Smart City Kaohsiung

Water resources are being actively developed in response to water shortage risks due to extreme climatic changes, in order to maintain the stability of water supply for industries and residential use. After evaluating the feasibility of reusing the drainage water from public wastewater treatment plants and integrating smart technologies such as IoT and cloud big data, as well as the concept of sustainable cycle, we completed the demonstration case of the first large-scale water reclamation plant in Taiwan - Fengshan Water Resource Center. It can manage the real-time water quality and quantity information of public sewerage systems and the water reclamation plant to promptly respond to various unexpected pollution situations in the sewerage system, enhance early warning capability, and provide 45,000 tons of high-quality reclaimed water per day for use in the nearby Kaohsiung coastal industrial area. Turning wastewater into “blue gold” creates the maximum value for public wastewater treatment plants.

Information and Image Source: Water Resources Bureau, Kaohsiung City Government

Kaohsiung City’s topography consists of high mountains, plains, and low-lying coastal areas, which forms complex rainfall and runoff patterns. Based on three-dimensional spatial thinking, this project sets up a wide and detailed water monitoring network on water distribution level, flow, CCTV, and road flooding sensors to comprehensively monitor data on storm sewers, detention basins, and regional drainage. It collects big data by means of IoT and incorporating AI analysis of rainfall runoff, in order to provide reference for decisionmaking support for the joint smart operations of detention basins, pumping stations, and sluice gates to reduce regional flooding risk and improve disaster prevention and response efficiency.

Information and Image Source: Water Resources Bureau, Kaohsiung City Government