Kaohsiung's water conditions turned orange and implemented reduced water supply. The picture shows the raw water of Gaoping River.

(Photo by reporter Chen Wenchan)

[Reporter Chen Wenchan/Kaohsiung Report] Kaohsiung’s water situation will turn orange. The water company will manage a total of 950 households, such as people’s livelihood, industrial water users, and swimming pools, and control the total amount of 1,305 businesses in 9 industrial zones. First, reduce water supply by 10% , depending on the water conditions, the supply will be reduced by up to 20%; general users will maintain decompressed water supply from 10:00 at night to 6:00 the next morning.

The number of swimming pools in the 4 incineration plants of the Environmental Protection Bureau will be halved from tomorrow, and public, school, and building swimming pools that have not been filled with water will be temporarily suspended. lead seal.

The water situation in Kaohsiung is severe, and the spring rain is not as expected. From tomorrow, the light will change from yellow to orange. The water company will manage 505 households with a monthly water consumption of more than 1,000 degrees, and 254 households with large industries, but medical services and other industries are not limited to this; swimming pools, car washes, A total of 191 households in the sauna and spa industry implemented reduced water supply.

The water company stated that large water users will first reduce their water supply by 10%, and those who use large households and swimming pools will adjust their water supply according to the water situation. At most, they will reduce their water supply by 20%. Those who fail to meet the standard will be sealed with the city government; the water supply will be stopped for trial release of fire hydrants and discharge of open air roofs.

In addition, there are 1,305 operators in 9 industrial zones in Kaohsiung who implement total volume control. If the total water consumption of all users in the industrial zones does not reach the water saving rate of 10%, the water company will notify the management center to take control measures. .

The water company has 7 service stations including Fengshan, equipped with 395 water tanks and 9 water trucks to provide support services such as water carrying, and increased water carrying points for industrial water. In addition to the 3 water carrying points in Kaohsiung Linhai Industrial Zone, new There are 6 water-carrying points in the second-generation processing area of ​​Pingtung Science and Technology Industrial Park, and 4 water-carrying points in Pingnan Industrial Park, a total of 13 water-carrying points.

The swimming pool of the incineration plant of the Environmental Protection Bureau will be halved from tomorrow.

(Photo by reporter Chen Wenchan)