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DOZENS of residential estates, business areas and schools around Shenzhen Bay discharge approximately 130,000 tons of wastewater into Shenzhen Bay each day, the city’s water affairs bureau said Tuesday.
The bureau gave a list of major polluters in response to growing public concern about water quality in Shenzhen Bay.
Water quality in Shenzhen Bay has been deteriorating for three decades.
According to the list, there are 47 pipes in total around Shenzhen Bay, among which 16 pipes discharge used water.
According to the information offered by the water affairs bureau, the 16 pipes are mostly located near residential properties, commercial buildings, schools and some major construction sites in Futian and Nanshan districts.
An investigation showed that at least one source of pollution is found near every pipe, and some pipes even have 11 sources of wastewater connected.
The daily discharge of wastewater reaches 15 tons through these pipes.
The areas along the Dashahe River discharge most of the used water, with a daily discharge of about 4.5 tons.
The bureau pointed out that only a few of the buildings in these areas were built in the 1980s and 1990s, with the oldest building dating back to 1989.
Most of the building were built after 2000.
A few members from the Municipal People’s Congress suspect that some buildings fail to meet environmental requirements.
Several government officials have pointed out that installation of sewer pipes lags behind the construction of buildings in the Houhai area.
Urban villages, like Baishizhou in Nanshan District, are also a source of wastewater.
The fish market in the Shekou area is also on the list of sources of wastewater.
The water pollution in Shenzhen Bay has been in the spotlight since it was brought up during the city’s recent political conferences. City leaders have pledged to tackle the problem.
Shenzhen Party chief Ma Xingrui and Mayor Xu Qin held a meeting Tuesday to discuss work on enhancing water quality in the city.
(Zhang Qian)
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