Little water pollution has been detected at the Three Gorges Dam area since
the water level of the gigantic dam reached the 156-meter mark on Friday, the
latest monitoring reports show.
The dam area has maintained a sound
ecological environment and water in the dam area is still potable, according to
Hubei provincial government office in charge of water-pollution control in the
Three Gorges Reservoir.
At 156 meters, the Three Gorges Project, which
is believed to be the world's largest hydropower project, is fully functional in
terms of flood-control, power generation and navigation. The reservoir has
stored more than 10.5 billion cubic meters of water.
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