Asia One
Jul 14, 2015
TAIPEI, Taiwan — The Water Resources Agency (WRA) said yesterday that it expects water
The Shimen Reservoir in Taoyuan county, which supplies Taipei and regions in northern Taiwan, with its water levels depleted. Photo was taken on 4 May 2011. The reservoir supplies the capital and other regions in northern Taiwan. Photo: WATER RESOURCES AGENCY, MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS, TAIWAN
supplies across Taiwan to stabilize by the end of September.
Over the weekend, Typhoon Chan-hom filled the Shihmen Reservoir to 90-per cent capacity, WRA Chief Secretary Lai Chien-hsin said yesterday.
Lai said the WRA is set to adjust its water supply monitoring indicator in neighbouring regions from “green,” which signals a tight supply, to “blue,” indicating a stable supply.
Prior to the typhoon’s arrival on June 8, the WRA under the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) had already lifted water use restrictions island-wide, but had not adjusted the water supply monitoring lights from green to blue for all Taiwan areas. [FULL STORY]
