Desalinated water to be piped into Beijing by 2019

Beijing is planning to pipe in desalinated water from the port of Caofeidian in Hebei province to meet increased demand.

Under the desalination project, 1 million metric tons of drinking water a day will be produced from nearby Bohai Bay.

Supplies will be piped to Beijing, and are expected to satisfy one-third of demand in 2019. Caofeidian is under the city of Tangshan's jurisdiction.