Beijing's underground water level rose 1.94 meters last year to 23.03 meters deep, with the increase in underground water storage totaling 990 million cubic meters, according to the Beijing Water Authority.
Ningqiang county and its neighboring areas in southern Shaanxi have now become an important water conservation area of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project.
The south-to-north water diversion project transferred 2.24 billion cubic meters of water to northern China's Hebei Province last year to quench its thirst, refilling some rivers.
On Oct. 25, the Tianjin Sub-Bureau of the Construction Administration of the Central Route of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project held an open day for the project at its Tianjin Management Office.
The Hebei Sub-Bureau of the central route of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project hosted the open day in Xinle on Oct. 24. The event hosted residents in areas along the central route, project builders, and staff from other project units.
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As of 21:48 on Oct. 18, a total of 4 billion cubic meters of water has been transferred to Beijing from the Danjiangkou Reservoir in central China's Hubei province, and this source of stable-quality water has benefitted more than 12 million Beijing residents
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At 6:58 p.m. on July 17, the storage volume of Miyun Reservoir in Beijing surpassed 2.2 billion cubic meters, and its water level reached 146.31 meters, both new records since 1999.
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The South-to-North Water Diversion project has redirected over 300 million cubic meters of water to Hebei province, topping up water levels in the region and easing ecological conditions.
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