BEIJING, July 16 (Xinhua) -- Beijing has made progress in coordinated water pollution treatment with its neighbors, and maintained good water quality in the first half of the year, the city government said Tuesday.
A joint action mechanism has been established among Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei to address water pollution in rivers and lakes in the area. Industrial wastewater and agricultural pollution were especially targeted in the meantime.
The city treated a total of 930 million cubic meters of sewage, used 490 million tonnes of recycled water from Jan. to June, and added another 14 km of protective net along the city's fresh water diversion canal.
In addition, the city also cleaned over 9,000 km of drainpipes and launched a campaign against the direct discharge of industrial wastewater into 14 key rivers.
A sewage treatment standard has been promoted in 300 villages to better manage rural domestic wastewater.
