Taiwan Water Corporation says it is not necessary for residents in Keelung, northern Taiwan, to worry about its water supply between now and June, as the levels of two major reservoirs that serve the city are close to reaching their maximum capacity.
The company says that the water supply of Hsinshan Reservoir and Hsishih Reservoir remains normal due to their high water levels. It also says that by June, Taiwan’s rainy season will begin. The rainfall and the typhoons that will follow during the summer months are expected to keep the water supply in reservoirs at a stable level.
Due to the worst drought in decades, Taiwan has stepped up water rationing in parts of the northern areas. More than a million households have been affected by rationing launched earlier this week.
The Water Resources Agency says that rainfall this week has raised the water level at some reservoirs in Taiwan, with some expected to see that water supply rising by two to seven days.