People Lanzhou, April 11 (Reporter Guosong Xia, Wang Yuan) for benzene content Lanzhou water issue seriously overweight, Lanzhou municipal government to make the 11th in the afternoon Response: next 24 hours, water not suitable for drinking, other domestic water is not affected.
April 11, 2014, Lanzhou Veolia Water (Group) Company conducting water quality testing large analysis of benzene detected in finished water content of 78 micrograms / liter, exceeding the national 10 micrograms / liter limits. Via multiple water detection, determination of the Yellow River water indicators and water plant a plant to the south line aqueduct Plant indicators of normal water. Plant to Plant north ditch artesian water may be contaminated.
After receiving the report, the Gansu provincial government attaches great importance to the provincial party secretary Wang Yun, Governor Liu Weiping making instructions immediately, requiring people to safe drinking water in the first place be sure to take steps to quickly start the relevant plans public emergencies, identify the reasons for an effective response(http://www.wantinews.com/). Lanzhou City, the municipal government building overnight arrangements, health, environmental, safety supervision departments to monitor the review .4 at 8:00 on the 11th, Provincial Committee and Party Secretary Yu Haiyan in Veolia limited liability company chaired an emergency meeting be scheduled deployment. Provincial Environmental Protection Office, the provincial guard Planning Commission, the provincial departments of Industry and Information Committee and other provincial leaders and experts first at the scene to guide emergency response work.
Lanzhou Mayor Yuan Zhanting set up a head of the '4.11' incident tap benzene indicators exceeded emergency leading group, and immediately launched emergency plans, to take prompt and effective measures to make emergency.
First, for the first time, that is, from at 3:00 on April 11, Lanzhou Veolia Water (Group) Company sedimentation pond to water dosing of activated carbon adsorption of organic matter, the degradation of benzene contamination of water bodies.
The second is at 11:00 on April 11, the North line outage artesian ditch, emptying contaminated tap water. Normal supply aqueduct south line.
During this period, the urban water buck, Gaoping and remote areas without water, limit the production of water. Next 24 hours, water not suitable for drinking, other domestic water is not affected.
Because tap water for affected residents benzene indicators exceeded the drinking water safety, security of supply Lanzhou City will organize a good supply of bottled water. Gaoping of water shortage due to a buck and remote areas will be organized fire protection, sanitation and other relevant departments to take point, regular bottled water ways.
Third, increase monitoring efforts of contaminated sections of the Northern Line artesian ditch detect, locate sources as soon as possible, increasing the water plant factory water benzene content detection frequency, published once every two hours, the test results to the public.
Fourth, good publicity and guidance, and timely inform the public truthfully and timely disposal of dynamic information published by the media in a timely manner through the streets, the community and the grid, building homes, good publicity to the masses, to avoid causing panic.
Fifth, an investigation team deployed special forces on '4·11' depth accident investigations to identify the cause of the responsible person seriously. Progress of the the investigation and handling should timely be passed to the public.
Source: Wantinews