南水北调工程是中国最大的长距离输水工程，总计投资近5000亿元，比三峡工程投资还多两倍。南水北调工程共分东线、中线、西线三条调水线，这三条线工程最终建成后，到2050年调水总量规模为每年448亿立方米，接近于在黄淮海平原和西北部地区增加一条黄河的水量，可基本改变中国北方地区水资源严重短缺的状况。本书介绍了“南水北调工程”的一些基本知识。本书为英文版。

Preface

I  More Water Resources in the South, Less in the North

 (I) Three Basis Characteristics of Water Resource Distribution in China

 (II) The Basins of the Yellow River, Huaihe River

  and Haihe River are the Most Water-scarce Areas in China

 (III) The Advantage of Water Resources of the Yangtze River Basin

 (IV) The South-to-North Water Diversion Project is an Inevitable Choice

II  A Decision Made for Half a Century

 (I) The Proposal of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project

 (II) Democratic Verification and Scientific Appraisal

 (1II) Making Decisions

III Layout: Three Water Transfer Projects

 (I) ERP Planning

 (II) MRP Planning

 (III) WRP Planning

IV East Route Project in Progress

 (I) Projects in Jiangsu

 (II) Projects in Shandong

 (III) Pollution Prevention

V  Phase I Middle Route Project in Progress

(I) Water Resource Projects

(II) Projects in Henan

(III) Projects in Hebei

(IV) Projects in Beijing

(V) Pollution Prevention and Environmental Protection

VI Protection of Cultural Relics and Archaeological Excavation

(I) Jiangsu Section of the Eastern Route

(II) Shandong Section of the Eastern Route

(III) Water Source Areas in the Middle Route

(IV) Henan Section of the Middle Route

(V) Hebei Section of the Middle Route

(VI) Beijing Section of the Middle Route