's Congress Standing Committee held a joint meeting, the Report

's Congress Standing Committee held a joint meeting, the Report of the State Council on the protection of drinking water safe working conditions to carry out special inquiries. The meeting was chaired by Chen Zhili, vice chairman of the NPC Standing Committee. The morning of the day before the breakout sessions on the report for consideration. Meeting, Wang Zuoshu members asked: "Eleventh Five-Year" period of the price of water reform progress What are the main measures for promoting the reform of water prices What is the effectiveness of water price reform has been made or expected to obtain the main effects of In particular, the water price reform is how to improve the quality of the water Du Ying said that 30% of our city's waterworks loss, and additional water charges levied sewage treatment fee is not in place, the country about the loss of a quarter of the sewage treatment plant operation. Review the progress of the reform of the "Eleventh Five-Year" period, the price of water, said Du Ying, results mainly reflected in three aspects: First, the water price of medium-sized cities have a more substantial increase, water charges increased by more than the general inflation rate. 2010 the country's 36 large and medium-sized cities, living water terminal the average price of 2.6 yuan, a 24.4 percent increase over 2005; non-residential water prices increased by 31.9%; special water prices increased by 35.4%. Secondly, the "Eleventh Five-Year" period is generally the introduction of water charges and sewage treatment fee. The average national industrial surface water resource fee is 0.25 yuan, the urban water supply companies, water costs an average of 0.18 yuan, 51% and 33% respectively compared to 2005. Living water, water pricing of the ladder, the implementation of non-residential water ultra-fixed fare. 36 large and medium-sized cities, 17 cities into living water water price ladder, the majority of urban non-resident water shall be super scheme over the fixed fare charging system. The next step for the reform of water prices, said Du Ying, will further steady progress including the reform of the price formation mechanism, including the water resource fee, sewage treatment fee; to further improve the price of water pricing, especially the stepped pricing system to continue to promote residential water; large-scale promotion has been formed in some cities the cost of public waterworks system; and the promotion of supporting reform. The meeting to hear opinions and answer asked the person in charge of the State Council include: Development and Reform Commission deputy director Du Ying, Vice Minister Wang Wei, Vice Minister of Finance Zhang Shaochun, Vice Minister of Land and Resources, Geological Survey Bureau Director Wang Min, Vice Minister of Ministry of Environmental Protection tension Army, Housing and Urban Vice Minister of Construction Qiu Baoxing, Vice Minister of Water Resources Li Guoying, Vice Minister of Agriculture Zhang Taolin, Health Minister Chen Zhu, Director of the State Council Legislative Affairs Song Dahan. Du Ying, 27 a report about facing the rural drinking water safety and security of water supply facilities is relatively weak, the difficulty of engineering and construction management, project long-term operational mechanism needs to be improved, water conservation and water quality protection is relatively weak, grassroots management and technical strength less than five challenges.