Wuhan water plants cleared to reopen after quality failure
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> 300,000 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Wuhan">Wuhan</span>, <span word="Hubei">Hubei</span> <span word="province">province</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="struggling">struggling</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="sufficient">sufficient</span> <span word="safe">safe</span> <span word="water">water</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="plants">plants</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="closed">closed</span> <span word="resumed">resumed</span> <span word="supplying">supplying</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>.</p><p><span word="Zhao">Zhao</span> <span word="Jianguo">Jianguo</span>, <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Wuhan">Wuhan</span> <span word="Environmental">Environmental</span> <span word="Protection">Protection</span> <span word="Bureau">Bureau</span>, <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="plants">plants</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="shut">shut</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="excessive">excessive</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ammonia">ammonia</span>-<span word="nitrogen">nitrogen</span>.</p><p><span word="Local">Local</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="monitor">monitor</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Hanjiang">Hanjiang</span> <span word="River">River</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="source">source</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="megacity">megacity</span> <span word="of">of</span> 10 <span word="million">million</span>, <span word="found">found</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="polluted">polluted</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chemical">chemical</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="plants">plants</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="closed">closed</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chemical">chemical</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="gates">gates</span>, <span word="although">although</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="abnormal">abnormal</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="pipes">pipes</span> <span word="servicing">servicing</span> <span word="residents">residents</span>' <span word="homes">homes</span>.</p><p><span word="Still">Still</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 300,000 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="relied">relied</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plants">plants</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="switched">switched</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="plants">plants</span>. <span word="Subsequent">Subsequent</span> <span word="supplies">supplies</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="intermittent">intermittent</span>, <span word="stopping">stopping</span> <span word="periodically">periodically</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="unstable">unstable</span> <span word="pressures">pressures</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pipelines">pipelines</span>, <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="residential">residential</span> <span word="areas">areas</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="containers">containers</span> <span word="outside">outside</span>, <span word="waiting">waiting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="pipes">pipes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="normally">normally</span> <span word="supply">supply</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="landscaping">landscaping</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="potable">potable</span> <span word="uses">uses</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="collected">collected</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="household">household</span> <span word="purposes">purposes</span>, <span word="though">though</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="cooking">cooking</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="drinking">drinking</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span>.</p><p><span word="An">An</span> <span word="elderly">elderly</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Dongxihu">Dongxihu</span> <span word="district">district</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Li">Li</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="drink">drink</span> <span word="tap">tap</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="nor">nor</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="cooking">cooking</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="trust">trust</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p>
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