The Hsinchu City Council yesterday passed the Hsinchu City Ordinance on Wastewater Discharge Management (新竹市廢水及污水排放管理自治條例), following a referendum last year on the issue.
The referendum on Dec. 18 last year passed with 131,816 yes votes on the question: “Do you agree that the Hsinchu City Government should draft a wastewater management ordinance that would clearly state that industrial, medical and wastewater from other sources should be collected by a dedicated pipeline, the outtake of which should not empty into the intake areas of potable water or upstream of irrigation water intakes?”
The city government yesterday said it had met with local groups,
Tainan, March 12 (CNA) Taiwan's longest bike lane, which measures 87.5 kilometers in length, was inaugurated on Saturday, connecting Yunlin, Chiayi and Tainan in the south, as the Council of Agriculture (COA) pledged to plant a total of 100,000 trees along the trail.
The nation’s longest bike lane, measuring 87.5km, was inaugurated yesterday, connecting Yunlin County, Chiayi County and Tainan, as the Council of Agriculture pledged to plant 100,000 trees along the trail.
Constructed by the Irrigation Agency, the bike lane passes the Chianan Irrigation Canal (嘉南大圳) and parts of the Chianan Plain (嘉南平原), which is the center of Taiwan’s agriculture, council Minister Chen Chi-chung (陳吉仲) said at an inauguration ceremony in Tainan.
The bike lane begins in Yunlin’s Linnei Township (林內) and ends near the Wusanto Reservoir (烏山頭水庫) in Tainan’s Guantian District (官田).
President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文), Premier Su Tseng-chang (蘇貞昌) and other government officials
Taiwan s Largest Reservoir Capacity Falls to 8.8%
Merxwire
Taiwan has performed well in Covid-19 prevention, but drought has become the most severe crisis.
Taoyuan, Taiwan (Merxwire) - I hope it will rain soon is the wish of many Taiwanese. Taiwan s annual rainfall reaches 2,500 mm, which is 2.6 times the annual rainfall (approximately 900 mm) of the world s landmass. It should have been one of the regions with the highest rainfall globally, but last year was the only year in 56 years without a typhoon making landfall. The annual average rainfall decreased by 1,000 millimeters, which severely dropped the water levels of reservoirs and ponds across Taiwan.
Taiwan s Largest Reservoir Capacity Falls to 8.8%
Merxwire
Taiwan has performed well in Covid-19 prevention, but drought has become the most severe crisis.
Taoyuan, Taiwan (Merxwire) - I hope it will rain soon is the wish of many Taiwanese. Taiwan s annual rainfall reaches 2,500 mm, which is 2.6 times the annual rainfall (approximately 900 mm) of the world s landmass. It should have been one of the regions with the highest rainfall globally, but last year was the only year in 56 years without a typhoon making landfall. The annual average rainfall decreased by 1,000 millimeters, which severely dropped the water levels of reservoirs and ponds across Taiwan.