, and an earlier river basin management
plan for the Hun/Taisei River system. MWH experts are:
- Developing an integrated water resources management and pollution
prevention/control strategy for the Liao Basin - River Basin Plan
- Identifying technical projects and prioritizing these for investment,
so that maximum environmental benefit will be achieved and delivered
at the lowest cost. Projects must be shown to be operationally and financially
sustainable
- Identifying "softer" interventions such as policy, legislative
change, enforcement, institutional strengthening, awareness building
and management development required to deliver the environmental improvements
and support their implementation
- Conducting feasibility studies for the priority investments to a standard
where they can be used to support applications for investment. Twenty
projects will be developed
- Identifying and initiating long-term research for future planning
needs
- Ensuring that the planning process is institutionalized within China's
Provincial Government by providing staff training and awareness building.
Also establishing an organizational structure that keeps plan flexible
to future challenges
Liao River Basin Project
MWH was also commissioned by LUCRPO to support the complex Liao River
Basin Urban Environment Project. The two-phase program was designed to
develop policy and investment initiatives that provided a sustainable
environment for the long-term development of the Liao River Basin.
MWH delivered feasibility-level recommendations and prepared the project
for World Bank funding. The LUCRPO project included:
- A 100,000 m3/day sewage treatment plant in Jinzhou (US$ 21.8 million)
- A 100,000 m3/day sewage treatment plant in Panjin (US$ 26.5 million)
- A 100,000 m3/day sewage treatment plant in Yingkou (US$32.3 million)
- Two cleaner production wastewater plants at Yingkou and Jinzhou paper
mills
The second phase of the Liao River Basin Project was designed to improve
water quality in six cities in the Liao River Basin. The project included:
- A wastewater treatment works of 400,000m3/day (US$107.2 million) and
urban upgrading (US$10 million) in Shenyang
- A wastewater treatment works of 250,000m3/day in Fushun (US$95.7 million)
- A wastewater treatment works of 100,000m3/day in Fuxin (US$23.3 million)
- A wastewater treatment works of 100,000m3/day in Panjin (US$28 million)
- A wastewater treatment works of 50,000m3/day in Yingkou (US$17 million)
- A wastewater treatment works of 20,000m3/day in Jinzhou (US$7.2 million)
For both phases of the LUCRPO project, MWH provided the following services:
- DRA services to the Liaoning Provincial Government to mitigate environmental
impacts and establish policies, practices and institutions to facilitate
and sustain cost-effective essential services.
- Review services concerning feasibility, financial, management, engineering
and other studies and designs to reduce pollution and waste.
- Recommendations to improve the management of water quality, including
the protection of drinking water and treatment of wastewater, waste
and stormwater.
- Promotion of urban renewal and environmental protection in the Liao
River Basin and its tributary rivers.
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