Abstract:Hefei City is located in the dividing area between the Yangtze river and the Huaihe river, water shortage has been one of the key factors for restricting the development of city. Base on characteristics and utilization of water resources in Hefei City, the load index method is applied to analyze developing potential of water resources, the measures are proposed for solve problems of water shortage, including improvement of water-use efficiency, developing water diversion project, and emphasis both on water resources development and water saving.