Hsinchu tech firms still have enough water, officials sayBy Jonathan Chin / Staff writer, with CNAGovernment officials yesterday said that the technology sector in Hsinchu County has enough water for now, before touting water supply diversification as the solution to the county’s long-term needs. Hsinchu County Deputy Commissioner Chen Chien-hsien (陳見賢) and Deputy Minister of the Interior Hua Ching-chun (花敬群) made the remarks after inspecting the Jhubei (竹北) Water Recycling Center in Hsinchu. Members of the legislature’s Internal Administration Committee listen to a briefing by the Hsinchu County Government during an inspection of the Jhubei Water Recycling Center in Jhubei yesterday. There is enough water to supply Hsinchu “for now,” and the central government is making it its responsibility to ensure the county’s valuable tech sector does not run out of water, Hua said. The government has recently opened a desalination facility in Hsinchu City to provide water for household use, she added.

Source: Taipei Times April 14, 2021 15:56 UTC