According to Taiwan media reports, the drought in southern Taiwan has recently intensified, the water of Kaohsiung Guanyin Lake has almost dried up, a large number of fish in the lake have died due to lack of oxygen, and tens of thousands of dead fish have been exposed to the bottom of the lake under the bright sun, and the stench is unpleasant. According to previous reports, the water storage rate of Nanhua and Agongdian reservoirs, which provide water for Kaohsiung, is less than 40%, and the water situation is urgent. Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Qimai publicly said on the 23rd that the Kaohsiung water lamp will be adjusted to orange lamp (reduced water supply) on the 30th, and there will be a maximum 20% water limit on the amount of water for large industrial and non-industrial water users, while large non-industrial water users such as car washes and swimming pools will be fine-tuned according to the actual water supply situation.
The toxic gas drought in southern Taiwan has intensified, and the Taiwan authorities' "Drought Response Center has decided that from March 30, Kaohsiung's water lamp will reduce the pressure of water supply at night from yellow lights to orange lights to reduce water supply. According to the previous plan of the Kaohsiung Municipal Water Resources Bureau, measures to reduce water supply will be implemented for large industrial and non-industrial water users. However, the water situation continues to be tight, according to the website of the "Water Resources Administration" of the economic department of the Taiwan authorities, except for the Zengwen Reservoir, which is the largest in Taiwan and irrigates the Jianan Plain, which has a water storage rate of 11.3%, the Nanhua Reservoir, which mainly supplies water from Kaohsiung, has a water storage rate of 38.9% and the Agongdian Reservoir of 35.6%, both of which are less than 40%.
Due to the long drought and no rain, the water of Guanyin Lake under the Guanyin Mountain of Kaohsiung Taisha has almost dried up, and a large number of fish in the lake have all died violently due to lack of oxygen, tens of thousands of fish corpses have been exposed to the bright sun, and the bottom of the pool smells bad. The water situation in the south is more severe, and if it does not rain again, stricter water restrictions may be introduced.
Guanyin Lake is located in Renwu District, Kaohsiung City, and the beauty of Guanyin Mountain reflects each other. Guanyin Lake is a semi-artificial lake formed by intercepting Shilongxi Stream, a tributary of Houjin Creek, and is one of the important irrigation water sources in Renwu area. At present, the management unit is Kaohsiung City Tourism Bureau, which is mainly used for irrigation and tourism. Recently, due to drought, there has been no water for a long time, resulting in the gradual depletion of the lake, and all the fish in the pond have been violently killed, which is shocking.
According to the Kaohsiung Municipal Benefit Bureau, after entering the stage of reducing water supply, the scope of stopping water supply includes trial release of fire hydrants, open-air roof discharge and other water that can be stopped; In the part of reducing water supply, non-industrial water users who use more than 1,000 kWh of water per month will be reduced by 20%, and industrial users will be reduced by 5 to 20%, except for medical or other special ones. In addition, the supply of swimming pools, car washes, saunas, spa operators and others who do not need water urgently will be reduced by 20%.