Is Tianjin's drinking water diverted from South to North?

Tianjin drinks water from the South-to-North Water Transfer Project.

All three water plants supplying water in the center of Tianjin have started to use raw water from the Middle Route of South-to-North Water Transfer Project, which means that all citizens in the center of Tianjin drink Yangtze River water.

Because the water supply is stable and the water quality is good, most people are unaware of the quiet change of tap water at home.

Brief introduction of South-to-North Water Transfer Project

East, middle and west water transfer lines. Through the connection of three water transfer lines with the Yangtze River, the Yellow River, the Huaihe River and the Haihe River, the overall layout with "four horizontals and three verticals" as the main body is formed, which is conducive to realizing the rational allocation pattern of water resources in China.

The water transfer scheme has achieved many valuable results. The planning area of South-to-North Water Transfer Project involves a population of 438 million, and the water transfer scale is 44.8 billion cubic meters.

From 2065438 to September 2002, the relocation of migrants in Danjiangkou reservoir area of the Middle Route of South-to-North Water Transfer Project was fully completed. The South-to-North Water Transfer Project mainly solves the problem of water shortage in northern China, especially in the Huang-Huai-Hai River Basin, with a population of 438 million.

* * * There are three water transfer lines, namely the East Line, the Middle Line and the West Line, which are connected with the Yangtze River, the Yellow River, the Huaihe River and the Haihe River, forming an overall layout with "four horizontals and three verticals" as the main body, which is helpful to realize the rational allocation pattern of water resources in China.

The total length of the east, middle and west trunk lines planned by the project is 4350 kilometers. The first phase of the East and Middle Lines is 2,899 kilometers long, and the first-class supporting branch canals in six provinces and cities along the line are about 2,700 kilometers.