아시아 개발은행(ADB)이 Sound Global과의 3억 달러의 시설 계약에 서명했다. 이 계약은 혁신적인 기술을 사용함으로써 중국 전역의 지방 폐수관리를 향상시키기 위한 것이다.

신기술을 사용함으로써 이 프로젝트의 목표는 2017년까지 100개 마을에서 하루 24만 톤의 폐수를 처리하는 목표를 가진다.

중국 지방에서 발생한 막대한 양의 폐수들은 나라의 강, 호수, 지하수 등에 주요한 환경 위협을 초래한다.

주요 도시지역 외에선 폐수처리 시설과 하수 파이프라인이 부족한 실정이다.

 

 

 

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a $300 million facility agreement with Sound Global to improve rural wastewater management using innovative technologies across the People’s Republic of China (PRC).

 

Using the new technology, the project aims to treat 240,000 tons of wastewater per day in 100 townships by 2017.

 

The enormous volume of wastewater generated by the PRC’s rural areas - home to a half of the country’s population - poses a major environmental threat to the country’s rivers, lakes, and underground aquifers.

 

Outside of the major city areas, wastewater treatment facilities and sewage pipelines are scarce. Less than 20% of wastewater generated by rural areas is treated.

 

With the majority of untreated wastewater flowing directly back into the local surface water, the quality of the local water sources have greatly deteriorated over time, often exceeding their water quality limits.

This has a great sanitation impact on downstream local populations who depend on these local water sources for their water supply, according to ADB.

 

Hisaka Kimura, head of private sector infrastructure finance at ADB’s East Asia unit said: “By building and operating wastewater treatment plants with small modular automatic rapid technologies, smart solutions can be provided for small communities in rural areas which currently do not have wastewater treatment infrastructure.”

 

[출처 = Water World / 2014년 11월 24일]