50,000 households to be affected by water supply disruption in Taipei

Taiwan News
Date: 2016-09-27
By: Sophia Yang, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

Water supplies to part of Taipei and New Taipei City will be suspended Tuesday as Typhoon Megi is battering Taiwan with heavy rain and powerful wind. Taiwan Water Corp. announced a plan to stop municipal water supply roughly starting 4 o’clock Tuesday afternoon due to its skyrocketing level of water turbidity.

The company said a water purification plant responsible for the supply of Taipei City has stopped receiving water from reservoirs as its turbidity has exceeded 10,000 NTU, meaning it is undrinkable due to foul taste. The company said if the heavy rainfall continues and the large bulk of mud keeps being washed into Nanshih Creek, the supply disruption will last longer.

Taipei Water Department Commissioner Chen Chin-hsiang noted that Shihlin, Tianmu, Neihu districts of Taipei City, Xindian, Zhonghe, and Yonghe districts of New Taipei City will be severely affected. But the official said the normal water supply will be resumed once the water turbidity can reach the lower and safe levels.     [FULL  STORY]