Water supply and sanitation in Taiwan

Piston water pump at Yingfeng Riverside Park in Taipei.

Water supply and sanitation in Taiwan refers to water-related affairs in Taiwan.

Water source

Zhuoshui River, Taiwan's longest river, running from east to west of Taiwan.

Central Mountain Range is the main mountain range running from north to south of Taiwan Island. Most of the rivers on the island flow from east to west following the contour of the mountains. Although the annual rainfall is up to 2,510 mm, which is 2.5 times higher than the world's average, the distribution of the rainfall is not even due to the geographical condition of Taiwan.^[1]

Water consumption

The current average water consumption per capita in Taiwan is 271 liter per day.^[2][3] The highest usage of water is for agriculture sector, which accounts for about 60-70%.

Water scarcity

Despite its high annual rainfall, Taiwan is only able to use 20% of it as water resource, making it in the 18th place under the United Nations global ranking in terms of being water resource poor region.^[4]

Institutions

Taiwan Water Corporation headquarter office in Taichung.

Taiwan Water Corporation is the state-owned water utility providing water supply to Taiwan.^[5]

See also

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• Taiwan Water Corporation

References

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