In order to implement its important policy for drinking water management to ensure drinking water safety, Taiwan Environmental Protection Administration (TEPA) has revised and updated its Global Drinking Water Website to provide the public with convenient search for drinking water safety information, as well as held different types of environmental education meetings and activities to strengthen the promotion for public awareness of drinking water safety. In addition, TEPA has also conducted all kinds of promotional activities according to the Xiao Liuqiu Plastic Free and Low Carbon Island Demonstration Plan to facilitate effective uses of drinking water fountains at Xiao Liuqiu, to make the island an environmental friendly and plastic free low carbon sustainable development demonstration area. The project has achieved results including: (1) the revision and updating of the “Global Drinking Water Website” with optimized function that incorporates Responsive Web Design to protect the information system’s safety, and the use of watery colors to highlight the webpage’s visual beauty; (2) conduct related promotional activities to facilitate the uses of drinking water fountains at Xiao Liuqiu, such as the painting to beautify drinking water fountains at Xiao Liuqiu, the installation of internet of things (IOT) for drinking water fountains to transmit real-time information back, the production of cartoons to promote the use of drinking water fountains on the island, to hold drinking water fountains experience of use activities, flash activities, lucky draws, press conferences, etc. to enhance the effectiveness of using drinking water fountains; (3) the edition of 3 articles of knowledge regarding pollutants often seen in drinking water, including E Coli, Aluminum and Trihalomethanes, to consolidate the promotion of drinking water safety education; (4) the study and analysis of drinking water management related laws and regulations to provide suggestions, such as current status of drinking water management regulations and systems in foreign countries, drinking water quality and safety management for areas with no drinking water supply; (5) to hold drinking water safety and risk communication seminars, exchange activities with international scholars, experts consultation meetings ect.; to complete the work for drinking water safety and environmental education.

drinking water, water source management, equipment management, water quality management, promotion and education