On July 3, 2010, seepage from a mining waste pond owned by Zijinshan Cooper Mine has contaminated the Ding River and a reservoir in Fujian, the province’s environmental protection bureau said in a statement
Pollution from the sludge pond has killed or poisoned 4.2 million pounds of fish in the Mianhuatan reservoir, the report said. The smell of dead fish was discernible six miles from the reservoir.
Years of unbridled economic growth have left most of the China’s lakes and rivers heavily polluted. More than 200 Million Chinese currently do not have access to safe drinking water, according to government data.
