National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) hosts numerous research teams and departments dedicated to pioneering emerging technologies in monitoring, simulation, water extraction, flood control, and treatment. Their primary objective is to enhance the efficiency of water extraction methods while minimizing environmental impact:
The Source Water Treatment of Tong-Gang River (2020~2023) is executed by NCKU Department of Environmental Engineering and teams from Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI). The program is aimed to improve the source water quality and protect Kaohsiung residents’ drinking water quality.The research team from NCKU Department of Environmental Engineering initiated the Pilot Plant Project from 2012 to 2012, which purifies pumped water, which is polluted by slight Ammonia, in Feng-Shan Reservoir from Tong-Gang River with the biological treatment method with low energy cost. The purified water is utilized for the source of drinking water and industrial water. The source water treatment plant has been constructed to increase the drinking water volume in Kaohsiung up to 30 tons per day (which takes 20% of the provided water volume) to protect the stability of water quality. Even though the plant is successfully established, issues of operation and energy consumption require improvements, and problems derived from water treatment plants including in reservoirs and water treatment plants are waiting to be solved. The team from NCKU Department of Environmental Engineering assisted the Taiwan Water Corporation evaluating and solving problems mentioned before head.
The NCKU Hydraulic Laboratory's Subsidence Prevention Service Team estimates well pumping capacity using the water-to-energy ratio method to understand temporal and spatial distribution. They enhance well management through advanced measurement equipment and smart controls, improving subsidence prevention. The team also conducts long-term groundwater monitoring, analyzing water quality and hydrological data to implement prompt emergency measures upon detecting pollution and prevent its spread.
The Source Water Treatment of Tong-Gang River (2020~2023) is executed by NCKU Department of Environmental Engineering and teams from Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI). The program is aimed to improve the source water quality and protect Kaohsiung residents’ drinking water quality.The research team from NCKU Department of Environmental Engineering initiated the Pilot Plant Project from 2012 to 2012, which purifies pumped water, which is polluted by slight Ammonia, in Feng-Shan Reservoir from Tong-Gang River with the biological treatment method with low energy cost. The purified water is utilized for the source of drinking water and industrial water. The source water treatment plant has been constructed to increase the drinking water volume in Kaohsiung up to 30 tons per day (which takes 20% of the provided water volume) to protect the stability of water quality. Even though the plant is successfully established, issues of operation and energy consumption require improvements, and problems derived from water treatment plants including in reservoirs and water treatment plants are waiting to be solved. The team from NCKU Department of Environmental Engineering assisted the Taiwan Water Corporation evaluating and solving problems mentioned before head.
The NCKU Hydraulic Laboratory's Subsidence Prevention Service Team estimates well pumping capacity using the water-to-energy ratio method to understand temporal and spatial distribution. They enhance well management through advanced measurement equipment and smart controls, improving subsidence prevention. The team also conducts long-term groundwater monitoring, analyzing water quality and hydrological data to implement prompt emergency measures upon detecting pollution and prevent its spread.