Shanghai Official Assures Water Supply Ample After Brief Panic
- Salt water entered Yangtze but not reservoirs, official says
- Locals were concerned inflows from sea tainted tap water
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A Shanghai official offered more assurances about water supplies for the financial hub after worries about contamination from the sea caused a brief panic, comments that come as the city builds more wells.
Ruan Renliang, deputy head of the water department, said in an interview with Bloomberg News that the sea often flows into the Yangtze River in the winter and spring because dry weather lowers levels in the major source of water for the city of 25 million people.