甘肃省计划“十一五”期间在河西走廊全面开展节水型社会建设,将昔日丝绸之路的咽喉要道打造成西北地区的节水型社会示范带。该省水利厅正在编制、完善《河西地区节水型社会建设规划纲要》。这份《规划》提出,到2010年,在河西走廊完成初始水权分配,建立水市场雏形,确立水务一体化管理体制,并使万元GDP用水量年均下降8%,总用水量控制在70多亿立方米以内,实现总节水量约11亿立方米。(新华网2007.4.2) During the plan of Gansu Province during the 11th Five-Year Plan period, a water-saving society will be fully implemented in the Hexi Corridor and the throat of the former Silk Road will be built into a model zone of water-saving society in the northwest. The Provincial Department of Water Resources is preparing and perfecting the Outline of Water-saving Society Construction in Hexi Region. The “plan” proposed that by 2010, the initial distribution of water rights should be completed in the Hexi Corridor, establish the prototype of the water market, establish an integrated water management system, and reduce the annual average water consumption of 10,000 yuan of GDP by 8%. The total water consumption should be controlled at More than 70 billion cubic meters to achieve a total water-saving of about 1.1 billion cubic meters. (Xinhuanet 2007.4.2)