Influence and Countermeasure of the Middle Route of South- to- North Water Transfer Project on the Sustainable Utilization of Water Resources in Xiangyang City

Abstract

The Middle Route of South-to-North Water Transfer Project is a major strategy in our country which solves the deficiency of water resources in northern areas in 21st century through optimizing disposition of water resources, and which is also a major strategy of building wellto-do society and a systemic project related to development of the human offspring and present. The project can not only realize the optimized disposition of water resources in the areas but also accelerate greatly its sustainable development of society, economy and ecology. At the same time, there are a series of advantageous and disadvantageous affects for areas drawing out water resources with the decrease of water quantity. This paper introduces the present situation and major problems about the development of water resources in Xiangyang, and analyses the influence of the project on water resources in Xiangyang. Finally, we put forward the strategy of the sustainable utilization of Xiangyang water resources in the future.