The water level of Sun Moon Lake continued to drop.

(Photo by reporter Liu Binquan)

[Central News Agency] The Taichung area has been dry for a long time without rain, and the catchment area of ​​the Deji Reservoir has been nearly 600 days since the previous heavy rain.

The Water Conservancy Department pointed out today that in August last year, in response to dispatching in advance, the water saving effect has reached 98.4 million tons so far. The combined water storage rate of Deji and Liyutan reservoirs is about 54%. If there is no water saving action, the current water storage rate may only be about 20% .

The Water Conservancy Department stated in a press release that since August last year, Taishui has meticulously allocated water from Fengyuan and Liyutan water purification plants to reduce losses by about 7.9 million tons; water from Jiaxing water purification plants has been released in advance through Niaozuitan artificial lake, reducing Taichung Supporting about 2.6 million tons of North Changhua; about 26 million tons of water release control in Liyutan Reservoir; timely deployment of backup water sources, such as 1.8 million tons of underground water from Da'an River and 13.5 million tons of backup wells.

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And the station managers and team leaders of the Taichung Management Office of the Farmland and Water Conservancy Administration have strengthened agricultural irrigation management. For example, the Da'an River Irrigation District has saved about 8.4 million tons of water, and the Dajia River Irrigation District has saved about 40 million tons of water. The above-mentioned water saving benefits have reached 98.4 million tons.

The Water Resources Department pointed out that without the concerted efforts of all units to save water, the current water storage rate of Deji Reservoir is about 59%, and that of Liyutan Reservoir is about 44%. The total water volume is 163.78 million tons and the water storage rate is about 54%. Now there will be only 65.38 million tons left, and the water storage rate is only about 20%. The citizens of Taichung will also feel the inconvenience caused by the lack of water.

According to the rainfall forecast of the Central Meteorological Bureau, regardless of whether the future rainfall will be too much or too little, the Water Conservancy Department stated that it has prepared various response measures for various future rainfall scenarios, timely increased water conservation efforts for people's livelihood and industries, and strengthened irrigation with agricultural units Manage and activate backup water sources such as drought-resistant wells and underground water, make good use of Da'an River and Dajia River water source allocation and other measures, and make every effort to minimize the impact of extreme droughts on society under climate change.

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