On April 16, the Information Office of Liaoning Provincial People’s Government held the eleventh press conference of the series titled “Making Breakthroughs for Revitalization, and Striving for Decisive Achievements”, presenting the important plans, major tasks, and specific measures conducted by Liaoning Provincial Department of Water Resources.
By the end of March, Liaoning had completed 2.69 billion yuan in water conservancy investment, a year-on-year increase of 26.1%. A total of 50 new projects have commenced construction, while 34 ongoing projects have fully resumed, setting a strong foundation for Liaoning Water Revitalization Initiative in 2025.
As one of China’s first and the only provincial-level water network pilot zone in the Northeast, Liaoning is actively advancing the construction of the Four Trunks and Ten Branches Project of Liaoning Province in line with the region’s water resource distribution characteristics. The province continues to promote the development of a three-pronged water allocation system across northern, central, and southern regions. This year, the second step of the second phase of the central-southern regional water supply project will be completed; construction of the Chaoyang water conveyance line project, a key component of the northern line, is accelerating; and the first-phase project for water resource allocation on the Liaodong Peninsula, part of the southern line, will break ground. In the first half of this year, all county-level water network plans are expected to gain approval, with a focus on advancing preparatory work for large and medium-sized reservoirs, including Yongping, Shengjin, Guanshan II, and Guazhongling.
In addition, Liaoning will improve its rainfall and hydrological monitoring and forecasting systems by strengthening three lines of defense in meteorological satellites, rain-measuring radar, and rain gauging and hydrological networks. It will also optimize runoff yield and concentration model and hydrodynamic flood routing model for major rivers such as the Liaohe River and the Hunhe River. Furthermore, the province will improve the Space-Air-Ground-Water-Engineering integrated monitoring and sensing system and promote the development of digital twin projects for nine provincially managed reservoirs.
