Taiwan’s reservoirs are recovering from drought after last week’s plum rains. The greatest gains were at New Taipei’s Feitsui Reservoir, which received 37.4 million tons over seven days. It’s followed by the Techi Reservoir in Taichung, with an impressive 8.6 million tons. Currently, only two reservoirs in the nation, Shihkang Dam and Baihe Reservoir, are still under red alert due to low water levels.
Kuo Yaw-cheng
Water Resources Agency northern branch official
As of this afternoon, the situation at Shihmen Reservoir is making a turn for the better. Besides providing water for household and industrial use, we will be able to fully support rice transplanting and other crop needs for the rest of the February to May season. Over the month of June, we estimate that 37 million tons of water will be used.
Water officials will use cloud seeding to top up the Shihmen and Second Baoshan reservoirs, to ensure a steady supply for the summer months.
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上周首波梅雨,讓全台主要水庫大豐收,翡翠水庫7天灌水3741萬噸為最多,德基水庫也有866萬噸,目前全台只剩兩個水庫,石岡壩、白河水庫,拉紅色警報。
[[水利署北區水資源分署副分署長 郭耀程]]
“石門水庫截止到今天(5/27)下午,水庫的水情逐步在好轉之中,民生、產業,我們的供水之外,今年的一期作從2月份到那個5月底,會完成包括整田插秧,以及期作的用水的供應。6月份一整個月的一個供水的水量,我們預估會使用到3700萬噸的這樣的水源。”
水利署北水分署,也以人工增雨的方式,替石門及寶二水庫補水,要保持安全蓄水率,確保民生、農業,用水無虞。
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