“涝坝”(池塘),是西北地区常用的一种水源。“涝坝”,是挖一个较深的积水坑,大小不一,把河渠(或冰雪)水灌入其内,以供日常使用。水放存在涝坝里的时间不同,在过去由于是死水,加之人畜共用,缺乏保护,污染十分严重,并引起肠道传染病的传播。因此,各族人民对改良涝坝卫生有着迫切的要求。我省南疆广大地区在饮水管理工作中,采取领导、群众、技术人员三结合的办法,进行了大量的水改工 “Liao dam” (ponds), is a common source of water in the northwest. The “flood dam” is to dig a deeper sump with different sizes and pour the canals (or ice and snow) into it for daily use. The time that water is stored in the flood dam is different. In the past, because of stagnant water and the common use of human and livestock, the pollution was very serious and caused the spread of intestinal infectious diseases. Therefore, people of all ethnic groups have an urgent request to improve the health of flood dam. In the vast area of ​​southern province of our province in the work of drinking water management, we adopted a combination of leadership, the masses and technicians to carry out a large number of water improvement projects