FESTIVE OUTLOOK: Temperatures are expected to rebound throughout the nation, with warm weather forecast for the Mid-Autumn Festival long weekendBy Shelley Shan / Staff reporter
Taipei, Sept. 4 (CNA) Typhoon Hinnamnor has replenished two major reservoirs in northern Taiwan and raised the water level of Keelung River, temporarily easing the water shortage Keelung had been facing, according to the Water Resources Agency (WRA).
Taipei, Aug. 28 (CNA) The Water Resources Agency (WRA) is preparing for cloud seeding operations around the island to help boost rainfall amid concerns over a water shortage in parts of northern Taiwan, it said in a statement Sunday.
Sixty-five percent of Taiwan’s reservoirs were eutrophic during a water shortage last year, the Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) said this week.
Eutrophication affected 35 of Taiwan’s 55 reservoirs last year, while the oligotrophic Feitsui Reservoir (翡翠水庫), which supplies the Taipei metropolitan area, had the best water quality, the EPA said.
Eutrophication is caused by an excess of nutrients, which results in a buildup of plant life that limits the benefits of light and oxygen in water.
Mesotrophic water contains a moderate amount of nutrients, encouraging the growth of submerged aquatic plants, while oligotrophic water is clear and of higher quality.
The EPA regularly analyzes