Mayor’s Remarks:
The water situation in our city remains extremely tense. This (21st) afternoon, the central government will convene a special meeting to determine if irrigation for grain crops should continue. If irrigation is continued, the risk of a water shortage in Tainan City will increase. If irrigation is halted, we will then have to process agricultural compensations. That being said, the central government has our full cooperation. Therefore, I urge municipal employees to conserve as much water as possible at work, while also promoting water conservation measures to the public and regulating industrial water use. Let us work together through these hard times. I ask the Secretariat to determine how to further conserve water in restrooms in the city government’s buildings. In addition to conserving water, we should also increase the water supply, which is why concerned departments should discuss the possibility of excavating wells. Tainan City uses reclaimed water for public restrooms, firefighting, and street cleaning. Although the percentage of reclaimed water we use is already higher than other municipalities, we remain water stressed. I implore concerned departments to continue working on this issue. The Bureau of Economic Development should establish RO units for industrial use as soon as possible with the coordination of the Water Resources Bureau and the Southern Taiwan Science Park Bureau.