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
By Lo Chi and Liu Tzu-hsuan / Staff reporter, with staff writerSixty-five percent of Taiwan’s reservoirs were eutrophic during a water shortage last year, the Environmental Protection Administration （EPA） said this week.
Taichung, Aug. 14 (CNA) The Techi Reservoir in Taichung resumed the release of water for hydroelectric power generation this week as it is now at near full capacity thanks to recent days of heavy rainfall, the Dajia River Hydropower Plant said Saturday.
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