Taiwan lifts toughest normal water curbs as rainfall eases drought
06 June, 2021
Taiwan on Sunday (Jun 6) lifted it has the toughest water constraints for three parts of the island that had seen items cut for two days weekly after heavy rainfall helped ease a good biting drought.
Sub-tropical Taiwan is coping with its most severe drought ever sold after very little typhoons directly hit the island this past year, meaning significantly less rain.
In April, water supplies in elements of Taichung, Changhua and Miaoli began being limited, without water for two days weekly and tankers delivered to supply residents.
But Market Minister Wang Mei-hua said those controls would today end after greater than a week of heavy rainfall, helped by a tropical storm brushing Taiwan over the weekend.
However, she explained the drought had not been over and the federal government will be considering how even more to address the island's normal water shortages.
The drought had threatened to affect Hsinchu, home of the world's major contract chipmaker, Taiwan SemiconductorManufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC).
The company has said, though, that it has seen no impact on production from the drought and would continue steadily to trim its water use and purchase supplies from tanker trucks for some foundries.
Technology companies have long complained about tight water materials, which became more acute after factories expanded development carrying out a Sino-US trade war.
The drought has also exacerbated issues with electricity management, leading to two key islandwide blackouts in under a week.
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