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Hsinchu water supply cuts may be expanded if drought persists: WRA 05/19/2021 10:56 PM Yeonghoshan Reservoir, which supplies water to both Miaoli and Hsinchu. CNA file photo Taipei, May 19 (CNA) The current rotational suspension of water supply to parts of Hsinchu County may be expanded in June if the severe drought in western Taiwan continues, Lai Chien-hsin (賴建信), director-general of the Water Resources Agency (WRA), said Wednesday. At a virtual press conference, Lai said that if the catchment areas at Hsinchu s reservoirs do not get at least 100 millimeters of accumulated rainfall between May 19 and 31, the WRA will have to raise its water shortage alert for the city from orange to red. ....
Water shortage alerts remain unchanged despite recent rainfall 05/06/2021 09:40 PM A catchment area of Shihmen Reservoir in Taoyuan. CNA file photo Taipei, May 6 (CNA) In spite of a recent weather front that brought precipitation to parts of Taiwan over the past few days, the water shortage alerts imposed by cities and counties across the country will remain in place, Economics Minister Wang Mei-hua (王美花) said Thursday. Many reservoirs nationwide still have low water levels, Wang told reporters prior to a Central Emergency Operation Center meeting that day held to assess Taiwan s worsening water situation. According to the Water Resources Agency (WRA), water shortage alerts in Miaoli, Taichung and northern parts of Changhua currently remain on red, signifying that households have to go without potable water two days a week. ....
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Water charges need care: agency STABLE ACCESS: A Water Resource Agency official said that as a water shortage has intensified, the attitude of businesses toward a large users’ surcharge has softened By Angelica Oung / Staff reporter The implementation of a surcharge mechanism on large water users is being “carefully structured,” Water Resource Agency Director-General Lai Chien-hsin (賴建信) told a news conference yesterday at the Ministry of Economic Affairs in Taipei. Industries have different water usage patterns that need to be taken into account before such a surcharge can be levied, Lai said. “Some industries will find it harder to reduce water usage than others,” Lai said. “It would not be fair to place the same surcharge across the board.” ....