Chapter 84 Reservoir
Water is flowing, but it is managed by local officials who have their own affairs upstream and downstream, and in the same area, it is managed by various administrative departments with divided responsibilities.
So we see that the water conservancy department is in charge of reservoir engineering and agricultural water conservancy, the environmental protection department is in charge of sewage treatment, and the urban construction department is in charge of urban groundwater extraction and water supply pipe networks.
As a result, many cities are overexploiting groundwater and shouting that the South-to-North Water Diversion Project must be launched. On the other hand, the leakage and leakage rate of urban water supply pipelines is as high as over 10%. Industrial sewage and domestic sewage are still being discharged into the surface continuously. river.
We dare to build the largest reservoir in the world, but we are stalling in the face of an inefficient water management system.
In 1958, about 100 kilometers upstream of Qingtu Lake, the Minqin people began to build the Hongyashan Reservoir.
The completion of "Asia's largest desert reservoir" made this place the end of the Shiyang River, and Qingtu Lake at the end became history.
When the reservoir was built, local leaders strongly opposed it.
Coinciding with the construction of many diversion dams in the upper reaches of Wuwei, the water conflict in the basin was particularly prominent, which finally led to the leaders taking the lead to blow up the dams in Wuwei.
At that time, yellow explosives had been planted under the canal, but Wu finally stopped them, and the three counties sat down to negotiate.
Finally, a document was issued, stipulating that "Wuwei is not allowed to block dams, and Minqin is not allowed to dig springs."
However, the water disputes between the two have a long history, which can be traced back to the Kangxi period. How can it be just a document? It can be solved.
In the 1970s, another local leader went to the capital to discuss water issues, but the punishment was already handed down before they arrived.
From then on, the awareness of being wise and self-preserving became deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and muddle along became a creed.
But nature is always objective and fair.
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On their way to the reservoir, Alfalfa and the others met Master Li, who was using a tricycle to water trees. Master Li was the manager of the Hongyashan Reservoir.
Zhuang Zheng asked curiously about the dam bombing incident.
"I know, I know! The Wuwei people guarded the canal and refused to release water to us. The water flowing down was intercepted by them on the way and diverted to the fields. People here were anxious, and *** led people Pulling a cart of explosives to blow up the dam."
"Did you participate?"
"I was still young at that time, and everyone in the elders knew about it. If you don't believe me, just ask, everyone knows about this. Those were good cadres. There are no good officials who are willing to stand up for the masses now."
Zhuang It felt like listening to a story, and I admired the county magistrate quite a lot.
While Guo Yang and Lu Hanbin were listening, they also observed their surroundings carefully.
The pine, cypress and lilac trees on the top of the mountain look listless. The dam of Hongyashan Reservoir can be seen carefully in the distance, and the surrounding area is even more desolate.
“Are those trees dead?”
Guo Yang pointed to the trees around the dam.
Master Li sighed, "Large areas of forests and pastures around the reservoir area have died and withered. Only the trees on the top of the Black Mountain are left. The county has issued a death order and cannot feed the trees on the Black Mountain. These trees will deduct wages.”
“Why not pump water?”
“You will know when you go down and take a look. The reservoir is almost dry, and all that is left is sewage. The fish are all dead, and the Wenzhou owner of the fish farm has suffered a huge loss!”
A few people came to the reservoir dam and saw only a small shallow water surface in the huge reservoir, and the bed continued to be dry. Dry cracks can be seen everywhere, and the exposed surface of the library looks like a huge spider web from a distance.
The only water surface is also black, and unfinished dead fish can be seen on the water surface.
Beside the reservoir, there is a huge sign that describes the efforts of the Minqin people - the northern lake area is "returning farmland to forests, planting grass and raising livestock, structural adjustment, shrinking immigration, and labor transfer."
And just 20 meters away, on an old stone tablet, the inscription describes the process of establishing the reservoir. It was erected in 1993. There is a text in it that says, "The people of Minqin overcome difficulties and fight against the heaven and the earth..."
Guo Yang stood by the reservoir and looked around. The desert was only a few hundred meters away, and the closest point was only a few dozen meters away.
The two deserts are also approaching the reservoir. When strong sandstorms pass by, strong winds dump sand and dust into the reservoir one ton after another.
Windy sand will not only damage the reservoir dam, but also greatly reduce the storage capacity of the reservoir.
Walking on the shore, from time to time you can see dead fish that have not been cleaned up, ranging from finger-sized fry to large fish as long as half an arm. "It's so heartbreaking." Zhuang Zheng sighed.
A middle-aged man in his early forties walked towards him, his face full of melancholy.
“Are you a reporter?”
He pointed at the camera in Zhang Jing's hand and spoke in Mandarin.
"No, we came to see the reservoir."
"Oh."
The man looked disappointed, "The reservoir is seriously polluted, and the pollution level exceeds the national standard More than ten times."
"Yes?"
"The owner of an aquatic tourism company raises fish in the reservoir area, but the fish are all dead."
Thinking of the black sewage and the dead fish floating on the water, everyone didn't know how to comfort him.
“There’s so much dead fish to catch, and the stench can be smelled from a long way away. Two to three hundred villagers come to catch fish every day. Even though the fish are poisoned, the villagers don’t dare to After eating it, we took it home to make feed for pigs and chickens. Later, the chickens died, and no one came to catch fish.”
The boss took the initiative to approach Zhang Jing’s camera and said, “We were attracted by the local government’s investment promotion. Yes, we invested 2 million and it was very lively. But when something happened, we went to find it, but they said you can do whatever you want, don’t say you went to them.”
"Then what are you going to do, brother?"
"The only option is to file a lawsuit. We are suing Ronghua Group and Paper Company, which discharge sewage upstream. The case was filed in July this year, but the court has been delaying the hearing."
The surprise in Guo Yang's eyes A look flashed across his face.
Ronghua Group is mainly engaged in corn deep processing and agricultural film production. It is the second largest enterprise in Long Province and a listed company. It is the treasure of the municipal government!
“The local people in Minqin heard that we were fighting a lawsuit against Wuwei for the reservoir, and they came to support us one after another. Some borrowed cars and gave money. They said that we were venting our anger for the 300,000 people in Minqin and needed it. Just ask for help."
Guo Yang sighed secretly.
The fight for water between people upstream and downstream seems to have become an inextricable knot, but the Wenzhou boss is not regarded as a ‘hero’ yet!
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After bidding farewell to the Wenzhou boss, everyone felt a little heavy. Zhuang Zheng was like an eggplant beaten by frost, and never mentioned restoring Qingtu Lake again.
“This is so frustrating!”
Both Zhuang Zheng and Zhang Jing looked at the boss, thinking he had a solution.
But Guo Yang still laughed and joked: "The difficulties are not limited to these!"
"The surge in agricultural and industrial water use in the upper reaches of the Shiyang River has led to less and less water inflows from Minqin in the lower reaches, and in some seasons there are even The rivers are drying up.”
“Fresh running water cannot even dilute the sewage, and the weather continues to be dry, and the Hongyashan Reservoir will be completely dry at most.”
“Not only. Not only the Hongyashan Reservoir, but also other reservoirs are facing the risk of a sharp reduction in storage capacity or even drying up."
Lu Hanbin looked at the boss and was still in a mood to laugh, and kept thinking about the hydrological data he had read in his mind. One appears.
Where should the water come from?
Suddenly, Lu Hanbin seemed to have caught something.
“Boss, do you want to transfer water through the second phase of Jingdian Water Diversion Project?”
Guo Yang nodded approvingly.
“The amount of water transferred in the second phase of Kejing Electric is also limited, and the water transfer price is ridiculously expensive!”
(End of this chapter)