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China is now facing severe environmental problems after the past 30 years of rapid industrialization and economic development. Among the numerous environmental incidents, half of them are water pollution related. These incidents cause complex situations of public crisis and cost the government billions of renminbi to restore the environment. Frequent source water contamination accidents resulted in severe consequences to the water supply of millions of residents as well as to the environment. Especially some industrial contaminants will pass through the treatment process unchanged and be discharged to surface water where they can enter the food chain. Drinking water security is always considered a lifeline system, which means that it is essential to the public and should be maintained to meet the basic requirements regardless of cost (Zhang et al. 2011). …