32 Indicted in Keelung River Pollution Case; Taiwan Water Corporation to Seek Damages
Thirty-two individuals have been indicted in the Keelung River pollution case. Taiwan Water Corporation will seek compensation and has intensified water quality monitoring to protect the water source.
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- 📰 Published: April 8, 2026 at 19:35
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The Keelung District Prosecutor's Office stated that Jiang Cheng Company, since at least 2020, illegally set up an underground factory within a rented parking lot in the water source protection area in Nuannuan District. After oil-water separation, they sold the waste oil and discharged the wastewater into the river. Furthermore, they conspired with the legitimate company Taiqing Company to falsify records, pretending to transport all collected waste oil to Taiqing Company (commonly known as 'running empty manifests') to conceal their illegal activities. Prosecutors concluded their investigation today and indicted 32 people, requesting severe penalties.
Regarding future measures to strengthen water quality control, Wei Jinlong, Deputy Director of the First District Management Office of Taiwan Water Corporation, stated via text that Taiwan Water Corporation has increased the patrol frequency of the upstream Keelung River to once every two hours. In addition to updating existing oil containment booms at the Bada pumping station intake, they have also installed oil absorption pads and other equipment to enhance pollutant isolation capabilities.
Furthermore, Wei Jinlong pointed out that Taiwan Water Corporation has installed water quality monitoring instruments, continuous heat sniffing equipment, total organic carbon analyzers, and in-water oil monitors at the Bada pumping station, Xinshan water treatment plant, and Nuannuan water treatment plant. The Xinshan and Nuannuan water treatment plants have added heat sniffing experimental procedures to their water purification processes, reinforcing water treatment operations.
In response to the Keelung River tap water pollution case, regarding the relevant penalty measures by the Keelung City Government, Mayor Xie Guoliang will hold a press conference tomorrow morning at 10 AM with the Environmental Protection Bureau, Public Works Department, Police Department, and Government Ethics Office to explain the situation to the public. (Editor: Long Bo-an) 1150408
Regarding future measures to strengthen water quality control, Wei Jinlong, Deputy Director of the First District Management Office of Taiwan Water Corporation, stated via text that Taiwan Water Corporation has increased the patrol frequency of the upstream Keelung River to once every two hours. In addition to updating existing oil containment booms at the Bada pumping station intake, they have also installed oil absorption pads and other equipment to enhance pollutant isolation capabilities.
Furthermore, Wei Jinlong pointed out that Taiwan Water Corporation has installed water quality monitoring instruments, continuous heat sniffing equipment, total organic carbon analyzers, and in-water oil monitors at the Bada pumping station, Xinshan water treatment plant, and Nuannuan water treatment plant. The Xinshan and Nuannuan water treatment plants have added heat sniffing experimental procedures to their water purification processes, reinforcing water treatment operations.
In response to the Keelung River tap water pollution case, regarding the relevant penalty measures by the Keelung City Government, Mayor Xie Guoliang will hold a press conference tomorrow morning at 10 AM with the Environmental Protection Bureau, Public Works Department, Police Department, and Government Ethics Office to explain the situation to the public. (Editor: Long Bo-an) 1150408