Upcoming rain season should help raise water level
Taiwan News
Date: 2018/05/14
By: Te’Qin Windham, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
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TAIPEI (Taiwan News)— The water level of the Shimen Reservoir has reached 232.21 meters on May 14.
The Northern Region Water Resources Office said that it hopes that the rainy season will bring enough rainfall in the catchment area to raise the water level soon.
After the Lunar New Year, Taiwan’s weather gradually began warming up, with moderately warm temperatures and sunny days. The Shimen Reservoir water level has been gradually depleted reaching 232.21 meters on May 14.
Chiu Chung-chuan (邱忠川), deputy director of the Northern Region Water Resources Office of the Water Resources Agency, told CNA that the Shimen Reservoir had reached full water level capacity during the Lunar New Year. But due to low rainfalls in March and April, along with the daily supply of water for local agriculture, have seriously reduced the the water reservoir for the Taoyuan population. [FULL STORY]
