Sewerage Systems Office

Taipei elevated to a municipality under direct control of the central government; in view of the heavily polluted Keelung River and frequent inundation in the urban area, the then mayor Gao Yu-Shu actively entrusted the Public Construction Bureau of the provincial Constructions Department to carry out sewerage planning for Taipei City. He requested the International Economic Development Committee of The Executive Yuan to apply for UN’s technical assistance. UN agreed to set up a taskforce in January 1968. Our government signed an official contract with the World Health Organization in January 1969 and obtained 0.5 million USD funding for carrying out “Taipei Regional Sewerage System Planning Project,” setting out the first step of the city’s sewerage infrastructure.

“Taipei Regional Sewerage System Planning Taskforce” was established under International Economic Cooperation Committee of The Executive Yuan; the Chinese Institute of Engineers was entrusted to recruit 58 engineers. Mr. Wang Chang-Ching was the executive secretary; Mr. Liu Wen-Kuei the deputy executive secretary. The work concluded in June 1972.

TCG established “Taipei Region Water Works and Sewerage Systems Construction Committee,” under which “Taipei Region Sewerage Systems Office” was set up, with Mr. Liu Wen-Kuei being the Director, total number of employees: 60.

Taipei Region Water Works and Sewerage Systems Construction Committee was deactivated, the affiliating Sewerage Systems Office was transferred under Public Works Department of TCG, still with Liu Wen-Kuei being the Director, the staff increased to 112 people.

Reorganized To cope with growing task needs, a reorganization took place, with the Supply Section removed and Planning Section increased.

First expansion of organization, number of staff increased by 30 and totaled 142.

Entrusted by The Executive Yuan for carrying out operations and management tasks of sewerage systems in the Tamsui River System; organization was modified by setting up Planning Section, Design Section, Engineering Section, Operation and Management Section, First Sewage Treatment Plant, Second Sewage Treatment Plant, Maintenance Engineering Squad, Facility Management Section, Labor Safety Office, Information Office, Secretary Office, Accounting Office, Internal Affairs Office and Personnel Office; number of staff increased by 40 and totaled 182.

For coping with inauguration of the Neihu Sewage Treatment Plant and tasks alteration, another re-organization took place; number of staff increased by 15 and totaled 197; the setup included Design Section, Engineering Section, Operation & Management Section, Engineering QC Section, Maintenance Engineering Section, Facility Management Section, Neihu Sewage Treatment Plant, Dihua Sewage Treatment Plant, Bali Sewage Treatment Plant, Information Office, Secretary Office, Accounting Office, Internal Affairs Office and Personnel Office until today.