A 400-word essay on the water quality of the Weijiang River in Ningxiang

The Weijiang River, also known as "Weishui" and the ancient name "Yutan River", originates from Weishan in Ningxiang County, Hunan Province, flows from west to east into Wangcheng County, and ends at Xinkang in Wangcheng County. It flows into the Xiangjiang River at the junction of the township and Gaotangling Town. It is a first-class tributary of the Xiangjiang River, with a total length of 144 kilometers and a drainage area of ??2,750 square kilometers. It is the main source of production, life and drinking water for the county’s 1.32 million people. It is known as the Ningxiang County. mother river.

In recent years, the water quality of the Weijiang River has not been optimistic. The total amount of sewage discharge has increased rapidly. Urban domestic sewage and garbage have increased unabated. Water pollution from agricultural production has increased day by day. Pollution disputes in the Weijiang River basin have occurred from time to time. . There are more than 60 paper mills in the county, most of which are located in the upper reaches of the Weijiang River. Due to their small scale, the manufacturers do not have the ability to fully equip the sewage discharge facilities, resulting in the pollution of the Weijiang River. Nearly 20 million tons of sewage are discharged directly into the Weijiang River every year, which is serious. Threaten the quality of drinking water for residents along the county's rivers. In this regard, the county government closed down all illegal and substandard paper mills in the upper reaches of the Weijiang River in phases.

During the Spring Festival this year, I went to my mother-in-law’s hometown, Yau Ma Tian Village, Batang Town, Ningxiang County. My mother-in-law’s house is close to the embankment of the Wei River. I found that the domestic garbage pollution along the Wei River is very serious. Many garbage dumping ponds were built along the river embankment, but the garbage accumulated in the ponds and overflowed. Because there was no one to manage them, a lot of garbage fell into the water and rotted and smelled, polluting the water quality.

It is recommended that government departments should not turn environmental protection propaganda into a formality, but should effectively strengthen the comprehensive management of the Weijiang River Basin, strengthen publicity of laws and regulations, enhance the national awareness of water environmental protection, strengthen water environment testing and supervision, control water pollution, and effectively protect What a mother river.