Taoyuan's 5 Districts to Face 21-Hour Water Outage on June 29, Affecting Over 189,000 Households

By Central News Agency reporter Yeh Chen, Taoyuan, June 16

The Economic Development Bureau of Taoyuan City Government announced today that in coordination with engineering works by the Taiwan Water Corporation, water supply in five districts—Taoyuan, Luzhu, Guishan, Bade, and Dayuan—will be suspended for up to 21 hours starting at 8:00 a.m. on June 29. Approximately 189,000 households will face complete water shutoffs, while around 40,000 will experience reduced water pressure.

The bureau stated that the current project primarily involves the 'Inspection of High- and Low-Voltage Electrical Equipment at the Danan Water Treatment Plant,' carried out in conjunction with the 'Improvement Project for the Pipeline Crossing Box Culvert on Wenhua 1st Road in Linkou District' by the New Taipei City Government Water Resources Bureau and Linkou District Office. Additionally, due to the installation of two new 600HP vertical-axis electric pumps at the Danan Plant, the 'Phase III Guishan System Pipeline Connection Project at Danan Plant' is also underway. To avoid repeated water shutoffs, all three projects are being executed simultaneously.

The water shutoff areas and durations are as follows:

- Taoyuan District: Zhongde, Nanmen, Yushan, Taishan, Changde, Ciwen, Baoshan, Baomin, Baoqing, Zhongning, Baoan, Ruiqing, Mingde, Chang'an, Tongde, Xinguang, Zhongzheng, Zhongpu, Ziqiang, Jingguo, Tong'an, and Fulin Li. Water shutoff from 8:00 a.m. on June 29 to 2:00 a.m. on June 30, totaling 18 hours.

- Luzhu District: Wayao, Kengzi, Shanjiao, Shanshi, Waisha, Neicuo, Kengkou Li, and Heping Street. Guishan District: Longshou, Xinling, Tukeng, Lingding, Guishan, Datong, Fengshu, Changgeng, Leshan, Wentao, Wenle, Changle, Wenhua, Dahu, Gongxi, Dagang, Dakeng, Nanshang, Dahua, Wenqing (A7 Suitable Housing, Sports University, Chang Gung University), and Wenyi Li. Water shutoff from 8:00 a.m. on June 29 to 5:00 a.m. on June 30, totaling 21 hours.

- Guishan District: Fuyuan, Shanding, Shande, Shanfu, Xinxing, Xinlu, Luguang, Zhongxing, Jiulu, Fengfu, Jingzhong Li. Bade District: Luguang, Dacheng, Datong, Dazhi, Dazheng, Dafu, Dahong, Daqing, Guanglong, Dayong, Darong, and Dayi Li. Dayuan District: Sanshi, Dahai, Zhuiwei, and Guolin Li. Water shutoff from 8:00 a.m. on June 29 to 12:00 a.m. (midnight) on June 30, totaling 16 hours.

Areas experiencing reduced water pressure: Xinzhong, Zhongyuan, Zhonghe, Zhongshan, Zhongping, Zhongcheng, Zhongtai, Zhongsheng, Zhongxing, Zhonglu, Guangxing, Beimen, Nanhua, Fenglin, Dalin, Wenzhong, Wenhua, Wenchang, Wenming, Dongpu, Wuling, Minsheng, Yong'an, Yongxing, Wanshou, Xihu, Ximen, Changmei, Longgang, and Dashu Li in Taoyuan District. Reduced pressure from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on June 29, totaling 10 hours.

The bureau emphasized that the Taiwan Water Corporation has been instructed to closely monitor construction progress. One week prior to the outage, information on 27 emergency drinking water stations, municipal backup wells, and an online inquiry system will be released to assist residents in accessing water and checking outage details. Additionally, customer service hotlines at all service offices will extend operating hours to accommodate public inquiries. (Editor: Chang Ming-kun) 1150616