On the morning of 5 march, journalists were informed at a press conference of the jenan city council and the municipality that the water supply price of $0. 3 per litre was currently being implemented for direct drinking in springs. In accordance with the programme for the implementation of direct drinking water projects in the jinan city, a pilot project for direct drinking of springs will be carried out this year in the five districts of the city, as well as in the districts of gao xinxiang, where new and old energy can be converted。
According to liu myung-chul, a researcher at the municipal and rural water authorities in jenan city, the “spring people drinking water” has always been a popular aspiration. In 2021, the report on the work of the jenan municipality made it clear that a pilot project on drinking water from springs for citizens was to be carried out. On 22 february, the jenan municipal government officially launched the " programme for the implementation of the public drinking water project in the city of jenan " , which improves policy support and implementation paths. There are plans to implement public water supply projects in the five urban districts and in the districts of the city, as well as in the new and old dynamic energy conversion areas. Increased public access to the benefits of quality springs through the establishment of stable and sustainable investment operating security mechanisms and a safe, efficient, accessible and intelligent service security system. Liu ming choi indicated that, in accordance with the principles of good water use and reasonable pricing, the price of direct water consumption in springs was determined reasonably, subject to the sustainable operation of the project, in order to ensure rational water use by the population and avoid waste. At present, the water price for direct drinking is $0. 3 per litre, or 1/3 per cent of the price of existing barrel water in the city (about $ 16 per barrel in the jinan city barrel market). Public direct water work is government-led, markets operate and groundwater exploitation is strictly controlled. At the same time, the project combines urban master plans and new zone development, urban renewal, etc., with scientific planning and rational deployment to ensure conservation and development, to combine conservation and development, to maximize the benefits of water resources from the springs and to construct high-quality water supply patterns。
