To Serve the South-North Water Transfer Project: CWEG's Ankang Central Area Water Environment Management PPP Project Now Goes into Operation, in a Bid to Build the Best Wastewater Treatment Demonstration Project in Northwestern China

    On Oct. 6, 2019, at the historic momentof the 70^th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic ofChina, the opening ceremony for the Jiangnan Underground WWTP as part of CWEG""sAnkang Central Area Water Environment Management PPP Project was successfully held,marking that the project now comes into commercial use. Prof. Zhang Tao, who isalso the Vice President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and a member of the LeadingParty Members’ Group, Zhao Junmin, Deputy Secretary of the CPC Ankang MunicipalCommittee and Mayor of Ankang City, Jiao Xiaoping, Director at China PPP Centerof the Ministry of Finance, Zhong Guodong, member of the Leading Party Members’Group and Vice Chairman of State Development & Investment Corp., Ltd.(SDIC), and Qiu Xiangdong, Deputy Director of the Department of Strategic Developmentof SDIC, as well as leaders of relevant SDIC departments, attended theceremony. CWEG Chairman Hou Feng and VicePresident Fang Yong, who is also the Board Secretary, werealso present and introduced the project.

Zhao Junmin, Deputy Secretary of the CPC Ankang Municipal Committee and Mayorof Ankang City, made a speech.

   Zhao Junmin fully recognized in his speech that asa good example in thoroughly studying and implementing General Secretary Xi’sthoughts and employing an innovative urban infrastructure construction &financing model, the Jiangnan Underground WWTP was designed, constructed,operated and managed in accordance with highly strict standards. Oncecompleted, the WWTP will play a significant role in improving the waterenvironment and living environment of Ankang City, enhancing city image, andensuring that the water quality of Han River remains steady and meets relatedstandards. He also emphasized that all parties involved should stay true to themission and continue efforts to improve the ecological environment of Ankangknown as the pearl of the Qinling-Daba Mountains Areas and help build the WWTPinto the best model in wastewater treatment in northwestern China. 

Zhong Guodong, member of the Leading Party Members’ Group and ViceChairman of SDIC, delivered a speech.

   Zhong Guodong said in his speech that as aprofessional investment platform on water environment under SDIC, to betterserve the national strategy of “building a beautiful China”, CWEG has alwaysbeen endeavoring to fulfill SDIC’s mission of “Providing People with a BetterLife and Guiding the Development of Emerging Industries”. SDIC will providefull support for CWEG to fuel its growth and promote the implementation of thisproject, thus contributing to building an ecological Ankang known as the pearlof the Qinling-Daba Mountains Areas and promoting the Middle Route Project(MRP) for South-to-North Water Transfer. According to Chairman Hou Feng,delivering high-quality projects while ensuring their steadyoperation and management is a lifeline for CWEG. CWEG is able to and has aresponsibility to help improve the water environment of Ankang relying on itsprofessional strength.
   The Jiangnan Underground WWTP treats 80,000 tonsof wastewater per day and produces high-quality effluent achieving Surface Water Standard Class IV forurban landscaping and other uses. Above the WWTP will be an ecological park forrecreational purpose and a science museum. In responseto problems found by the Central Environmental Inspection Team, the projectcomes up with a satisfactory solution at a given time and secures a win-winsituation between ecological protection and economic growth. While underpinningAnkang’s political mission of “keeping Beijing-Tianjin’s water supply clean”, theWWTP also plays a significant role in improving the ecological and livingenvironment of Ankang and ensuring the water quality safety of the MRP forSouth-to-North Water Transfer.