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South China city to build new drinking water source after toxic spill in river.
Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency)
Nanning, 6 February: A southern Chinese city on Monday [6 February] announced a plan to build an alternative drinking water source after a spill of toxic cadmium in a river threatened drinking water supplies for millions.
The city government in Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, said in a statement that it will build a reservoir on the Guchang River with a storage capacity of 100 million cubic meters.
The city now completely relies on the Liujiang River for tap water, and the reservoir on Guchang River will offer a second choice.
The reservoir is …
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