Wangxiakou Reservoir

　　The expansion project of Wangxiakou Reservoir is a key water conservancy project organized to secure water supply for the integrated development of coal, electricity, chemical, and transportation sectors and for downstream industrial and agricultural activities. The estimated total investment is 48.86 million yuan, with a planned construction period of two years and three months. The project focuses on raising and thickening the existing dam to achieve a flood control standard designed for a 30-year flood and verified for a 300-year flood. Construction began in 2005, and up to now, a cumulative investment of 20.576 million yuan has been completed. Works such as the access road to the dam, installation of anchor rods at the dam abutment, and reinforced concrete pouring for the distribution pool foundation pit have been finished. The dam body has been poured to a volume of 32,000 cubic meters, accounting for 74% of the total work. Installation of automated management equipment for the reservoir area and the dam monitoring system is currently underway. A direct water supply to Huaming Power Plant and Huating Coal Gangue Power Plant has been successfully achieved. Upon completion, the total reservoir capacity will increase from the original 1.17 million cubic meters to 7.5 million cubic meters, with an annual water supply capacity of 9.2 million cubic meters—fully meeting the water needs of urban industry, agriculture, and residential use.

　　In the course of the project construction, our main approaches were as follows: First, using market mechanisms to operate the project. The water resources administrative authority was responsible for securing project approval, while the enterprise was responsible for implementation, forming a mechanism where the government seeks the project, the enterprise builds it, and collaboration ensures its progress. Second, establishing business-oriented thinking in implementing the project. Following the approach of “multiple parties managing water,” the County State-owned Assets Investment and Operation Company converted the original fixed assets of Wangxiakou Reservoir into equity shares, and in partnership with strong enterprises such as Huating Power Generation Company and Huaming Power Plant, jointly established the joint-stock Huating Huadian Water Supply Co., Ltd. This effectively revitalized existing assets, resolved the difficulty of insufficient construction funds, and achieved a win-win development for both the government and enterprises. Third, introducing modern corporate concepts in managing the project. Representatives appointed by each shareholder unit provided full supervision over the construction process, ensuring standardized operations of the enterprise and the high-standard, high-quality, and fast-paced advancement of the project.

　　Huating is rich in water resources, with its rivers belonging to the Jing River system and the Wei River system, totaling 11 main and tributary streams. The annual total runoff reaches 183 million cubic meters, and the total groundwater volume is 82 million cubic meters. There are four major rivers: the Yi River, Shenyu River, Shangguan River, and Ma’an River, the largest being the Yi River, which originates from the Guanshan Mountains and is formed by the convergence of four rivers within the county (Cedi River, Nan Yi River, Bei Yi River, and Nanchuan River), flowing 113.2 kilometers eastward into the Jing River system. Currently, there are four reservoirs in the county with water supply capacity (Wangxiakou Reservoir, Xiaochuan Reservoir, Chechanggou Reservoir, and Sitaling Reservoir), and one under construction (Shibaozi Reservoir). Among them, Wangxiakou Reservoir and Shibaozi Reservoir are fully capable of meeting the water needs of the county’s integrated development of coal, electricity, chemical, and transportation sectors.