我国是一个拥有11亿人口的大国,农村人口8亿多,约占全国总人口的74％。新中国成立后,我国政府一直把农村供水条件的改善作为提高农民生活水平的重要内容放在优先的地位考虑。尤其是近十年来,我国农村改水工作得到了长足地发展,农村供水设施从少到多,从简易到正规,各种供水工程星罗棋布,受益人口大量增加,水质不断提高。截止1990年底,全国 China is a large country with a population of 1.1 billion. The rural population is more than 800 million, accounting for about 74% of the country’s total population. After the founding of New China, the Chinese government has always put the improvement of rural water supply conditions as an important part of improving the living standards of farmers in a priority position. In particular, in the past decade, China’s rural water improvement work has developed rapidly. The number of rural water supply facilities has grown from small to large, from simple to formal, and various water supply projects have spread across the country. The number of beneficiaries has increased substantially and water quality has continued to increase. By the end of 1990, the whole country