Urgent Water Storage Required! Major Water Outages Across 10 Cities Tomorrow – Up to 11 Hours Without Water; Check Your Area Now

According to the latest announcement from the Taiwan Water Corporation and Taipei Water Department, water outages or pressure reductions will be implemented in parts of Taipei City, New Taipei City, Yilan County, Taoyuan City, Taichung City, Changhua County, Yunlin County, Nantou County, Tainan City, and Kaohsiung City on Monday, August 16. In particular, some areas in New Taipei City will face up to 11 hours without water, and residents in affected areas are urged to complete water storage at least six hours in advance. During the outage, power to water pumps must be turned off to prevent motor damage or fire caused by dry running.

Taipei City Water Outage Areas:

1. Outage Area 1: August 17, 09:00–12:00 (3 hours) Area: Zhongzheng District, Taipei City

2. Outage Area 2: August 17, 10:00–13:00 (3 hours) Area: Wanhua District, Taipei City – No. 138 & 140, Sec. 2, Zhonghua Road; No. 302 & 362 (even numbers), Sec. 2, Zhonghua Road; No. 1–11 (odd), Lane 300, Sec. 2, Zhonghua Road; entire Alley 5, Lane 300; No. 24, Alley 2, Lane 334; No. 4–20 (even), Lane 364; entire Alley 2, Lane 364; entire Alley 22 & 24, Lane 364

3. Outage Area 3: August 17–21, daily 10:00–16:00 (6 hours) Area: No. 309, Jiankang Road; No. 327–347, Jiankang Road, Songshan District, Taipei City

4. Outage Area 4: August 17–21, daily 10:00–16:00 (6 hours) Area: Entire Lane 114, Longjiang Road, Zhongshan District, Taipei City

5. Outage Area 5: August 17–21, daily 10:30–16:30 (6 hours) Area: Wanhua District – No. 105–117, 127–139 (odd), Sec. 1, Xiyuan Road; No. 5–13, Lane 125; No. 211, Guangzhou Street

6. Outage Area 6: August 17–21, daily 10:30–16:30 (6 hours) Area: Wanhua District – No. 78, Sanshui Street; No. 101–109 (odd), Sec. 3, Heping West Road; No. 10–24 (even), Lane 89, Sec. 3, Heping West Road; No. 1–7 (odd), Alley 2, Lane 89; No. 3–8, Lane 89; No. 91–97 (odd), Sec. 3, Heping West Road; No. 308–318, 326, 328, 332, 338 (even), Kangding Road

7. Outage Area 7: August 17–19, daily 11:00–17:00 (6 hours) Area: Lane 105, Xinglong Road Sec. 4, Wenshan District, Taipei City

8. Outage Area 8: August 17–21, daily 11:00–15:00 (4 hours) Area: Lane 69, Sec. 2, Jianguo South Road, Da’an District, Taipei City

9. Outage Area 9: August 17–21, daily 13:00–17:00 (4 hours) Area: North of Sec. 3, Luosifu Road; South of Sec. 1, Heping East Road; West of Shida Road, Da’an District, Taipei City

New Taipei City Water Outage Areas:

1. Outage Area 1: August 16, 22:00–August 17, 00:00 (2 hours) Reason: Power equipment upgrade at Xiaoyi Booster Station Area: Tianyi Road, Xiaoyi Road, Wugu District, New Taipei City

2. Outage Area 2: August 17, 09:00–20:00 (11 hours) Reason: Pipeline construction on 30M-4-2 Road, Wenzai New Town, Xinzhuang Area: Xintai Road No. 3–51 (odd), 2–82 (even); Jingde Street No. 1–201 (odd), 2–200 (even); Qionglin Road No. 1–5 (odd); Daguan Street No. 1–40 (all); No. 2-1 to 2-10 (even), Alley 42; Zhongzheng Road Lane 155; Xinzhuang Road No. 1–453 (odd incl. alleys), 2–360 (even incl. alleys); Wuqian Street, Bijiang Street, Liji Street, Denglong Street, Siming Street (all)

3. Outage Area 3: August 17–23, daily 10:00–14:00 (4 hours) Area: Lane 72, Lide Street, Zhonghe District, New Taipei City

4. Outage Area 4: August 17–22, daily 10:00–16:00 (6 hours) Area: No. 2–44, Sec. 3, Anhe Road, Xindian District, New Taipei City

5. Outage Area 5: August 17–22, daily 11:30–15:30 (4 hours) Area: Fulong Road No. 1–121; No. 56, Xiwei Street; No. 274–276 (even), Ren’ai Street, Sanchong District, New Taipei City

Taoyuan City Water Outage Areas:

1. Outage Area 1: August 17–18, daily 09:00–18:00 (9 hours) Reason: Pipe connection work at Yongguang Road Lanes 491 & 494, Pingzhen District (postponed if rainy) Area: Yongguang Village, Yong’an Village, and surrounding alleys, Pingzhen District, Taoyuan City Note: Water restored daily 18:00–09:00 next day

2. Outage Area 2: August 17, 21:00–August 18, 03:00 (6 hours) Reason: Pipeline closure survey and water meter inspection Area: Dapo Village, Houzhuang Village, Shenzhen Village, Benggang Village (4 villages), Xinwu District, Taoyuan City

Taichung City Pressure Reduction Areas:

1. Pressure Reduction 1: August 16, 14:44–August 17, 02:00 (~11.3 hours) Reason: Suspected pipeline leak on Shicheng Street, Dongshi District Area: Donglan Road, Shicheng Street, and designated area, Dongshi District, Taichung City

2. Pressure Reduction 2: August 17, 06:00–17:00 (11 hours) Reason: Same as above Area: Same as above

Taichung City Water Outage Areas:

1. Outage Area 1: August 17, 08:00–17:00 (9 hours) Reason: Pipeline replacement on Zhengde Road Area: Zhengde Road, Shalu District, Taichung City

2. Outage Area 2: August 17, 08:30–18:30 (10 hours) Reason: Pipeline replacement and connection on Sec. 1 & 2, Sanfeng Road, Fengyuan District Area: Dongzhou Road, Fenggong Road, Shengang District; Sec. 2, Sanfeng Road, Cilong Street, Dongzhou Road, Fenggong Road, Fengyuan District, Taichung City

Tainan City Water Outage Areas:

1. Outage Area 1: August 17, 08:00–16:00 (8 hours) Reason: Fire hydrant installation near Guiren Fire Station (in cooperation with Tainan Fire Department) Area: Lane 75, Sec. 2, Zhongzheng North Road

2. Outage Area 2: August 17, 08:00–17:00 (9 hours) Reason: Pipeline replacement on Heping Street, Yujing District Area: Xinyi Street, Heping Street, Yujing District, Tainan City

3. Outage Area 3: August 17, 08:00–16:00 (8 hours) Reason: Same as above Area: Lane 110, Xipu 2nd Street; Lane 701, Sec. 2, Zhineng Science Avenue; Baoji Road No. 401