CHINA’S South-to-North Water Diversion Project, the largest of its kind globally, has delivered more than 70 billion cubic metres of water through its middle route since it started full operation in December 2014.
According to the China South-toNorth Water Diversion Corporation, the massive water transfer project has become a crucial lifeline for 26 major cities and over 200 counties, benefiting approximately 114 million residents in Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei and Henan.
The impact has been particularly pronounced in Beijing, where diverted water now accounts for nearly 80 per cent of the capital’s urban water supply. A large proportion of Beijing’s drinking water now travels over 1,000 kilometres along the project’s middle route from Danjiangkou Reservoir in central China’s Hubei Province. The water flows north via canals and pipelines, crossing beneath the Yellow River before arriving at Beijing’s water treatment plants. In Tianjin, the project’s reach has expanded to 15 of the city’s 16 administrative districts, with infrastructure improvements extending water access to rural areas through various rural drinking water improvement initiatives.
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