Preparatory programming of water-receiving area in Gansu Province during the first stage of western route project of South-to-North Water Transfer

Water transfer schemes of the western route project of South-to-North Water Transfer have been decided ultimately.Water quantity transferred in the first stage of the project is planned to be 4.0×10~9m~3,and there are six receiving areas,including Qinghai,Gansu,and so on.Taking Gansu water-receiving area as a case,the idea and method of programming,the principle of choosing receiving areas,the results in preparatory programming,and the auxiliary projects needed for water resources demonstrations were presented.The importance and contribution of South-to-North Water Transfer Project in social and economic development and ecology construction in Gansu Province were analyzed.