Wells are being dug in the Kaoping River to supply water to Kaohsiung.

(Provided by Pingtung City Office)

[Reporter Ye Yongqian/Pingtung Report] Pingtung Mayor Zhou Jiaqi inspected the takeover project of the Southern Water Resources Bureau today (16th), and found that in addition to using 11 wells in the Pingtung Science and Technology Industrial Park to supply 36,000 tons of water for Kaohsiung’s daily life, Kaohsiung 14 wells are also being dug in the riverland north of the old iron bridge in Pingxi. The sum of the two is estimated to pump more than 70,000 tons of water, which is more than the total consumption of Pingtung City.

The Water Conservancy Department of the Pingtung County Government emphasized that the livelihood of the people in Pingtung County and the water used for agricultural irrigation are guaranteed, and only when there is surplus will they support water use in other counties and cities.

Due to severe drought in the south and severe water shortage in Kaohsiung City, the Bureau of Water Resources has taken contingency measures and plans to use 11 deep-water wells in the Pingtung Science and Technology Industrial Park. Due to no prior communication, residents in the Tauqianxi area of ​​​​Pingtung City protested and worried. Agricultural water use and ground subsidence, and the Pingtung City Office is completely ignorant of the pumping plan. Zhou Jiaqi also went to the site for survey today and found that in addition to the 11 wells in the park, wells are also being dug in the river land north of the old iron bridge of Gaoping River , there are about 14 ports, which can supply 35,000 tons, and the sum of the two is more than 70,000 tons, which is higher than the consumption of Pingtung City. It also makes her quite worried. She hopes that the Water Resources Bureau can disclose information and monitor changes in the water layer. , Do not overpump groundwater to affect the water use and safety of Pingtung people.

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The Water Conservancy Department of the county government stated that based on the common living circle, as long as the water source is plentiful, mutual support between regions is inevitable. Pingtung County has been pumping 200,000 tons of water from Donggang River every day to support Kaohsiung’s industrial water use, and the Pingtung Industrial Park factory area For 11 water wells, the scope of water used in the water rights registration is stated as "water supply for the entire Pingtung Park". At present, the county government has not received relevant notices about water delivery beyond the district. The current buried pipes of the South Water Bureau are only for backup. If 4 The drought became more serious at the end of the month, so it planned to start the follow-up cross-district water delivery. The county government emphasized the protection of people's livelihood in Pingtung County and the safety of agricultural irrigation water, and it will support water use in other counties and cities if there is surplus.

Zhou Jiabin, the mayor of Pingtung, surveyed the digging situation on the spot.

(Provided by Pingtung City Office)

Deep water wells are being dug deeper, and gravel trucks are constantly coming in and out.

(Photo by reporter Ye Yongqian)