GUANGZHOU – For those who still remember what it was like to suffer from water shortages, like 80-year-old Macau resident Lee Zan Dok, fresh and clean water is seen as the lifeline of everything.
With a land area of only 32.8 square km, Macau is widely covered by low hills, without any lakes and rivers, making it impossible to build a big reservoir in this tiny area.
“For centuries, local residents’ water demand was met largely through groundwater extraction,” said Lee, who worked for Macau’s water supply company for 24 years.
Staff members of Zhuhai Water Environment Holdings Group Ltd. take water samples at the Zhuxiandong Reservoir, which delivers water to Macau, in Zhuhai early this month. – Xinhua
