The penetration rate of tap water in Tainan ranks second among the 6 cities.

(Provided by Nanshi Economic Development Bureau)

[Reporter Hong Ruiqin/Tainan Report] The penetration rate of tap water in Tainan is 99.05%, ranking second in 6 cities.

According to statistics from the Economic and Development Bureau of the Municipal Government, from 2019 to January this year, the funding for the extension project of tap water reached 330 million yuan, solving the water problems of 634 households. There are still 319 households who have recorded applications and spent more than 430 million yuan. They will gradually win the central government subsidy.

The Bureau of Economic Development pointed out that there are still some mountainous areas in Nanshi because of their remote location, and the number of households without running water is concentrated in remote mountainous areas. The largest area is 87 households in Nanxi District, with a project cost of more than 1 yuan, followed by 65 households in Dongshan District, with a project cost of 95.9 million. Yuan.

The reason is that the buried pipeline is long, the high terrain requires the installation of pressurization stations and water distribution tanks to increase the cost, the number of users is small and scattered, and the cost of each household is too high. Submitting to the Water Resources Department for subsidy evaluation often fails Approved, so the penetration rate is low.

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According to the Economic Development Bureau, the cost of tap water pipe laying is too high, and the popularity of tap water is low. Residents must use mountain spring water or purchase water from other places. In recent years, they have actively solved the water problem of residents in remote areas. Yuan, which is the most over the years, sharing the project funds and reducing the cost of evaluation, hoping to successfully win the subsidy funds from the Water Resources Department of the Ministry of Economic Affairs.

The Economic Development Bureau emphasized that in the future, it will speed up the progress of land use and strive for more central subsidy funds to solve the problem of people without tap water.

According to the Economic Development Bureau, after the completion of the pipeline extension projects such as Meiling in Wanqiuli, Nanxi District, Yuzijiao in Yushanli, Nanhua District, Guanlingli in Baihe District, and City Road 175 in Nanshili, Dongshan District, after completion, the projects will not only solve the problems of Meiling in Nanxi, Nanhua In addition to the water problems of the tribes in , Da Nei, Liujia, Dongshan, and Baihe Districts, it will drive tourism industries such as Meiling and Guanziling Scenic Areas, and contribute to the overall economic development of Tainan Mountains.