High-quality development practices for rural water supply improvement in mountainous regions: The Xiangxi River left bank upgrade project in Xingshan County, Hubei

Abstract

The implementation experience of the water supply upgrade project in the Xiangxi River left bank rural resettlement area of Xingshan County waw summarized. By making comprehensive use of limited water sources in mountainous areas, following the overall policy of primarily centralized water supply with supporting dispersed water supply, optimizing the layout of rural water projects, and applying water affairs information systems, a scientific water management platform can be constructed. This approach enables scientific, digital, and professional management of water affairs, establishes a reasonable water pricing and fee collection mechanism, and continuously improves rural water supply security. It is a fundamental measure to connect the last mile of water supply security network, safeguard the lifeline of rural drinking water in mountainous areas, and achieve high-quality development of rural water supply in mountainous regions. To ensure high-quality development of rural water supply in mountainous areas, suggestions such as strengthening the construction of water affairs intelligent platforms, increasing the adoption rate of smart water meters, and investing in the training of water supply professionals are proposed.

Keywords

rural mountain area water supply / high-quality development of water supply / water supply safety / water supply security / water affairs informatization / water supply management