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Kaohsiung outlines plans for wells Staff writer, with CNA Kaohsiung is hoping to complete the drilling of seven wells by Friday to provide much-needed water to the city amid a serious shortage, the Kaohsiung City Government said yesterday. When completed, the wells are expected to provide 21,000m3 of groundwater a day, which would be channeled into the Chengcing Lake Reservoir (澄清湖水庫) via underground pipes, the city government said. Two wells have been dug since late on Monday after work began the previous day, Kaohsiung Water Resources Bureau Director-General Tsai Chang-jhan (蔡長展) said. Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chi-mai, second right, and other officials look at water flowing from a well on the Kaoping River in the city’s Daliao District yesterday. ....
Ministry raises restrictions to conserve water By Angelica Oung / Staff reporter The Ministry of Economic Affairs is to tighten water restrictions to prevent Taiwan from running out of water before the rainy season starts next month, the ministry said yesterday. Hsinchu County remains on “orange alert,” although industrial users that consume more than 1,000m2 of water per day have been asked to reduce consumption by 13 percent, up from the previously required 11 percent, it said, adding that Kaohsiung and Tainan industrial users would have to reduce consumption by 11 percent, up from 7 percent. Non-industrial large water users would have to reduce water consumption by 20 percent, up from 10 percent, it added. ....