Background Action Plan for Prevention and Control of Water Pollution,issued by the State Council of P.R.C.in 2015 "By 2020,the quantity of black and odorous water bodies in built-up areas in cities at prefecture level and above will be controlled within 10%and,by 2030, generally eliminated." Can we copy the experience of the mitigation strategy from Europe or North America? My opinion:The situation differs from the former problems of western countries in many aspects. Background Action Plan for Prevention and Control of Water Pollution, issued by the State Council of P.R.C. in 2015 “By 2020, the quantity of black and odorous water bodies in built-up areas in cities at prefecture level and above will be controlled within 10% and, by 2030, generally eliminated.” Can we copy the experience of the mitigation strategy from Europe or North America? My opinion: The situation differs from the former problems of western countries in many aspects