Practices and Discussion on Establishing Water-saving Society in Zhangye City

摘要

The northwest region of China confronts with the shortage of water resources and the wasting of water resources. Building water-saving society can guarantee to achieve a sustainable development of the region's economy and society. In this paper the authors systematically summarize the content and the practical experiences of developing water-saving society in Zhangye City. Fully considerate indexes are given to reflect water conservation level, ecology and economic development as a whole. These can be used for reference to solve the problem of water resource, to build water-saving society and to promote sustainable development of the region's economy and society.