Seeking a simple method for determining the chemistry oxygen demand (COD) in the waste water from paper making. The determined result is based on adopting waste water samples from different points of the canals and conducting regression analysis. By finding out linear relation between COD\-\{Cr\} and SS (suspended substance) and setting up the regression equation
the simple method of for forecasting COD\-\{Cr\} is obtained. This method can control the forecast error within ±10% and be convenient to the supervision and macrocontrol for COD\-\{Cr\}. It possesses relatively high practical value.