江苏省启东市是个滨江临海的县级城市,自古以来,一直以饮用内河水为生。但是近年来内河水源普遍受到污染,饮用水质大幅度下降,人民群众的身体健康受到严重威胁。在2003年的政协全委会上不少委员撰写了关于改善人民群众饮用水质量的提案,市委统战部及时把委员们 Qidong City, Jiangsu Province, is a county-level city bordering the sea and has been drinking inland water for a living since ancient times. However, inland water sources have generally been polluted in recent years, drinking water quality has dropped dramatically, and people’s health is seriously threatened. In 2003, many members of the CPPCC National Committee wrote a proposal on improving the quality of drinking water for the masses of the people. The United Front Work Department of the Municipal CPC Committee timely sent members