Hainan guards its clean water

Larger cities in island province done with cleanup ahead of schedule

By late November, all sources of pollution around drinking water supplies in Hainan province's prefecture-level cities had been removed - more than a month ahead of the schedule set by the State Council - according to provincial environmental authorities.

The State Council, China's Cabinet, published an action plan in March focusing on environmental protection in areas around drinking water sources. It vowed to root out violations discovered by inspectors by the end of this year.