To effectively implement water quality protection in assigned protection area, EPA continued to inspect in Taoyuan County, and built up information system to examine and regulate water protection areas. Then, we expanded monitoring catchment area pollution by satellite image analysis of variance and on-site field inspection. Although using tap water in Taoyuan County is common, parts of the region still rely on small water treatment facilities for drinking water sources. To safeguard public water drinking health and safety, the county sampled the quality of original water and supply water in these water treatment plants every season. Test results will be used for reference for further water quality improvement operations. By water quality testing of towers, reservoirs and water equipments in schools ,promotion and maintenance of safe drinking water, it can ensure the standard of drinking water is enhanced and the quality of drinking water is maintained In this year, we have completed upgrading and maintained information systems of monitoring drinking water protection area; including building protection area cadastral map, satellite image analysis of variance, water protection area PDA, water protection area information query system and information inspecting systems. In order to implement water protection work, we finished the pollution inspection in water protection area between Shihmen Reservoir and Penhsing Yuanshan Weir water intake point. We also finished water quality testing of small water treatment facilities in Taoyuan County, as well as reservoirs, drinking water equipment, after that, we built the results into databases and web systems. It can ensure people’s health and enhance public confidence in tap water. Finally, we collected relevant units of water quality monitoring data for analysis to Taoyuan County EPB for use and reference.

Drinking water, Water Protection Area