Rural water woes to be addressed

A senior lawmaker is proposing the integration of rural waste water management into the national water pollution control law.

"Rural areas are facing severe water pollution due to lack of awareness and poor water management," said Lu Ming, deputy head of the countryside affairs committee of the National People's Congress.

Rural pollution is mainly due to the usage of poisonous fertilizer and discharge of untreated sewage water, he said, listing a litany of woes.