The water situation in Kaohsiung is tight, and the water company will spend 660 million yuan to replace the pipelines to reduce the leakage rate.

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[Reporter Chen Wenchan/Kaohsiung Report] The water situation in Kaohsiung is tight. The overall water leakage rate of the water pipeline is about 8.34%. The Seventh District Management Office of the water company will spend 660 million yuan this year to promote the replacement of more than 80 water pipelines. It is expected to be completed by the end of next year After completion, the water leakage rate will drop to 7.72%, which will help the overall water situation.

Gao City’s daily water needs for people’s livelihood are about 1.2 million tons. The flow rate of the weir of Gaoping River has dropped to 8.7 cubic meters per second, and the water intake is only 670,000 tons, which is a record low for the same period of the year. water, groundwater, etc.

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In addition, there are about 8,000 kilometers of water pipelines in Gaoshi. Due to the high leakage rate of old pipelines, the seven districts of the water company have promoted a plan to reduce the leakage rate. This year, they will spend 660 million yuan to promote the replacement of more than 80 water pipelines. The water leakage rate will drop from 8.34% this year to 7.72% by the end of next year.

The Seventh District Office stated that about 75 kilometers of tap water pipelines will be replaced successively, and the original pipelines will be replaced with ductile graphite cast iron pipes. It is estimated that 5,500 households will benefit, reduce the water leakage rate by about 0.62%, improve the stability of water supply, and help improve water regime.

Among them, the section from Jingwu Road to Wenheng Road on the north side of the second section of Jianguo Road in Fengshan District is the main water delivery pipeline. The Seventh District spent 22 million yuan to replace the old pipeline with a more durable ductile cast iron pipe. The total length is about 700 meters and nearly 9,000 users beneficiary.

The Seventh District Office said that the originally buried 250mm plastic pipe was replaced with a better material and more durable ductile cast iron pipe. Improve water quality.

Director Qiu Xianlong said that in order to reduce the water leakage rate, the water company has comprehensively checked the water supply pipelines. In addition to monitoring the water supply pressure in various places at any time, it also regularly dispatched personnel to conduct inspections. Perform pipeline replacement to achieve a stable water supply.