The water company completed meter reading for the first time, and the water saving rate of large water users reached 40%, which was unqualified.

(Photo by reporter Chen Wenchan)

[Reporter Chen Wenchan/Kaohsiung Report] The water situation in Kaohsiung is severe. The water company implements reductions in water supply. As high as 40% of the large water users are unqualified. A total of 382 households have a water saving rate of less than 10%. The rate failed, and the water company issued a persuasion order on the 10th. If the second meter reading fails again, it is expected to start sealing in mid-April.

The spring rains were not as expected, and the flow rate of Gaoping River dropped significantly. On the 10th, it dropped to 4.7 CMS. It shares the Nanhua Reservoir with Tainan. The water storage rate is left at 30%, and the water situation is very severe.

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The water company implements reductions in water supply, including a total of 950 non-industrial and industrial water users and swimming pools, and a total of 1,305 businesses in nine industrial zones. The water supply will be reduced by 10% first, and the water supply will be reduced by up to 20% depending on the water situation. become.

The water company completed the first meter reading, and the non-industrial water users were the most unqualified, including tourism, business, government agencies, etc. There were 505 households with a monthly piped water consumption of more than 1,000 degrees, and as many as 216 households whose water saving rate did not reach 10%, followed by There are 113 unqualified car washes.

The water company listed a total of 254 large industrial households with water consumption above 1,000 degrees per month, 43 of which were unqualified, and there were 7 swimming pool operators and 3 sauna operators. The water saving rate did not reach 10%, and they all issued persuasion sheets. The water saving rate of 1 industrial area is not up to standard, and the management center has been notified to take control measures. If it cannot be restrained, the industry will be sealed.

The water company said that on average, about 40% failed to pass the standard, and a total of 382 households whose water saving rate did not reach 10% will start a second meter reading. become.

In addition, there are many buildings in Kaohsiung City, and more than 100 buildings are worried about water restrictions. The water company said that the water limit standard is for users with a water consumption of more than 1,000 degrees per month. If the meter is metered by each household, and the water restriction standard has been notified, if the water company has not received the notification, it is not a large water restricted household.