In 2022, the emergency water transfer for the north extension of the east line of the South-to-North Water Transfer Project will be started to alleviate the water shortage situation in the south of Tianjin

Tianjin North network news: at 14:00 on March 25, with the gradual lifting of Liuwu River Sluice in Dezhou City, Shandong Province, the emergency water supply project of the north extension of the east line of South-to-North Water Transfer officially started the annual water transfer to Hebei and Tianjin. The water transfer plan is to transfer 183 million cubic meters of water, of which 46 million cubic meters will be transferred to our city through the jiuxuan gate of the south canal, so as to provide strong water resources guarantee for the ecology and agricultural production in the perennial water shortage areas in Binhai New Area and the south of Jinghai District, alleviate the water shortage situation in the south, and the whole water transfer process is expected to end by the end of May.

The East Route of the South-to-North Water Transfer project starts from the Jiangdu water control project in Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province and transmits the Yangtze River water to North China through Jiangsu, Shandong and Hebei provinces. It is an important water transmission line of the South-to-North Water Transfer Project system. In order to give full play to the comprehensive benefits of the East Route of the South-to-North Water Transfer Project, the state will complete the north extension emergency water supply project of the East Route of the South-to-North Water Transfer Project in 2020. It is planned to transfer nearly 200 million cubic meters of water from the East Route of the South-to-North water transfer to Tianjin every year, effectively replace agricultural groundwater in some areas of Hebei and Tianjin, and help underground water mining. At the same time, it will provide water for Hengshui Lake, South Canal, Nandagang wetland in Hebei Province, South Canal, Machang River Beidagang wetland and other key river and lake wetlands carry out ecological water replenishment. At present, the project has realized the normal water transfer to Tianjin and Hebei, which plays an important role in alleviating the water shortage in North China and continuously promoting the recovery of river and lake ecological environment.

According to the water diversion plan, it is estimated that the water diversion head will arrive at the nine sluice gate in April 1st after the water diversion into the city. The water will be transported along the south canal and the Ma Chang River on the two roads after the water diversion into the city. It will focus on meeting the agricultural irrigation and ecological replenishment of the water shortage areas in the Jinghai area, and replenishing the wetlands of the north port wetland successively.

In order to ensure the smooth development of the water transfer, the municipal water department comprehensively investigated the hidden dangers and ensured the smooth flow of the water delivery channel, and arranged the river management department and relevant districts to patrol the water delivery channel in advance, so as to remove the water blocking obstacles in time and ensure the smooth flow of the river channel. At the same time, strengthen contact and communication, timely implement the work deployment, strengthen contact with the Maritime Affairs Commission of the Ministry of water resources, the South-to-North Water Transfer group and upstream provinces and cities, fully cooperate and cooperate, and timely implement the work arrangements of the Ministry of water resources and the South-to-North Water Transfer group, so as to ensure the smooth implementation of the emergency water transfer from the north extension of the east line. In addition, the municipal water affairs department has also done a good job in hydrological monitoring to ensure the timely and accurate water delivery data. It has arranged the municipal hydrological department to formulate relevant schemes for hydrological monitoring along the north extension of the east line in advance. According to the arrangement of the Ministry of water resources, it has spared no effort to do a good job in hydrological monitoring and information sharing in Tianjin during the water transfer period, so as to ensure the timely and accurate monitoring data.

Next, the municipal water affairs department will maintain close contact with the Maritime Affairs Commission of the Ministry of water resources, the east line of South-to-North Water Transfer Co., Ltd. and other units, and actively do a good job in the guarantee of water transmission in our city, so as to ensure the successful completion of the north extension emergency water transfer of the east line of South-to-North Water Transfer.

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