Tainan Liucuo Drainage Midstream Box Culvert Interception Project Opened to Improve Water Quality and Living Environment

Tainan's "Liucuo Drainage Midstream Box Culvert Interception and Function Improvement Project" was jointly launched by Tainan Mayor Huang Weizhe (third from right), Deputy Minister of the Environment Ye Junhong (third from left) and others.

Tainan's "Liucuo Drainage Midstream Box Culvert Interception and Function Improvement Project" was launched today (4th) with a total project cost of 120 million yuan. It will intercept 9 major domestic sewage discharge box culverts along the Qing'an Bridge to Gangqian Bridge and introduce them to the Liucuo water purification site for treatment, improving the lives of residents along the line and the quality of downstream water.

The middle reaches of Liucuo Drainage covers Sihanoukville, Jiali and Qigu Districts. The opening ceremony was held in Qing'an Lane, Sihanoukville District, and was jointly held by Mayor Huang Weizhe and Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Environment Ye Junhong.

Huang Weizhe said that this project received a central subsidy of 75.6 million yuan and the city government raised 44.4 million yuan. After completion, the daily sewage treatment capacity increased from 8,056 tons to 9,012 tons. Through box culvert interception and water purification treatment, the expected pollutant reduction rate is about 71% to 76%.

Qiu Zhongchuan, Director of Water Resources, pointed out that in the past, the sewage sewer system had not been built, and some river sections were affected by tides, so domestic sewage could easily stay in the river and produce odor, affecting the quality of life of surrounding communities. It may also increase the water quality load of Qigu Lagoon and the surrounding breeding environment downstream. Since 2016, the city government has successively promoted dredging, bank protection improvement and Liucuo drainage water purification site. This project targets the interception of major domestic sewage discharge points in the middle reaches, and transports the sewage through pipelines to the Liucuo water purification site for centralized treatment.

Tainan's "Liucuo Drainage Midstream Box Culvert Interception and Function Improvement Project" was launched. Nine major domestic sewage discharge box culverts along the Qing'an Bridge to Gangqian Bridge were intercepted and directed to the Liucuo water purification site for treatment.