Latest comments posted about Tackling China’s water crisis online on ChinaDialogue en-gb http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/show/single/en/392-Tackling-China-s-water-crisis-online http://staging.chinadialogue.net/images/cdlogo.gif http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/show/single/en/392-Tackling-China-s-water-crisis-online In the US, experts suggest augmenting low-flow areas by constructing reservoirs behind dams to store rainwater for utilisation during low flow periods in the rivers that receive industrial and municipal waste waters. Similarly, cloud seeding can augment the flow in rivers and help promote better water quality. Since industries are causing pollution by discharging effluent, it is their duty to fund a common agency that can conduct cloud-seeding operations and store the water in special reservoirs for subsequent release into the rivers so that the pollution load gets diluted, thus restoring the quality of flowing waters. prof.T.Shivaji Rao.M.S.[Rice,Texas,1962] Director,Environment centre,Gitam University.Visakhapatnam.India and Expert,cloud seeding project of A.P.state Government, Hyderabad.India Sun, 08 Jun 2008 03:55:35 -0400 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/392#comment-7480 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/392#comment-7480 Being activley involved with water and wastewater for over 20 years, I must say this issue is extremely alarming. In the USA, there are 3 States that we consider "pioneers' when it comes to regulatory issues. New Jersey, Mass. and Califirnia are the three hardest to gain CERTIFICATION to operate and maintain a facility. Additionally,these states have MORE stringent regulations than the Federal EPA. This is a selective progress that is seen by both the professional and public entities as an advantageous mechanism toward environmental awareness and acceptance. David W. Lodge CEO Blue Water Inc. XXXDWLXXX@aol.com Fri, 04 Jan 2008 14:57:59 -0500 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/392#comment-6688 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/392#comment-6688 Chinese environment laws stipulate legal sanctions against offending companies. Why does this not stop some companies from polluting? Fri, 24 Aug 2007 16:04:18 -0400 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/392#comment-4244 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/392#comment-4244 I have the impression that there is legislation in China but no execution. Fri, 24 Aug 2007 15:49:22 -0400 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/392#comment-4241 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/392#comment-4241 ...I am a supporter of environmental protection. In my home, plastic bags are re-used at least once. As for the men who sell me food it was very hard for them to understand, but after understanding, there are none who don't praise me--it seems that China's ordinary people refuse to support environmental protection. I think that natural science and social science have a huge difference between them, discovering is one thing but implementing, solving, making use of, and transforming is something else, especially one must consider China's national conditions. This really is a problem of old platitudes. What I want to express is that, in China, solving environmental problems goes thus: we are certainly not lacking in laws, but in the authority to enforce the law.... Tue, 28 Nov 2006 14:39:54 -0500 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/392#comment-615 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/392#comment-615