The Ministry of Economic Affairs’ Water Resources Agency and Hsinchu County-based Taiwan Semiconductor Industry Association hosted a platform meeting on management of water resources, March 10 in Taipei City, underscoring commitment to ensuring water supply for major industries such as artificial intelligence and semiconductors.
During the platform meeting, the WRA outlined the current water reserves, the progress of major water resource construction in the three major science parks and six major development zones, the mid- and long-term stable water supply plan, and took stock of the water needs for subsequent industrial development.
Participating government agencies included the National Science and Technology Council, the three major science parks–Hsinchu Science Park in northern Taiwan, Central Taiwan Science Park based in Taichung and Southern Taiwan Science Park centered in Tainan, Taiwan Water Corp. as well as representatives from high-tech companies such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Micron, United Microelectronics Corp., Power Chip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp. and Siliconware Precision Industries Co.
In 2015, a cooperative platform was jointly established by the WRA, semiconductor enterprises and the science parks holding regular meetings to update businesses on domestic water supply conditions and government progress on water resource infrastructure.
WRA officials said that due to recent rainfall and robust management of water resources, the current water supply for agriculture, industry and domestic use is stable, with reservoir storage standing at 50 to 90 percent. Additionally, while an amount of 1.3 million metric tons of water is approved for use by the three major science parks daily, only 630,000 tons are actually consumed.
Fang Han-wen, TSIA Environment, Safety and Health Committee representative, thanked the WRA for advances in water resources, optimizing investment and ensuring sufficient water provision. (POC-E )
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