Plum rain season saved S. Taiwan from drought

Taiwan News
Date: 2020/06/23
By: Matthew Strong, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — There will be no water shortages and no tariff increases for water for three months this summer, Taiwan Water Corporation Chairman Hu Nan-tzer (胡南澤) said Tuesday (June 23).

While the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic was certain to affect the company's revenue for the year, there would still be plans to raise fees for the public, the Liberty Times quoted Hu as telling a shareholders' meeting.

The year started with a threat of drought, especially in the south, but the plum rain season changed that situation, leading to the virtual certainty that there would be no water shortages during the three coming months, according to the chief of the state utility.

On the contrary, the typhoon season and outbreaks of torrential rain might cause the opposite problem, muddying the water and causing a stop in the supply due to excessive turbidity, Hu said.    [FULL  STORY]