Plan for a groundwater monitoring network in Taiwan |
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| Authors: | Shiang-Kueen Hsu |
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| Institution: | (1) Water Resources Bureau, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C. Fax: +886-2-2703-9331, TW |
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| Abstract: | In Taiwan, rapid economic growth, rising standards of living, and an altered societal structure have in recent years put
severe demands on water supplies. Because of its stable quantity and quality, groundwater has long been a reliable source
of water for domestic, agricultural, and industrial users, but the establishment of a management program that integrates groundwater
and surface-water use has been hampered by the lack of groundwater data. In 1992, the Department of Water Resources (DWR)
initiated a program entitled "Groundwater Monitoring Network Plan in Taiwan." Under this program, basic groundwater data,
including water-level and water-quality data, are being collected, and a reliable database is being established for the purpose
of managing total water resources. This paper introduces the goals, implementation stages, and scope of that plan. The plan
calls for constructing 517 hydrogeologic survey stations and 990 groundwater monitoring wells within 17 years. Under this
program, water-level fluctuations are continuously monitored, whereas water-quality samples are taken for analysis only at
the initial drilling stage and, subsequently, at the time when a monitoring well is being serviced. In 1996, the DWR and the
Water Resources Planning Commission were merged to form today's Water Resources Bureau.
Received, July 1997 · Revised, February 1998 · Accepted, January 1998 |
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| Keywords: | Taiwan groundwater monitoring organizations subsidence network plan |
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