The car washing industry in Taoyuan City resumes business, and the water condition maintains the orange light.

The car washing industry in Taoyuan City resumes business, and the water condition maintains the orange light.

Zheng Wencan, mayor of Taoyuan, said when presiding over the drought response meeting on the morning of the 10th that the water situation has improved slightly, with the water storage capacity of the Shimen Reservoir reaching 37%. Since the reservoir was built 58 years ago, the order of drought and drought storage is the sixth least, and it is still necessary to promote various dispatching, backup, and water-saving programs to enhance Taoyuan's drought resistance capacity. According to the resolution of the 14th work meeting of the drought Central disaster response Center, the water regime in Taoyuan has been adjusted to reduced water supply at night (from 10:00 in the evening to 6 a.m. every other day). The water-saving rate of large industrial water users above 20% per month was adjusted from 13% to 7%, and the water-saving rate of non-industrial water users was adjusted from 20% to 10%. Mayor Zheng announced that the car wash industry in Taoyuan City will resume business on the 10th day, but the water saving rate must be maintained at 10%. In addition, swimming pools, three warmth and spa industries will be closed temporarily due to epidemic prevention considerations.

Mayor Zheng said that 6202 hectares of farmland in the Taoshan Irrigation District has entered the heading stage before harvest. I would like to thank the Water Conservancy Department, the Taoyuan and Shimen Management Office of the Agriculture and Water Department, and the Water Bureau for their cooperation in giving priority to the water supply of Pangtang and rivers to retain the amount of water in the Shimen Reservoir. I would like to ask the Water Bureau and the Erhe Bureau of the Water Conservancy Department to coordinate and provide continuous pumping equipment to ensure a smooth harvest of rice in the first phase of the Tao3 Irrigation area.

Mayor Zheng pointed out that Taoyuan City started drought relief work in October of last year (109), and various municipal bureaus and departments promoted various plans. Thirteen administrative districts of Taoyuan City have carried out the backup of drought-resistant wells. In addition to public wells, the public offices of each district have expanded the inventory of non-governmental wells, based on the principle that people are willing to provide, the water quality is not in danger, and it is convenient for the community to obtain water, including household wells, industrial wells, agricultural irrigation wells and so on. At present, there are a total of 5065 private wells in the city, and the water quality inspection and water intake equipment of each well will be completed in the follow-up to increase the drought relief capacity of each district. All district offices are requested to continue to take inventory of drought-resistant wells and implement the operation plan.

Mayor Zheng said that the city government planned ahead of time the response operation of the red light warning of the water situation, and thanked the backup headquarters and the Taiwan Water Company for their assistance in accordance with the policy of giving priority to the use of water in people's livelihood, medical care, and schools. formulate and complete the national army water tanker support plan, regional water supply, temporary water supply station operation and other plans.