A “true monsoon” is on its way this weekend, Water Resources Agency Deputy Director-General Wang Yi-feng (王藝峰) said yesterday, citing Central Weather Bureau predictions. There has been some precipitation in Taiwan over the past week, adding about 19 million tonnes of water combined to reservoirs across the nation. However the rain so far has been from “summer storms” that do not compare in magnitude to a true monsoon, Wang said. “The rains that fell in the past week account for about two days’ use on average,” he said. “As the plum rain season lasts from May to June, we have gotten into the habit