This newspaper recently reported the incident that Tuo Lake and Tianjing Lake in Wuhe County, Bengbu City suffered heavy losses due to pollution. The reporter learned yesterday that according to preliminary statistics, the local polluted water area reached 92,000 mu and lost 23.64 million aquatic products. The direct economic loss is 190 million yuan. At present, the local government department is monitoring the water quality and has closed the Shuangzhongmiao Water Plant, which failed to meet the water quality standards due to the pollution of Tuo Lake.

The polluted water quality is inferior to five categories

According to the publicity department of Wuhe County, after receiving reports from farmers that "fish died and crabs died", after investigation, it was found that all the gates of Xingfu Gate in the upper reaches of Tianjing Lake and Caogou Gate in the upper reaches of Tuohu Lake in Wuhe County were all opened, and a large amount of sewage flowed into " two lakes". The continuous testing results from June 27th to July 4th showed that the drainage of Caogou Sluice and the backwater of Caogou Sluice outside the Tuohu Basin County and the Sihe Bridge, Guanzui, Caizui and Tuohu Lake in Wuhe County. The water quality of Xin and Dengzhuang continued to be inferior to five categories, and the water quality of Xingfuqiao Gate and Shiliang River Gate outside Tianjing Lake Basin, Bawang Bridge, Chachen Bridge and Jiegou in Wuhe County continued to be inferior to five categories. Pollution is mainly due to dissolved oxygen, permanganate and other indicators seriously exceeding the standard.

Pollution is mainly due to the inflow of upstream sewage

After investigation by the local government department, the water surface pollution of Tianjing Lake in Tuohu Lake was mainly caused by the inflow of polluted water from the upstream through Caogou Gate and Xingfu Gate. To this end, the Wuhe County Government sent letters to the Sixian People's Government twice on June 28 and July 1, requesting to immediately close the Caogou Gate and Xingfu Gate to investigate and control the source of pollution. At the same time, Wuhe County reported the pollution situation to the Bengbu Municipal Government, and quickly launched an emergency response plan for environmental emergencies, established an emergency response headquarters for sudden water pollution incidents, and strengthened consultation and disposal. After the provincial investigation team came to Wuhe for guidance, the county contacted the People's Government of Si County to set up a joint investigation team to investigate and deal with the incident.

The economic loss of farmers is 190 million yuan

Statistics from the agriculture, civil affairs and other departments of Wuhe County and related townships and towns show that as of the afternoon of July 4, the polluted area of ​​Tuo Lake and Tianjing Lake was 92,000 mu, of which 64,000 mu of Tuo Lake and 28,000 mu of Tianjing Lake were affected. There are 907 fish farming households, and the direct economic loss is 190 million yuan. Due to surface water pollution, the centralized drinking water source in Shuangzhongmiao Town, Wuhe County did not meet the water intake standards, and the safety of drinking water for the masses was seriously threatened. The water supply plant in Shuangzhongmiao Town stopped taking water and supplying water, and mobilized more than 4,500 households in 9 villages involved to temporarily use groundwater. Delivered bottled pure water to the fishermen living on the water of Tuo Lake, and made every effort to ensure the living water of the disaster-stricken fishermen. At the same time, Wuhe County is actively coordinating the Provincial Huai Management Bureau and the Municipal Defense Index to further regulate Huaihong Xinhe Xibakou Gate and Shanxi Zhuang Gate. The dilution rate of the polluted water in the Tuo Lake and the transit rate of the polluted water in the Tuo Lake. Organize personnel to salvage dead fish and crabs, clean up dead aquatic products, and strictly prevent secondary water pollution.