Approaching Flood Season: Kaohsiung Completes Flood Prep with Smart Monitoring
The Kaohsiung City Water Resources Bureau has completed inspections and repairs of 1,806 water facilities ahead of the flood season. Combined with a smart IoT monitoring system, the city aims to ensure rapid response and protect citizens.
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- 📰 Published: April 15, 2026 at 13:51
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Central News Agency reporter Tsai Meng-yu reporting from Kaohsiung on the 15th. As the flood season approaches, the Kaohsiung City Water Resources Bureau stated today that the municipal government has completed pre-flood season preparations citywide. Coupled with horizontal coordination, smart water monitoring, and real-time reporting, the city has comprehensively enhanced its flood prevention capabilities to ensure the safety of citizens' lives and property.
A press release from the Kaohsiung City Water Resources Bureau today noted that Kaohsiung has completed inspections of 1,806 water control structures this year, covering regional drainage, pumping stations, water gates, and detention basins. All cases requiring immediate improvement have been repaired, ensuring the normal operation of flood prevention facilities.
Simultaneously, the city government continues to clear drainage systems. Up to now, clearing operations for over 45,000 meters of easily silted sections in regional drainage, small and medium drainage, and rainwater sewers have been completed to improve flood discharge efficiency.
Regarding flood prevention capacity, 99 interception pumping stations, 148 mobile pumps, and 26 detention basins across the city have been prepped and tested to be operating normally. Emergency resources like sandbags and flood barriers are ready, with equipment operators on standby at all times.
Furthermore, through the smart water monitoring system, information such as rainfall, river levels, regional drainage, rainwater sewer water levels, and detention basin capacities can be monitored in real-time. Combined with the flood sensing and reporting mechanism in low-lying areas, changes in water conditions can be instantly grasped for a rapid response.
The Water Resources Bureau emphasized that with the flood season looming, they urge citizens to pay attention to weather information and make advance preparations. The flood prevention team will continuously strengthen inspection and monitoring operations to jointly mitigate the risk of flooding caused by heavy rainfall.
A press release from the Kaohsiung City Water Resources Bureau today noted that Kaohsiung has completed inspections of 1,806 water control structures this year, covering regional drainage, pumping stations, water gates, and detention basins. All cases requiring immediate improvement have been repaired, ensuring the normal operation of flood prevention facilities.
Simultaneously, the city government continues to clear drainage systems. Up to now, clearing operations for over 45,000 meters of easily silted sections in regional drainage, small and medium drainage, and rainwater sewers have been completed to improve flood discharge efficiency.
Regarding flood prevention capacity, 99 interception pumping stations, 148 mobile pumps, and 26 detention basins across the city have been prepped and tested to be operating normally. Emergency resources like sandbags and flood barriers are ready, with equipment operators on standby at all times.
Furthermore, through the smart water monitoring system, information such as rainfall, river levels, regional drainage, rainwater sewer water levels, and detention basin capacities can be monitored in real-time. Combined with the flood sensing and reporting mechanism in low-lying areas, changes in water conditions can be instantly grasped for a rapid response.
The Water Resources Bureau emphasized that with the flood season looming, they urge citizens to pay attention to weather information and make advance preparations. The flood prevention team will continuously strengthen inspection and monitoring operations to jointly mitigate the risk of flooding caused by heavy rainfall.