Investigation of Drinking Water Quality in Zhejiang Provinice,China,2002—2006

Objective To know the drinking water safety of water plants in Zhejiang and to provide the scientific data for government decision-making.Methods By the nonrandom sampling,the water plants were selected,103 in 2002,102 in 2003, 138 in 2004,419 in 2005,and 555 in 2006.The quality of tap water,product water and source water was determined according to the related standards.Results The eligible rate of product water and tap water in 2002 was 85.4%and 81.7%respectively,in 2003 it was 83.3%and 90.2%respectively,in 2004 it was 70.9%and 69.9%respectively,in 2005 it was 62.5%and 73.5% respectively,in 2006 it was 36.8%and 48.4%respectively.The eligible rate of source water was 68.1%.Conclusion The main problem in drinking water safety in Zhejiang is that the water supply systems in the rural areas are not good enough,no water treatment and disinfection is still common.