Abstract
The shortage of water resources has become a critical factor that restricts China’s economic and social development. Given that the numerous public institutions in China operate with large amounts of personnel, they consume massive water. Thus, the corresponding water-use quota was urgently needed. This paper explored setting quotas for governmental agencies in north and south district in China, adopting the quota level method. And comparisons between the results and the current national water-use quota and local water-use quota were carried out.
Highlights
Water resources in China are unevenly distributed in seasons and geographical dimensions, making China, with an increasing population, face a long term water shortage
As massive water in China consumed by large amounts of public institutions, the corresponding water-use quota was desperately needed to guide those water management
We adopted the quota level method, which was suitable for analysing data with limited quantity and quality, to analyse the water-use quota of the government agencies in China's north and south districts rationally
Summary
Water resources in China are unevenly distributed in seasons and geographical dimensions, making China, with an increasing population, face a long term water shortage. This shortage has become a restricting factor for economic and social development hereby. According to the "Statistical Communique of the People's Republic of China on National Economic and Social Development 2018" and "China Water Resources Bulletin 2018", the public institutions consumed 123,290,000 cubic metres of water, among which the government agencies consumed 19% of water (Figure 1). Car washing, bathing, and some other activities consumed extensive water Those administrative organs have a great water saving potential regarding poor water management; a national water-use quota might vastly enhance water efficiency. If numerous government agencies show passion and commitment to water saving, signal and model effect might inspire the whole society on water-saving
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