The second phase of Tainan Yongkang Reclaimed Water Plant starts construction. After groundbreaking, the daily water supply will increase to more than 20,000 tons.

The second phase of the Tainan City Yongkang Water Recycling Center and Reclaimed Water Plant construction project was started by Mayor Huang Weizhe, Deputy Secretary of the Interior Tung Chien-hung (2nd and 3rd from left) and others. (Photo by reporter Liu Wanjun)

In response to the water needs of the Southern Science Park and local industries, the second phase of the Tainan City Yongkang Water Resources Recycling Center and Reclaimed Water Plant construction project started today (1st). After the completion of the project, the daily water supply will be increased from the current 15,500 tons to more than 20,000 tons. It can supply approximately 2/3 of the Baihe Reservoir in one year, which will more effectively relieve regional water supply pressure.

The total project cost of the second phase expansion project of Yongkang Reclaimed Water Plant is 508 million yuan. The main project core includes the addition of RO (reverse osmosis) units and MBR (membrane bioreactor) modules, and the establishment of new post-denitrification and phosphorus removal facilities in accordance with the stricter environmental assessment standards.

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The groundbreaking ceremony was presided over by Undersecretary of the Interior Tung Chien-hong, Tainan Mayor Huang Weizhe, Tainan City Water Conservancy Director Qiu Zhongchuan and others.

Huang Weizhe said that he hopes that through the development of recycled water, electricity, talent and land development, more companies with high output value and leading world development will be able to enter Tainan. After the completion of Yongkang Phase 2, Tainan's water resources development will be better. He hopes that the project will be completed smoothly and provide more water resources for companies to use.

Qiu Zhongchuan said that the second phase of the Yongkang Reclaimed Water Plant construction project was subsidized by the Land and Resources Administration of the Ministry of the Interior and adopted a turnkey project. The plant introduced an AI intelligent control model, added a sludge anaerobic digestion system and biogas energy recovery facilities, and built a 310 kW/hr solar photovoltaic panel for self-use of green energy photovoltaics.

Tainan City currently has three reclaimed water treatment plants in Yongkang, Anping and Rende, which supply about 61,000 tons of reclaimed water per day, nearly 20 million tons a year, equivalent to about two Baihe reservoirs. After the completion of Yongkang Phase 2 and Rende Phase 2, which will hold a groundbreaking ceremony in the middle of next year, it will be able to increase the daily water supply to 88,000 tons.

The second phase of the Tainan City Yongkang Water Recycling Center and Reclaimed Water Plant construction project has started and is expected to be completed in the middle of next year. (Photo by reporter Liu Wanjun)