Core Insights - The Ministry of Water Resources announced that China has established the world's largest rural centralized water supply system, serving the most people globally, and is the leading country in improving rural drinking water conditions. It is projected that by the end of the 14th Five-Year Plan, the rural tap water coverage rate will reach 96% [1][3]. Group 1: Achievements in Rural Water Supply - During the 14th Five-Year Plan, the water resources department has implemented a "3+1" standardized construction and management model to enhance the quality and level of rural water supply security [1]. - The "3+1" model includes three components: integrated urban-rural water supply, large-scale centralized water supply, and standardized construction and renovation of small water supply projects, along with one component focusing on professional management and maintenance of rural water supply [1]. - The proportion of rural population served by large-scale water supply projects has increased by 15 percentage points compared to the end of the 13th Five-Year Plan, while the number of small centralized and decentralized water supply projects has been reduced by nearly half [1]. Group 2: Innovations in Management and Quality Assurance - The management mechanism has shifted from traditional methods to intelligent management, aiming for "water quality and quantity standards, and management services at the household level" [2]. - Over half of the counties have achieved unified management, monitoring, operation, and service for rural water supply, with 407,000 rural water supply projects maintained, and services for users integrated online and offline [2]. - A focus on water quality assurance has transitioned from merely having water to ensuring good quality water, with 99.6% of township-level water source protection areas designated, and 2.2 billion yuan allocated for purification and disinfection facilities [2].