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Water price in Beijing expected to go up this year
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2005-05-18 20:37
Beijingers will pay much more for water as the National Development and
Reform Commission (NDRC) plans to raise the comprehensive water price in a bid
to further arouse the public's water-saving awareness, the Beijing-based Xinjing
Daily reported Wednesday.
The report did not elaborate on how much residents will pay forwater.
Currently, the water price for Beijing residents is 3.7 yuan per ton,
including 0.9 yuan for treating waste water.
The comprehensive water price, which refers to the average water price for
industrial and agricultural work units, the Party and government departments and
local residents, will be lifted from the current 5.04 yuan per ton to six yuan
per ton, the report said.
The comprehensive water price was last adjusted in 2004.
Beijing has long suffered from an acute water shortage. Its average per
capita water supply is less than 300 cubic meters, which is only one-thirtieth
of the world average level.
According to industry insiders, Beijing has been well short of the average
400 million cubic meters of water annually over the past few years. The world
average is expected to climb to 794 million cubic meters this year, and 1.182
billion cubic meters in the year 2010.
The Chinese national capital aims to save 40 million cubic meters of water
this year as the municipal government plans to implement seven water-saving
projects and half of the Beijing families will turn to water-saving facilities.
Figures show that Beijing has reduced its water usage from fourbillion cubic
meters in 2001 to 3.46 billion cubic meters in 2004.
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