Abstract:Based on the statistics of exploitation and utilization of non-conventional water in China, the utilization ratios of five kinds of nonconventional water are analyzed, that is, reclaimed water, sea water, rain flood water, mine water and brackish water. The results show that in China, the reclaimed water utilization is mainly concentrated in North China and Northeast China, the freshwater use is mainly in the coastal areas of Zhejiang Province, Tianjin City and Hebei Province, the rain flood water consumption is mainly in Shandong, Yunnan, Jiangsu provinces, the brackish water use is mainly in Hebei, Gansu and Shandong provinces, and the mine water use is mainly concentrated in three coal mining areas of Shanxi Province, Shandong Province and Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. In general, the development and utilization of non-conventional water resources in China are mainly concentrated in the northern areas with relatively short water resources and relatively high socioeconomic development level and in the coastal provinces and islands with deficient fresh water resources. Although the development and utilization of non-conventional water resources in China have increased year by year, there are also some problems such as short policy support, deficient unified planning, inconsistent water price cost, imperfect technical standards and insufficient technical driving forces. Some countermeasures are proposed: policy improvement, overall planning, promotion of innovative ability, innovative investment and financing modes and strengthening of supervision and propaganda.