Reflection on the Site Selection of Qingshuihe Reservoir Area
"Shenzhen's urban planning ignores the safety requirements"-this was a very clear criticism of Shenzhen by the expert group investigating the "8.5 Big Bang" accident that year.
the conclusion of the expert group is that the Shenzhen municipal government has not seriously implemented the policy of "safety first, prevention first", and its safety awareness is weak. The overall layout of Qingshuihe warehouse area has not been reviewed according to the relevant national safety regulations, so that facilities such as inflammable, explosive and highly toxic chemical dangerous goods warehouses, livestock and food warehouses and liquefied petroleum gas storage tanks are concentrated in areas that do not meet the safety distance requirements from residential areas and traffic roads; Qingliuping Warehouse, which stores dangerous chemicals, is only 4.2 kilometers away from the International Trade Building in the bustling urban area. The gas storage and transportation station is built in residential quarters, and the horizontal distance from Qingliuping Warehouse is only more than 311 meters, which seriously threatens the safety of Shenzhen.
Shenzhen seems a little unconvinced by this conclusion of the expert group. "We all went to the scene to see it. At that time, Qingshui River was already very remote in Shenzhen. No one expected the city to develop so fast." An engineer who once participated in the planning and site selection of Qingshuihe oil and gas reservoir said.
This engineer's words represent the opinions of quite a few people, but it also leads to a topic: the speed of urban planning and urban development. Specific to the choice of the new site of Qingshuihe oil and gas depot, some deputies bluntly said: "Changlingpei, it is difficult to ensure that it will not become the second place of Qingshuihe."
Changlingpei-the second Qingshui River?
Changlingpei is relatively remote. "It is in a ravine, which is a good location". The planning and land department confirmed to the reporter that the new site is in a mountain enclosure area in Changlingpei. However, the site selection of Changlingpei was completed in 1994, and the relevant plan has not been put into practice since it was reported. By February 1999, great changes had taken place in the surrounding environment of the new library site. Although the planning and land department later revised the design of the plan, the NPC deputies did not agree with it.
"Changlingpei is showing signs of being popular and lively now. The new site is chosen here. I wonder what is the difference with Qingshui River? In another five years, the new site will be a good place. Why not take a long-term view? " Yang Jianchang, deputy to the Municipal People's Congress, said.
"No one can guarantee whether they will move again." An expert in the planning of dangerous goods reservoir area who participated in the site selection of Qingshuihe oil and gas depot in that year said: "The university town under construction is only a little more than one kilometer away from Changlingpei, and I am worried that it will become a busy city in the future like Qingshuihe in that year."
In this regard, Shenzhen Municipal Bureau of Planning and Land Resources explained that it is reasonable to choose Changlingpei from the perspective of planning and layout. After the completion of Changlingpei Reservoir Area, it can cover the existing functions of Qingshui River, which not only has considerable road transportation functions, but also leaves possible space for future railway transportation, and can completely replace the role of Qingshui River Reservoir Area. As for how to ensure the safety of the reservoir area in the future, the focus should be on land control management and fire safety management.
However, there are still many NPC deputies who share Yang Jianchang's view: "Everything should be forward-looking. Don't move once and move again."
despite the controversy in Changlingpei, the relocation of large oil and gas storage bases in the eastern corner of Shekou Peninsula in Nanshan and Maozhoushan in Songgang Town is becoming increasingly urgent.
A report entitled "Feasibility Study Report of Dachan Island Oil and Gas Storage" made a comprehensive inventory of the present situation and existing problems of oil and gas storage in Shenzhen:
The surrounding area of the 611-ton liquefied gas transfer station of the Gas Group in Chiwan Port of Nanshan is insufficient, and there are open flames nearby, which poses potential safety hazards;
The 3,311-ton liquefied gas depot of Iwatani Gas Machinery Company, located at the east corner of Shekou, should not be kept due to the change in the nature of the surrounding land, and should be relocated; Sinopec's 38,811-ton Shekou oil depot has hidden dangers such as insufficient safety distance from surrounding buildings and facilities;
The 21,111-ton oil depot located in Maozhoushan, Songgang Town should not be kept because of the change of the nature of the surrounding land, so it should be moved ...
Shenzhen planners told reporters helplessly that during the development of Shenzhen, the contradiction between limited urban space and the rapid development of economy, society and population made Shenzhen have to be embarrassed again and again in urban planning and construction. Not only the location of dangerous reservoir areas, but also the basic facilities of urban roads and other aspects have the problem of how to better adapt to future development. "If you don't grasp the context of future development and don't strictly manage it, no one can guarantee that the relocation of dangerous goods storage areas will continue in a cyclical manner; Will urban construction be endlessly reinvented? "
the safety management of reservoir area should not be underestimated.
"Because urban planning can only be moderately advanced, we sometimes have to face this embarrassment. After all, no one can foresee. " A planning expert views the dispute over the location of oil and gas reservoirs this way. "For the safety prospect of a dangerous goods storage area, how to do a good job in fire safety protection is more important than the location problem. "Now Shenzhen has done a good job in terms of urban planning, layout and management."
in order to verify the expert's words and understand the current situation of safety management of oil and gas depots in Shenzhen, the reporter recently went to the eastern and western oil depots for interviews. At about 11 am on August 2, the reporter's interview car was not registered, and it directly broke into the Dapeng Bay oil depot of Sinopec in Xiadong oil and gas reservoir area. Just two or three minutes after entering the oil depot, Kuang Ming, director of Dapeng Bay Oil Depot Office of Sinopec Shenzhen Branch, received a report from the duty officer and drove the reporter to the road.
In Mawan Oil Depot of Sinopec, Nanshan Peninsula Oil and Gas Base, the reporter was also warned when he wanted to film the operation of liquefied gas tanker. "When the camera shutter flashes, it may generate instantaneous static electricity, which is easy to explode when it comes into contact with liquefied gas in the air."
after all, the reporter is not a professional, so he can't find anything about the hardware of oil and gas storage security. However, these two little things can be regarded as a reflection of the safety awareness of oil and gas storage managers. The words of Chen Jingxin, deputy director of the Fire Department of Shenzhen Fire Bureau, seem to be more reassuring. "The Fire Bureau now organizes more than a dozen inspection components to carry out large-scale special treatment on more than 11 oil and gas depots and more than 111 gas stations in the city twice a year."
Shortly before the reporter interviewed Chen Jingxin, the Shenzhen Fire Bureau had just completed a recent major inspection. "Through this inspection, we believe that the fire-fighting facilities of oil and gas depots in Shenzhen are basically intact. Now the heads of these oil and gas storage enterprises have realized that fire safety is directly linked to economic benefits, and their management in all aspects is still superior, and they can implement various fire control rules and regulations. "
In addition, a huge fire protection system is being established. "In the next decade, Shenzhen will invest 2.5 billion yuan to build a fire safety system for land, sea and air. By 2115, there will be 21 fire stations in Shenzhen, and in the long run, there will be 91 fire stations in the city by 2111. In addition, a special fire helicopter station with two helicopters will be established. "
both the dispute about the site selection of Qingshuihe oil and gas depot and the construction of oil and gas depot management point to a safety issue. It is always necessary for Shenzhen, which experienced the "8.5" big explosion, to be more careful and more cautious. "Shenzhen must not repeat the' 8.5' Big Bang." This is almost the unanimous sigh of all citizens, officials and experts interviewed by reporters.