Sewage treatment system in use on China's Xisha Islands

[TaiShang]

Sewage treatment system in use on Xisha Islands
CRI, July 25, 2016

A sewage treatment system has been put into use after years of construction on the Yongxing Island, the largest of the Xisha Islands in the South China Sea.

An aerial photo shows the Yongxiang Island, the largest of the Xisha Island in the South China Sea. [File Photo: Chinanews.com]


The treatment can purify 1,800 tons of sewage every day, almost four times of the island's previous treatment capacity before the new system was launched in 2013.

With over 9,000 meters of sewage pipes, all waste on the island can be sent to the sewage treatment plant to undergo six steps of purification.

Liao Yan, director of the environment protection center of the Yongxing Island, said what makes the plant different is the use of biological technology.

"We have added biological deodorization equipment and fiber filter wheels to remove foul smells and suspended substances. The quality of reclaimed water obtained this way is far higher than the national urban sewage treatment standards."

To protect the groundwater resources, a seawater desalting plant is in the final stage of construction and under test.

After going into operation in late August, it will be able to treat 1,000-ton seawater.

 

[ahojunk]

The news in the SCS keeps getting better and better for China.

Wow! If my rough calculation is correct, Yongxing would be able to support 9,000 residents.

This is a game changer. More aquaculture and tourism facilities can be built.

China has big plans for Sansha city.

 

[AndrewJin]

Inclusive growth in SCS!

 

[xunzi]

It is a great tourism destination. A paradise in the making. We are going to dominate the SCS like old time.

 

[AndrewJin]

It is a great tourism destination. A paradise in the making. We are going to dominate the SCS like old time.

Make it better than Maldive in terms of tourist infra and public transport connectivity.
Chinese tourists are the number one foreign visitors in Maldive.
Our islands, our SCS, is better than Maldive!

 

[TaiShang]

Putting facts on the ground is much preferable to putting words on worthless paper and calling it international law.

Make it better than Maldive in terms of tourist infra and public transport connectivity.
Chinese tourists are the number one foreign visitors in Maldive.
Our islands, our SCS, is better than Maldive!

I agree. I anticipate that Xisha will eventually become an integrated city with world class infrastructure and sustainable habitation.

Nansha will likely be more like an outpost for national security and safety.

 

[cirr]

Putting facts on the ground is much preferable to putting words on worthless paper and calling it international law.



I agree. I anticipate that Xisha will eventually become an integrated city with world class infrastructure and sustainable habitation.

Nansha will likely be more like an outpost for national security and safety.

As and when Taiwan needs a hand to develop Dongsha....

 

[xunzi]

Make it better than Maldive in terms of tourist infra and public transport connectivity.
Chinese tourists are the number one foreign visitors in Maldive.
Our islands, our SCS, is better than Maldive!

The close distance to Hainan is very good to transport people in and out. Bring in resources if needed and obviously the navy base is right there to defend the tourist from pirate.

 

[GS Zhou]

 

[AndrewJin]

The close distance to Hainan is very good to transport people in and out. Bring in resources if needed and obviously the navy base is right there to defend the tourist from pirate.

I can imagine in the future, two international airports on Hainan Province' main island, Sanya and Haikou, provide frequent passenger services to all our islands and townships at every corner on our South Sea.

 

[S10]

We should make islands as friendly to the environment as possible. Perhaps dump some old tanks and planes (after removing contaminants) in nearby seabed as artificial reefs.

 

[TaiShang]

China's Sansha launches maritime ecological protection fund
July 25, 2016

(File Photo)
SANSHA, July 25 (Xinhua) -- China's Sansha city has decided to allocate 5 million yuan (about 748,000 U.S. dollars) annually for maritime environmental conservation in the next three years.

A first round of special environmental funding worth one million yuan was earmarked Saturday for exploration of the newly confirmed world's deepest underwater sinkhole, or blue hole, in the Xisha Islands. The blue hole in Yongle, a major coral reef, is 300.89 meters deep. It is known as Longdong, or "Dragon Hole."

The funds will be used to support scientific research and development of new methods and equipment in environmental protection, said Shi Guoning, a senior official of the land resources and environmental protection bureau of Sansha City.

Over the past four years, Sansha city has invested more than 30 million yuan in treatment and restoration of reefs and islets, according to the bureau.

The city has organized breeding and release of fish and sea turtles into the sea six times and cracked down on illegal capture of seabirds, according to Xu Zhifei, vice mayor of Sansha.

Sansha City was officially established in 2012 to administer the Xisha, Zhongsha and Nansha island groups and their surrounding waters in the South China Sea.

 

[Place Of Space]

The condition may be better than Indian national standard.

 

[TaiShang]

The condition may be better than Indian national standard.

That's beyond comparison.

India has never been a standard in anything. Their only use is serving as negative example.

 

[Jlaw]

We should make islands as friendly to the environment as possible. Perhaps dump some old tanks and planes (after removing contaminants) in nearby seabed as artificial reefs.

dump the old tanks in Canh Ranh Bay