China Urban Water Supply and Drainage Association 2024 Annual Meeting and Urban Water Technology

      On the morning of April 16, the China Urban Water Supply and Drainage Association held a press conference at the Qingdao World Expo City International Conference Center, announcing that the 2024 annual meeting of the China Urban Water Supply and Drainage Association and the exhibition of urban water technology and products will be held in Qingdao, Shandong Province from April 17 to 21.
      At the press conference, Gao Wei, deputy secretary-general and spokesperson of the China Urban Water Supply and Drainage Association, introduced that 2024 is the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China and a key year for the implementation of the 14th Five-Year Plan. Last year, the state issued 140 billion yuan of additional treasury bonds to support 2,372 urban drainage and flood prevention capacity improvement projects, focusing on key cities prone to waterlogging disasters and weak drainage and flood control infrastructure, taking into account some key counties, and supporting the construction of drainage pipelines, drainage pumping stations, storage facilities, drainage channels, protection facilities at important points and the purchase of mobile drainage equipment.
      In 2022, the General Office of the State Council issued the implementation plan for the renovation and transformation of urban gas pipelines and other aging pipelines (2022-2025), which clearly stated that it is necessary to accelerate the upgrading and transformation of aging pipelines and facilities such as urban water supply and drainage that are backward in material, have a long service life, have potential safety hazards in the operating environment, and do not meet relevant standards and specifications. Recently, in order to implement the requirements of the State Council's "Action Plan for Promoting Large-scale Equipment Renewal and Consumer Goods Trade-in", the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development issued the "Implementation Plan for Promoting the Renewal of Construction and Municipal Infrastructure Equipment", and among the 10 key tasks identified, 3 involve the water industry, including water supply facilities and equipment renewal, sewage treatment equipment renewal and urban lifeline project construction.
      One of the main goals of the annual meeting of the China Water Association is to publicize and implement the relevant policies of urban water affairs and the new requirements of the state for the urban water industry, discuss new ideas, new ways and new methods for the development of urban water affairs, and work together to seek common development. 4 focuses Briefly summarize the highlights of this annual meeting.
      Focus on the renewal and transformation of urban water facilities and equipment, and discuss strategies for improving urban water security. In recent years, there have been many extreme weather and climate, and the government, people and all sectors of society have paid more and more attention to the safety and security of urban water supply and drainage. As an important "lifeline project" to ensure the normal and safe operation of the city, urban water supply and drainage facilities are crucial to the safety of residents' drinking water and the improvement of urban drainage and flood prevention capabilities. The urban water industry should make good use of the state's relevant policy support and capital investment for the renewal and transformation of urban water supply and drainage facilities, make good use of new technologies and new products to scientifically carry out the renewal and transformation of urban water supply facilities and equipment, accelerate the shortcomings of the urban water supply and drainage pipe network, promote the solution of the problems of buildings, communities and municipal old pipelines, and truly build good houses, good communities, good communities and good urban areas. This will be a major focus of the urban water industry in 2024.
      Focus on scientific and technological innovation in the urban water industry, and discuss the development of new quality productivity in the urban water industry. New quality productivity is a new form of productivity that is closely integrated with new technologies represented by big data, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and green and low-carbon technologies with new elements such as digital intelligent machinery and equipment, digital intelligent workers, digital infrastructure, massive data, computing power, new energy, and new materials. Compared with traditional productivity, new quality productivity is a new type of high-quality productivity that represents new technologies, creates new value, adapts to new industries, and reshapes new kinetic energy. As a traditional industry, urban water supply and drainage must strengthen scientific and technological innovation in the planning, design, construction, operation and maintenance, renewal and transformation of facilities, realize technological iteration through new quality productivity, and promote traditional municipal infrastructure to meet the needs of high-quality development of urbanization in the new era. This will be a hot spot in the urban water industry in 2024.
      Focus on policy needs such as price, investment and financing, and discuss the innovation of sustainable development mechanisms in the industry. The price mechanism, investment and financing mechanism are one of the key elements to stimulate the vitality of the urban water industry and ensure the stable and healthy development of the industry. Industry enterprises generally reported that there is a cost inversion problem in the current urban water supply price and sewage treatment fee, which seriously restricts the normal operation of urban water enterprises and institutions. In recent years, the China Urban Water Supply and Drainage Association has organized many surveys to reflect relevant policy demands to relevant departments. At the annual meeting, the management of urban water enterprises and institutions will have in-depth discussions and deliberations on this issue, hoping to solve this difficulty and pain point through mechanism innovation and help the sustainable development of the industry.
      Focus on talent selection, training and training, and promote the construction of high-level talents in the urban water industry. Talent is the core competitiveness that supports the development of urban water supply and drainage industry. Accelerating the construction of national strategic talents and striving to cultivate more outstanding engineers, craftsmen and high-skilled talents is an important mission for the development of the industry under the new situation. The National Urban Water Supply and Drainage Industry Vocational Skills Competition led by the China Urban Water Supply and Drainage Association has been held for four sessions so far; The urban water industry talent training led by the China Urban Water Supply and Drainage Association is actively planning and preparing, including the selection and establishment of training bases across the country, the organization of the compilation of unified industry training materials, and the establishment of a sound training management system. This annual meeting has set up relevant forums in order to give full play to the organizational ability of the association and the collaboration ability of the industry, and brainstorm for building a high-level talent team in the urban water industry.