U.S.-based clean water technology firm OriginClear Inc. has entered the Chinese commercial market with the first commercial customer in Hong Kong and an order for a research system from Nanjing University.

Jiangxi provincial government has signed letters of responsibility with county and town level government and related departments which say that from August 1, 2008 to July 1, 2010, wastewater treatment facilities in all counties and towns should be completed and put into use, and wastewater treatment rate should reach 70%.

Elion Chemical Industry Company in Inner Mongolia says it will virtually eliminate its wastewater discharge to the Yellow River using an advanced water reuse and wastewater evaporation system from GE Water & Process Technologies.

China's Ministry of Environmental Protection and General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine have jointly issued four pollutants emission standards.

Dow Water Solutions' reverse osmosis membranes will be installed at three wastewater reclamation and reuse facilities, in conjunction with the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, to help treat 45,000 cubic meters of water per day, the largest volume of municipal waste water in Olympic related projects in Beijing.