Dongguan drinking water source water pollution accident emergency drill was held

At 3:00 p.m. yesterday, the Dongguan City drinking water source water pollution accident emergency drill was held in Qingxi Reservoir, Qingxi Town. Vice Mayor Yu Lijun participated in the emergency drill. She emphasized that we need to improve the emergency mechanism, exercise and improve the ability and quality of the emergency team to ensure the safety of drinking water and ecological environment in the city.
 
The emergency drill started at 3 p.m. yesterday. The drill was simulated a car accident caused a diesel leak into the reservoir. The diesel polluted drinking water source and seriously affected the drinking water safety of the surrounding people. The Qingxi Reservoir immediately launched an emergency plan and reported the situation to the Municipal Environmental Protection Bureau within 5 minutes. After the Municipal Environmental Protection Bureau requested the municipal government and then they immediately approved the emergency plan for water pollution accidents of drinking water sources in Dongguan. After five stages such as pre-disposal, emergency response, on-site disposal, emergency termination, and after-treatment, they properly disposed water pollution within one hour, and provided emergency protection for drinking water, and completed information release to ensure the safety of drinking water for surrounding people. They used oil absorbent pads for clean up the oil.
 
Yu Lijun said that Dongguan has a single source of drinking water. 90% of the city's drinking water depends on Dongjiang, which was involving the lives and work of tens of millions of people. It is vital to ensure the safety of drinking water sources. At present, the incentives for sudden incidents affecting the safety of water sources are increasing. The whole city should keep a clear head, further improve environmental emergency measures, effectively eliminate environmental pollution accidents in the bud, and we should ensure the safety of people's lives and property in the city, and provide a solid guarantee for the healthy social and economic development.