Taoyuan, Sept. 11 (CNA) Northern Taiwan's Shihmen Reservoir is discharging water at a low flow rate as a precautionary measure against possible flooding due to the approaching Typhoon Muifa, officials said Sunday.
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).
Plum rain keeps further water restrictions at bay
By Angelica Oung / Staff reporter
Last weekend’s plum rain came just in time to stave off further water restrictions, the Ministry of Economic Affairs said yesterday.
Hsinchu County was about to enter a “red alert” today if the precipitation over the past few days had not exceeded the 100mm mark, while Miaoli County, Taichung and northern Changhua County, still under the alert, would have faced even tighter restrictions.
For areas under a red alert, weekly water supplies to households and businesses are on for five days and off for two.
Recreational boats are moored on Shihmen Reservoir in Taoyuan yesterday. The rainfall over the past few days is expected to bring 23 million tonnes of water to the reservoir, which could fulfill another 18 days of water demand in Taoyuan, the Northern Region Water Resources Office said yesterday.
By Angelica Oung / Staff reporterLast weekend’s plum rain came just in time to stave off further water restrictions, the Ministry of Economic Affairs said yesterday.