In China, drinking water safety in λ☆rural areas, part of the proble¥<∑m is more severe and pro§±minent than in urban drinking wate↑r safety issues, par←π ticularly in central and wes>δ©tern areas and poor are "≈as. This is mainly rural population↑<₩ distribution and loose, diffε ↓✘erent living habits ≈•and other characteristics, but ×β↓also on the social and econo™₹mic imbalances and urban σ✔and rural development♣↑, urban and rural water supply i₹ n different costs and ot φ"her causes. Such featur₩¥es, so rural drinking water sa≤± fety with great difficulties.
In 1995, the total use of ₹≈≈↓freshwater resources i☆≈€←s 460 billion cubic meters, accounti↓✔ng for 16.4% of total freshwater resou≈"rces. Which accounted for 87% of agriσ¥Ωcultural water, industrial water acc☆& δounted for 7%, domestic consu$→λmption accounted for 6% 0. "W∑™→€orld Development Indicator∞≠£αs 1998," pointed out that Ch$♠§ina's population have access to s<<↓↕afe drinking water accounted for ☆↔93% of the urban population, accounδ≤₽Ωting for 89% of the rural popula€☆tion. In total, the same year the coun§≠try's population to safe dri€→nking water accounts for→×≤ 90% of the total population.
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Poverty
stricken areas of rural drinking wat✔∞ ←er safety issues more prominent. &quo₩ t;China Rural PovertyΩ↓$ Monitoring Report 2004" show₹↓←s that by 2003, poverty-stricken areas≤$φ of China, 18% of households obtain ΩΩ drinking water difficultiesλλ₽, 14.1 percent of households we↕↕re contaminated drinking water source✔∞s, 37.3 percent of households no sa≥₹fe drinking water (water to be remo¶≈ved water pollution ↕✘ £and difficulties of housπ₹eholds). Press the drinkingλβ↕ water points, drinkiβ≈ng tap water of households accountedε≈"' for 32.2% of all households, drin$₽king water from deep wells of ho↕£₽₽useholds accounted fo• ♥$r 20.9% of all households, shallow drγ€®inking water of households accounted foΩ$βr 24.9% of all households, dire↕$•ct drinking water, rive¶↑<"rs and lakes of the total h≈✔'ouseholds 6.9% of farmers, ∏¶direct drinking pond ≤≈φof 2.3% of all farmer hγ♣δσouseholds, the direct consump★tion of other source® ★'s of households acco♠ ≠unted for 12.7% of all households. In t÷>he first three water sources, th¶e water is contaminated and wate™ r to remove the difficulties שof households, in fact s ←βafe drinking water for r₩'↕ural households 62.7%☆∑ of the total number of h•≤ouseholds.