Water resource is essential natural resource of relatively scared quantity,the utilization of alternative water resources is an effective way to resolve the above problem.Real alternative water resources and dummy water resources are listed,and the present situation of utilization of the alternative water resources above is also introduced.Specially,the developing order of various alternative water resources is suggested according to Chinese state situation.Furthermore,some suggestions are put forward to water saving and management in China according to foreign experience in utilization of alternative water resources in IWRM.