Push to promote recycled water use

Recycled water systems are being installed across Beijing to get more residents to reuse resources, authorities revealed on Sunday.

According to fresh regulations, all new communities larger than 50,000 square meters and with a daily water consumption rate of more than 150 tons will be required to connect every household to a more sustainable supply. The water will come from one of the capital's five filtering plants or from on-site stations.

The statement by the Beijing Water Authority's conservation management center is part of plans to increase usage of recycled water by 2015 and coincides with National City Water Conservation Week, which ends next Saturday.