That achievement came through closing of 160,000 animal farms and demarcation of 32,000 areas as off limits for livestock and poultry breeding. Waste water treatment works were installed in 281 significant industrial clusters.
The MEP will analyze water quality each month and give warnings where quality worsens. If quality continues to deteriorate for three months, the ministry has the power to take forceful action including calling in officials and canceling projects, Zhang said on Monday.
For all its work, China still has a long way to go in its quest for clear lakes and rivers.
Zhang complains of still worsening water quality in some places and "widespread destruction" of aquatic ecosystems, while warning of drinking water safety.
"Although water quality has improved around the country, the improvement still fell far short of people's expectations," he said.
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