This project is executed for purpose of assisting in the dynamic management of the pollution control plan on important rivers in Central Taiwan, including Jhuoshuei River, Sinhuwei River, Beigang River, Old Jhuoshuei river and Yanzicuo River, and those (including lakes and dams) in other administrative zones that are prioritized for management, to draw up the management strategy and measures for the next 4 years (2012 to 2015) in respect to the reducible objects of pollution. While the project inspects and predicts in the effects of the measures on the water quality improvement, it also analyzes the pollution management performance by the cities and counties in various aspects like “water clarity”, “governmental administrative management”, “activation of waterfront environment and ecological conservation in basins” and “involvement of private sector”, to bring to light the results of promotion of basin management strategy by these local governments. Measurement of mainstream at 50 places and water quality & flow tests at 200 places in tributaries have been completed to reinforce the completeness of data, which is served as the basis for testifying the model for water quality. In order to spur the local governments to normally operate and maintain the on-site water treatment facilities and to follow up the promotion of the management projects of urban river pollution, this project joins force in the auditing of the operation and maintenance of treatment facilities presently available in nine sites in Central region and gathers the ecological effects in the water-front environment and basins in all the sites, while all units are pushing the pollution management related plans. Regular follow-up of construction of the management project of Willow River, an urban river in Taichung City is also conducted to supervise in both the quality and the progress of the construction. In view of strengthening and promoting people’s concept of involvement in river conservation and protection and their understanding of governments’ achievements, this projects also assists in the series of campaign of care for rivers, “Eco-friendly homeland and century-living clean rivers”, and the making of web pages for related information. The campaign of care for rivers has the theme of “river pollution control” and “Water saving, pollution reduction, energy saving, clean homeland and protecting our territory”, which is used to display the results of cooperation by central, local governments and people on protecting the rivers. The web pages include the current condition and management of the basins of Beigang River, Old Jhuoshuei rive and Yanzicuo River. In addition, this project assisted in the completed preparation of the 2009 Green GNP in the categories of pollutions of local administrations, industries and the 40 important river basins, which is provided as reference for EPA and for the use of compilation of Green national accounts degradation accounts by the Director-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics, Executive Yuan. Assistance has also been rendered to your Agency in 42 related conventions during the execution of the project to converge the consensus on the pollution management within the basins because river pollution control is a long-term and widely involving engagement.

River Pollution Control;Environmental Performance Indicators;Water Quality Model;Environmental Performance Indicators