The flow rate of the Gaoping River weir dropped to 7.2 cubic meters per second today, setting a record low for the same period in previous years.

(Photo by reporter Chen Wenchan)

[Reporter Chen Wenchan/Kaohsiung Report] There has been no heavy rain in the catchment area of ​​the southern reservoir for 568 days, and the rainfall has hit a 30-year low. The water storage rate of the Nanhua Reservoir shared with Tainan is 48%, and it is expected that it will not rain until May. The city government and the central government have established a drought disaster response center at the same time. Kaohsiung will change the water supply from March 8. In the light of the situation, the decompression of water supply at night will be implemented, and the public is called on to save water.

Kaohsiung needs 1.2 million tons of daily water for people's livelihood, relying on the Gaoping River Weir to draw water. Today's flow has dropped to 7.2 cubic meters per second, a record low for the same period of the year. The remaining water intake is 620,000 tons. The water company uses underground currents The water and groundwater are strained, and the northern aid to Tainan Qingshui will be stopped from now on.

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In addition, the water storage rate of the Nanhua Reservoir shared by Kaohsiung and Tainan is now 48%. The Southern District Water Resources Bureau of the Water Conservancy Administration has increased the water output of the Zengwen Reservoir and reduced the water output of the Nanhua Reservoir, controlling the daily water output of 370,000 tons; The company raised the water storage rate of Qingcheng Lake to 80%.

The city government and the central government have established a drought disaster response center simultaneously. The water situation will change from green to yellow from March 8, and the water supply will be decompressed and stopped during off-peak hours from 11:00 midnight to 5:00 the next morning. Government agencies and state-owned enterprises have jurisdiction over fountains, watering, flushing exterior walls, streets and ditches, etc., to reduce unnecessary water use.

The water company will also pre-arrange water supply trucks and water supply stations for highlands and areas at the end of pipelines; the Water Conservancy Bureau has prepared six sewage treatment plants including Fengshan, which can supply 18,000 tons of recycled water per day, to provide residents with washing streets, construction sites to prevent dust, and irrigation Wait for use.

In addition, the water storage capacity of the Nanhua Reservoir is an important key to stabilizing the water supply in the south. The Water Conservancy Department requested the Agriculture and Water Affairs Department to cooperate with Qishanxi Jiaxianyan to divert water from across the area to store the Nanhua Reservoir. After the first rice harvest in mid-May, Fully divert water into the Nanhua Reservoir.