There is a bicycle lane next to Jiewei River in Zhushan Township, Nantou County to provide recreational sports for the public.

(The picture is provided by Yu Zhijia, the head of Xiaping Village)

[Reporter Xie Jieyu/Report from Nantou] A large number of fish and shrimps died suddenly in Jiewei River, Zhushan Town, Nantou County. During the period, a large number of egrets were also attracted to fly around the stream to peck. A gift that seemed to fall from the sky made Bai Egrets eat with gusto, and local people worry that if the water quality is polluted, it may affect the health of egrets and other birds. We hope that the environmental protection unit can find out the cause of the sudden death of fish and shrimp as soon as possible, so as not to impact the natural ecological environment.

The landscape plant "Weeping Privet" is widely planted along the Jiewei River in Zhushan Township, and there are bicycle lanes, Xiaping Suspension Bridge, National Taiwan University Tropical Botanical Garden and other scenic spots in the surrounding area. It is known as the "Back Garden of Zhushan". It is common to see people walking together or riding bicycles for leisure activities.

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Residents in the community said that there were two accidents of sudden fish and shrimp deaths in Jiewei Creek before. After field inspections by the Environmental Protection Bureau, it was determined that the two incidents were related to the lack of dissolved oxygen in the hot weather and long drought, which led to the sudden death of fish and shrimps due to lack of oxygen. In the past week, the weather has been mostly wet and cold, and it is impossible to have a lack of oxygen. In addition, people often dump garbage and waste soil near Jiewei Creek. People strongly doubt whether these people dumped Toxic substances are hidden in the garbage and waste soil? The water quality of the Jiewei River is polluted by the rain, which leads to the sudden death of fish and shrimp, which cannot be ignored by environmental protection agencies.

Nantou County Environmental Protection Bureau Director Li Yishu pointed out that after the bureau received complaints from the public about the inexplicable deaths of fish and shrimps at the end of Zhushan Street the day before yesterday, it immediately sent personnel to investigate with the head of the village. It was initially estimated that nearly a hundred fish and shrimps died. The source of pollution or the fact of pollution was obvious, so the on-site inspection was carried out again yesterday (5), and it was found that there were no illegal factories or dormitory establishments along the entire stream. Analysis to clarify whether there is any abnormality in the water quality?

And whether there is any correlation with the sudden death of fish and shrimp.

A large number of fish and shrimp died suddenly in Jiewei River, Zhushan Township, Nantou County, attracting a large number of egrets to come to peck.

(The picture is provided by Yu Zhijia, the head of Xiaping Village)

People often litter around the Jiewei River in Zhushan Township, Nantou County, seriously affecting the cleanliness of the environment and even causing water pollution.

(The picture is provided by Yu Zhijia, the head of Xiaping Village)