Chapter 85 Water Diversion
The Jingtaichuan Electric Power Irrigation Project is a large (2) type electric power irrigation and water conservancy project spanning two provinces and regions, and across the Yellow River and Shiyang River basins, with an overall planned area of 1 million acres.
The entire project consists of three parts: Jingdian Phase I, Jingdian Phase II, and Jingdian Phase II extending to Minqin Water Diversion Project (referred to as the polling project). Jingdian Phase I and Jingdian Phase II were completed in 1974 respectively. and built in 1994.
The polling project also delivered water to Minqin in 2001. The Yellow River water passed through the newly built water delivery channel and finally flowed into the Hongyashan Reservoir after a long journey of 120 kilometers.
Listening to Lu Hanbin’s words, Zhuang Zheng also had an impression, but his eyes became more confused.
"There are channels for water transfer, why doesn't the county transfer water to the reservoir?"
"The cost of water transfer is too high!" Lu Hanbin said, water source is the key to the success of subsequent desertification control projects, and it is also his Always focused on.
“I asked farmers in the irrigation area that before the water transfer, the price of irrigation water was about 15 yuan per acre of land. After the water transfer, the water price soared. The water price per cubic meter exceeded 3 cents, and one acre of land cost Fifty or sixty yuan."
"This is an unattainable figure for farmers whose annual income does not exceed 1,000 yuan, causing farmers to begin to refuse water for irrigation."
"But for farmers. As far as the water conservancy management department is concerned, the water fees collected are far from enough to cover the cost of water transfer. The county's finances cannot support it, and the amount of water transfer has decreased. At the same time, the drought continues, and the water inflow from upstream is also decreasing. It is foreseeable that the water price will still continue. To rise.”
"If this continues, maybe the reservoir will dry up completely as the boss said."
Lu Hanbin's tone was steady and his words were very convincing, as can be seen from the fact that Zhuang Zheng and Zhang Jing nodded from time to time. come out.
“Boss, will the desertification control project continue?”
Guo Yang stretched out his left hand that was clenched into a fist, and then opened it again.
“Of course! The pattern must be opened!”
Through the rearview mirror, he could see the expressions and movements of several people in the back row.
Zhang Jing still kept the camera in hand, and would occasionally take pictures of interesting scenery when he saw it. However, Zhuang Zheng and Lu Hanbin's attention was still on him, and the doubts on their faces remained unabated.
"Han Bin, are you interested in being transferred to Minqin Branch?" Guo Yang suddenly asked.
“Okay.” Lu Hanbin did not hesitate.
His original intention of coming to Luhe was just for a considerable income.
But thinking about the experience of the past few days, the image of ecological migration of people in the sandy area is lingering. Qingtu Lake is sleeping in the desert, and green onions are swaying on the dry surface of Hongyashan Reservoir, waving to him.
The situation needs to be opened up! Lu Hanbin gestured secretly with his right hand.
Zhang Jing, who had been holding the camera and saying nothing, also said calmly at this time.
"Boss, I also want to transfer here. It would be more meaningful to record the process of desert change with cameras."
"Okay."
Zhuang Zheng touched his forehead, feeling faintly sweating. Thinking of his wife and children at home, he said bravely.
"Boss, I may have to go back."
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Monday, January 13, 2003.
Behind the desk, Guo Yang frowned and looked at the pile of photos in his hand.
On the opposite side, Zhuang Zheng stood upright, dressed in a suit, with black leather shoes on his feet shining brightly, and there was worry that could not be hidden in his eyes.
"Mr. Guo, the sewage from the reservoir has been discharged, and several paper mills upstream have also been closed. Now the sewage that has passed the test is discharged."
Guo Yang put the sewage on the table The photos were spread out one by one, and the dark yellow sewage in the photos was flowing into the river continuously.
“The leaders have coordinated with the Jingdian Electricity Management Bureau to transfer water from the Yellow River for free, but now is the dry season and water is very tight, so we can only wait.”
“We have made many people unhappy this time , someone is rumoring whether you are related to the Wenzhou businessman.”
Guo Yang raised his eyebrows, "I'm just doing it for my hometown."
Since April last year, the issue of reservoir pollution has finally come to light.
County, Jingdian Phase II Extension Project Civil Service Headquarters.
The headquarters is responsible for the maintenance of a section of channels and buildings. The person in charge is named Xu. He is in his forties and wears a military coat.
"Mr. Guo, I think you should stop fussing. The contradiction between water is very serious."
Guo Yang smiled noncommittally, with impatience hidden in his eyebrows.
"We are in the northwest, and no one pays attention to it. Unlike a group of leaders in other places, they pay great attention to it as soon as it is reported on TV."
Listening to these discouraging words, Guo Yang also A little irritable. Just at this time, Lu Hanbin returned with a few people and hurriedly picked them up.
The exploration and design of the alfalfa desertification control project was handed over to the Agricultural University team, who was introduced by their tutor Weng Lixin.
The leader this time was Professor Chen from the School of Hydraulic Engineering. With his rough and wrinkled skin, it was hard to imagine that he was an intellectual.
“When the Yellow River water is introduced into the Hongyashan Reservoir, it will pass through 60 kilometers of ancient desert rivers. The water leaks and evaporates seriously. The actual utilization rate is very low. All the water lost will be borne by Minqin. It will also increase the water price. It is inevitable..."
Guo Yang interrupted: "Professor Chen, is there any way to solve the water problem in the direction of Qingtu Lake?"
"Yes, but it is very difficult, it is best. Step by step."
"What are the solutions?"
"The middle and upper reaches of the Shiyang River basin use water to determine the land and reduce the area of cultivated land..."
Guo Yang was a little impatient and asked the middle reaches to reduce the area of cultivated land. Will the people in the middle reaches agree?
“Tell me something practical.”
Professor Chen raised his eyebrows, and there was anger in his eyes.
“If we want to restore Qingtu Lake at the end of the Shiyang River, there is only one fundamental measure, which is to build a water diversion project to divert water from the Yellow River across the basin.”
"Young man, don't be so arrogant!"
The surroundings were silent, and the swirling cool wind passed by, making Guo Yang gradually wake up.
Inter-basin water diversion is indeed a fundamental measure to solve the water crisis in the Shiyang River Basin, especially in the Minqin Oasis.
The current polling project is only an emergency project, and the annual water transfer volume is limited.
But another cross-basin water diversion project?
Guo Yang smiled bitterly and shook his head. For Alfalfa Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, this is not a question of whether it can be completed.
Large-scale projects involving people's livelihood cannot be led by private enterprises.
Then we can only wait for the country’s large-scale water conservancy projects, which will take too long!
After more than 50 years of demonstration and research on the South-to-North Water Diversion Project, construction of the east-line project and the middle-line project only started a month ago.
As for the Western Line Project involving several northwestern provinces, Guo Yang remembered that the specific implementation plan had not been finalized until he traveled through.
Therefore, Minqin still has to rely on polling projects for water diversion from outside.
Guo Yang is like a deflated rubber ball, deflated.
Alas! You really shouldn't laugh at Zhuang Zheng.
The next day.
Lao Song drove, and Guo Yang and Lu Hanbin, who were unwilling to give up, took a look around the Hongyashan Reservoir-Minqin County-Qingtu Lake ruins.
The still yellow earth is telling its desolation.
Motorized wells can be seen everywhere along the way. According to statistics, there are about 17,000 wells, ranging from a few meters, more than ten meters to hundreds of meters, and then three hundred meters.
The serious over-exploitation of groundwater makes Guo Yang lose hope of successfully controlling desertification. The oasis will only be swallowed up by the sand dunes inch by inch until it disappears.
Restore the groundwater level so that desert vegetation can survive.
But Guo Yang remembered that Minqin Oasis did not die. Twenty years later, its rich wolfberry, mutton and desert honeydew melons were still sold all over the world, and even Qingtu Lake had water again.
If you want to save the Minqin Oasis, the most critical thing is administrative power.
Closing motorized wells, rational distribution of upstream and downstream water resources, construction of large-scale water conservancy projects... these are the basis of governance.
The famous desert control figures and companies in later generations, including Ant Forest, are just a speck of dust in the context of the times.
With depression, several people walked into a small noodle shop on the roadside.
Suspected of violating the rules, it has been corrected since noon yesterday, and people are numb.
It will be on the shelves today. I don’t know when the next chapter will be written. I hope friends who read this will give me a first order to support it.
I don’t want to reward you, I really don’t have the ability to write more.
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(End of this chapter)