Hurry Up and Store Water! Major Water Outage on August 15 Affects 8 Counties and Cities Across Taiwan – 'Up to 10 Hours Without Water for Cooking or Showering' – Check Your Affected Area Instantly

Residents planning to stay home or go out this weekend should remain alert. Due to essential public works—including pipeline replacements, equipment inspections, new pipe connections, and sewer system modifications—the Water Corporation and local governments will implement temporary water shutoffs or pressure reductions across multiple regions in eight counties and cities throughout Taiwan on Saturday, August 15. The affected areas span northern, central, southern, and eastern Taiwan, with some regions facing outages lasting up to 10 hours. Residents are advised to prepare stored water in advance and to turn off water pumps during the outage to ensure safety.

Major Weekend Water Outage? Full Breakdown of Causes Across 8 Counties and Cities

Maintaining aging water pipelines and upgrading municipal infrastructure are necessary steps to ensure stable water supply. On August 15, scheduled pipeline projects are taking place across various parts of Taiwan. In addition to routine pipe replacements and new connection works, some areas are experiencing outages due to power maintenance by Taipower that temporarily halts pumping stations, as well as coordinated shutdowns for local water authority sewage construction.

When Are the Outages? Affected Areas by Administrative Region

Taipei City Yongan Street, Wenshan District, numbers 1 to 19 (odd side), 2 to 14 (even side, including Lane 6), Yonan Street Alley 22, numbers 2 to 30 (even side), and Section 1, Zhinan Road, numbers 42 to 52 (even side): Daily water outage from 10:00 to 16:00 between August 10 and August 15 (6 hours per day). Xinglong Road, Section 4, Lane 105, Wenshan District: Water outage from 09:30 to 12:00 on August 15 (2.5 hours).

New Taipei City Anhe Road, Section 3, Xindian District, numbers 2 to 44: Daily water outage from 10:00 to 16:00 between August 10 and August 15 (6 hours per day). Lide Street Lane 98, Zhonghe District: Daily water outage from 10:00 to 14:00 between August 10 and August 16 (4 hours per day). Chongyang Road, Section 1, Lanes 20 and 26, Sanchong District: Daily water outage from 11:00 to 15:00 between August 10 and August 16 (4 hours per day). Xiwei Street, Sanchong District (from Renhua Street to Ren’ai Street, both odd and even sides): Daily water outage from 11:30 to 15:30 between August 10 and August 15 (4 hours per day). Wuguwang South Street, Sanchong District, and surrounding alleys: Daily water outage from 10:00 on August 14 to 16:00 on August 15 (6 hours per day).

Yilan County Dongshan Township: Section 2, Zhongshan Road; Section 1, Dongshan Road; Dongfu Road; Wuliao Creek Road. Suao Township: Section 2, Zhongshan Road; Wuliao Creek Road: Water outage from 17:00 on August 14 to 00:00 on August 15 (7 hours).

Taoyuan City Pingzhen District: Yongguang Village, Yong’an Village, and surrounding alleys: Daily water outage from 09:00 on August 14 to 18:00 on August 15 (9 hours per day; water restored from 18:00 to 09:00 next day). Luzhu District: Quanzhou Road: Water outage from 00:00 to 06:00 on August 15 (6 hours). Dayuan District: Zhongshan North Road, Neihai Road, Dayuan Interchange, Xuefu Road, Houhu Road, Minquan Road, Minsheng Road, Haibian Road, Chaoyin North Road, Binhai Road Section 3, Yuhui Road, Xibin Road Section 2, Western Coastal Expressway: Water outage from 12:00 to 20:00 on August 15 (8 hours).

Taichung City Houli District: Nancun Road, Fangliao Road, Jiushui Road: Water outage from 08:00 to 17:00 on August 15 (9 hours). South District: Renhe 1st Street, Renhe 2nd Street, Renhe Road, Renyi Street, Nanmen Road, Taichung Road, Hezuo Street, Kuo-Kuang Road, Dazhi Road, Fuxin Street, Zhongming South Road, Mingde Street, Zhengyi Street, Ruiguang Street, Xingda Road; Dali District: Dazhi Road, Zhongming South Road, Mingde Street, Yimin Road Section 2; East District: Qizhong Road, Renhe 1st Street, Renhe 2nd Street, Renhe Road, Taichung Road, Mingde Street, Xingda Road: Water outage from 08:30 to 17:00 on August 15 (8.5 hours). Xitun District: Ganhe Road, Gansu Road Section 2, Chang'an Road Section 1: Water outage from 09:00 to 17:00 on August 15 (8 hours).

Yunlin County Dapi Township: Beihuo Village, Beizhen Village, Nanhe Village, Dade Village, Yiran Village, Lianmei Village, Xing’an Village, Xizhen Village (Sanmin Road, Zhongshan Road, Zhongzheng Road, Beimen Street, Heping Road, Houzhuang Road, Fuxing Road, Yiran Road, Yimei Road, Minsheng Road, Zhuiwei Road, Lianyi Road, Ziyou Street, Zili Street, Zhenping Road, Yunjia Road): Water pressure reduction or outage from 23:00 on August 14 to 04:00 on August 15 (5 hours). Hutou Township: Lainei Village, Zhongxi Village: Water outage from 08:00 to 18:00 on August 15 (10 hours). Baozhong Township: Sanmin Road, Zhongzheng Road: Water outage from 08:00 to 18:00 on August 15 (10 hours).

Chiayi County Xikou Township: Youdong Village, Youxi Village and surrounding alleys: Water pressure reduction or outage from 23:00 on August 14 to 04:00 on August 15 (5 hours).

Kaohsiung City Dashe District: Zhongshan Road, Hecheng Street, Cuiping Road: Water outage from 09:00 to 16:00 on August 15 (7 hours). Cianjhen District: Nanyan Road Lane 106, Hecheng Street Lane 76, Caoya 2nd Road Lane 434 and surrounding addresses, Sanguo Boulevard, Zhongping Road: Water outage from 09:30 to 17:00 on August 15 (7.5 hours). Renwu District: Wenwu Village: Water outage from 11:00 to 14:00 on August 15 (3 hours).

Pingtung County Taiwu Township: Wan’an Village: Water outage from 08:00 to 16:00 on August 15 (8 hours).