s the seve re wa te r po llu tion, the lack of wa te r qua lity and quan tity, the low u tiliza tion ra tio and so on. The wa te r re sou rce s quan tity in L ijiang ba sin can m ee t the dem and of the recen t and m e tap ha se deve lopm en t of L ijiang c ity, bu t it is no t su re fo r the fu tu re. B a sed on the geo logica l su rvey of c ity environm en ta l hyd ro logy, the a rtic le p u ts fo r2 wa rd tha t the ka rst b ig sp ring a round the ba sin and the po re wa te r and confined wa te r be tween the grave l laye rs in the m idd le of the ba sin can supp ly fo r the em e rgency - typ e groundwa te r sou rce fie ld s.РKeyword s: wa te r secu rity of c ity; sta tu s of wa te r re sou rce s environm en t; em e rgency - typ e groundwa te rРsou rce fie ld s; L ijiang C ity in Yunnan