On 3 march, the media reported that the cost of water to households in jenan city was to be adjusted to $3. 15/t. What's the increase of the 0. 2 dollars? Why? What's with the extra water bill? When will the price increase be followed by a ladder fee
Where is it
Sewage treatment costs have increased, water resources and basic water prices have remained unchanged
Currently, the cost of water to households is 2. 95 yuan/t. The professional term for water charges is “water-to-house prices”, which consists of three components: water, sewage and basic water prices. Water for the city of jenan comprises five categories: water for living, water for business, water for running services, water for special industries and water for hotels and restaurants for tourist destinations。
The household price of water is 2. 95 yuan per ton, including 0. 4 yuan per ton for water resources, 0. 7 yuan per ton for sewage treatment and 1. 85 yuan per ton for basic water. This increase in water prices is mainly due to the proposed adjustment of $0. 70 per ton to $0. 90 per ton for sewage treatment, with no change in the basic water and water costs。
Why did it go up
Sewage treatment costs are too high
Currently, 560,000 tons of sewage/day is generated in our city, 635,000 tons/day has been completed and 450,000 tons/day has been actually treated. In order to continuously improve the construction of the sewage network and to support the proper operation of the sewage treatment plant, the city of jenan has invested considerable resources, which have also contributed to the increase in the cost of sewage treatment。
According to the experts concerned, the most recent adjustment to the sewage treatment fee was made in july 2005 and has not been adjusted for four years now, while the cost of sewage treatment has gradually increased in recent years and the fees charged for sewage treatment services are far from sufficient to cover the cost of sewage treatment。
The total amount charged by our city for sewage treatment in 2008 was about 100 million yuan, and the cost of sewage treatment to be paid in 2009 will amount to 160 million yuan, with substantial financial subsidies. The current collection of sewage charges does not support the proper operation of the sewage treatment plants, which, if fully loaded, require at least rmb 170 million per year and are currently in the range of rmb 100 million。
What does sewage have to do with civilians
Not only does it beautify the environment, but it keeps the springs
The cost of sewage treatment, which seems to be distant from the population, is why should it be paid for? Does it have anything to do with the lives of the inhabitants
Sewage generated in the course of human life, mainly faeces and sewage washing, is one of the main sources of pollution to water bodies. The daily amount of daily sewage discharged from the city is 150-400 litres per person, containing a large amount of organic matter, pathogens, viruses and parasite eggs, which must be treated before they are released, otherwise the water source will be contaminated。
“if sewage is discharged directly into small clean rivers without treatment, it contains more than 20 harmful substances, such as suspensions, phenols, sulphides and heavy metals, which not only pollute water sources, but also pollute water bodies such as springs and lakes, to varying degrees.” sun kai, an expert in sewage treatment at guangjiang shui shuijiang limited, said that。
It was described that there were drainage pipes below urban roads, sewage pipelines at secondary roads and sewage mains. Sewage for cleaning, cooking and flushing is integrated into the pipes, followed by sewage treatment through the main pipes into water purification plants。
At present, most of the sewage treated in our city is discharged into the small qing river, where it not only replenishes water sources, but also washes out the decaying material accumulated in the river, which is of great benefit to the small qing river channel and to water quality。
