HCM City has set a target of treating 90 percent discharged water into rivers and canals by 2020 (Photo congnghexulynuocmet.com.vn) HCM City (VNS/VNA) – Ho Chi Minh City hasset a target of treating 90 percent of discharged water into rivers and canalsby 2020.
The city’s total daily wastewater, includingwastewater from industrial parks as well as in residents, amounts to 1,750,000cubic metres.
HCM City now can treat 420,000 cubic metres ofwastewater per day, accounting for 24 percent of the city’s daily wastewater.
To meet this target, city authorities said theywould set up 24 automatic water quality monitoring systems along the Sai Gon –Dong Nai River.
Most of the water in rivers and canals met citynorms, expect the amount of dissolved oxygen and coliform, according to thewater quality report in the first quarter.
Factories and industrial parks which dischargeover 1,000 cubic metres of wastewater a day must set up automatic measuringstations directly linked to the Department of Natural Resources and Environment.
The city plans to continue monitoring allwastewater treatment systems at industrial parks, processing zones, high-techparks and industrial clusters.
By 2020, it targets collection and treatment ofall industrial and medical liquid wastes and 90 percent of industrial fumes.
It also aims to reduce surface water pollution by90 percent and air pollution by 70 percent in comparison with 2011.-VNS/VNA
The city’s total daily wastewater, includingwastewater from industrial parks as well as in residents, amounts to 1,750,000cubic metres.
HCM City now can treat 420,000 cubic metres ofwastewater per day, accounting for 24 percent of the city’s daily wastewater.
To meet this target, city authorities said theywould set up 24 automatic water quality monitoring systems along the Sai Gon –Dong Nai River.
Most of the water in rivers and canals met citynorms, expect the amount of dissolved oxygen and coliform, according to thewater quality report in the first quarter.
Factories and industrial parks which dischargeover 1,000 cubic metres of wastewater a day must set up automatic measuringstations directly linked to the Department of Natural Resources and Environment.
The city plans to continue monitoring allwastewater treatment systems at industrial parks, processing zones, high-techparks and industrial clusters.
By 2020, it targets collection and treatment ofall industrial and medical liquid wastes and 90 percent of industrial fumes.
It also aims to reduce surface water pollution by90 percent and air pollution by 70 percent in comparison with 2011.-VNS/VNA
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