Taipei City Government

In light of low precipitation around the island since March, the Feitsui Reservoir Administration (FRA) stressed that current water supply is 180 million metric ton, which is 58-percent of total capacity of the reservoir. The volume is sufficient to sustain the city’s population through the end of August.
 
According to the agency, the reservoir’s catchment has reported little rainfall since March. The amount of rainfall between March and May reached only 38-percent of the average volume acquired during this period in past years, setting a new record in three decades.
 
The measurement taken at 8 AM on May 30, 2018 indicated that the water level remains at 150.43 meters, with an effective water storage capacity of approximately 177 million metric tons (roughly 55.77-percent of effective water storage percentage).
 
In addition to meeting the water-use demand of Taipei City’s inhabitants, the reservoir also covers part of the water supply to residents of Banqiao and Xinzhuang districts in New Taipei City. Statistics show that Feitsui Reservoir has provided a total of 53.6 million metric tons of water to the aforementioned area since January of 2018.
 
FRA also added that staff is on standby around the clock and will conduct artificial rainfall enhancement operations if weather conditions are right to assuage the dry spell.
 
In the meantime, the agency calls upon the public to save water through actions in day-to-day life, helping to conserve this valuable resource of nature.