Drought prevention in Taichung - Taipei Times
Drought prevention in Taichung By Chang Yen-ming 張炎銘 Water restrictions were implemented in two zones of Taichung from Tuesday last week, with water supplied for five days and cut off for two. People with large-capacity water storage tanks at home might not be feeling the effects, but businesses that use large amounts of water, such as restaurants, hair salons and car washes, are in dire straits. Only twice in the past 22 years has Taichung been divided into zones for water rationing: In 1999, the Shihgang Dam (石岡壩) was badly damaged by the 921 Earthquake and in 2004 the inlet slu...