Drinking Water Quality in Rural Areas in Guangxi Province,China

Objective To know the drinking water quality,latrine improvement and fecal,domestic garbage,sewage treatment in the rural areas in Guangxi Province.Methods The survey was carried out according to National Scheme on Current Situation of Rural Drinking Water and Sanitation from July to December,2006.The water samples were collected in rain season(August 2006).2 414 houses were investigated in 241 administrative villages of 23 counties.Results In the rural population,31.66% was served by central supply,68.34% was served by non-central supply in Guangxi Province.22.22% of the people used surface water and 77.78% used ground water.The eligible rate of water quality was 21.58%.As for surface water,the eligible rate was 32.76%,as for ground water,it was 18.03%.As for central water supply,the eligible rate was 24.06%,as for non-central water supply,it was 18.52%.The eligible rate of total count of bacteria and total coliform was only 62.24% and 29.88% respectively.The sanitary latrine rate was only 43.79%.The treatment rate of domestic garbage was 45.57%,industrial garbage was 80.17%.No domestic sewage was treated,the treatment rate of production wastewater was very low(only 1.59%).Conclusion The drinking water quality and sanitation in the rural areas in Guangxi Province should be improved as early as possible.