金門面臨水難題李縣長盼中央正視

Control Yuan Member Mr. Chou and Mr. Yu visited Kinmen surveying drinking water shortage and poor quality. County Mayor Li indicated that the MOEA's evaluation for local population's water supply demand is much less than the actual. He also warned that pumping out underground water has already resulted in serious land subsidence and even salinization. Because there is no other alternative water supply source, the MOEA shall approve of building a 2,000-ton sea water desalinization factory in Kinmen and accelerate planning building Yin Mountain water treatment plant. He also requested the central government officers shall be more aware of the water shortage in Kinmen and shall assit in Kinmen in insuring drinking water supply and quality.
　 昨日監察委員周陽山及余騰芳抵金視察地區自來水不足及水質不佳等問題時，縣長李沃士認為經濟部對於本縣人口需求與水的使用量預估偏低太多，背離了事實；他也指出地區抽取地下水作為自來水水源，金門地層下陷嚴重、甚至已經有鹽化的現象，同時也希望目前沒有其他境外水源時，經濟部應儘速同意金門興建二千噸的海水淡化廠，並加速規劃興建營山淨水廠。他也拜託中央主管部會能夠重視金門所面臨「水」的難題，協助金門，讓金門將來的自來水的供應與水質無慮。

County mayor Li indicated that the MOEA's serious evaluation deviation for local population's water supply demand in Kinmen is the most threatening to Kinmen economic development. Especially the relationship between the two sides has improved significantly after President's inauguration. There demonstrates lots of development opportunities for Kinmen accordingly but Kinmen's water supply shortage is also thus further deteriorated. Especially many private enterprises have proposed investment in Kimen. The MOEA's water supply demand evaluation is far much less the actual scenario. The MOEA's evaluation report shows that the population will amount to 70,000 in year 2031. The current population has already exceeded 70,000. Kinmen is executing the "University Island Project" and lots of mainland China tourists stampede into Kinmen. Due to closely cooperation with Xiamen, Kinmen defnite will have fast development after the initiation of "Mini-Three-Links Policy".
　 縣長李沃士指出，經濟部評估金門人口成長數目與縣府評估的有一段落差，水的問題是金門發展的最大問題，尤其兩岸關係在馬總統主政之下，兩岸關係緩和，相對帶給金門發展契機，但是也感到「水」的壓力，特別是最近許多民間企業，都相繼投入金門的開發建設，而經濟部所做的金門縣對於「水」的需求，不符實際需求，報告中預估金門一百二十年有七萬的人口，以現在來算一算就不只七萬人口，加上金門推動大學島，大陸觀光客的人氣，特別是金門的地理位置，與廈門之間的密切合作，小三通的成長，相信就可以看出來的。

After lifting the sanction and implementing the Mini-Three-Links policy, there has increased 300,000~500,000 visitors to Kinmen annually. Such an increase differs greatly from natural population growth. Due to adoption of natural variables, MOEA's evaluation is much less than the actual demand and can't satisfy the demand from estimated natural population growth and tourist increment. All following development projects will thus be seriously affected. The central government officers shall be aware of local residents' opinions. We have already felt the water supply shortage is very stressful. The water demand increase in the future will be definitely much more than the current estimation. Especially if the gambling act is legalized in the near future, the water supply shortage will be further deteriorated.
　 他也說，一個政策的開放後增加的人次，以數十萬計，過去的經驗，大家可以去看小三通成長的幅度。一個政策一開放就增加三、五十萬人次，而不是一個自然的成長，經濟部用正常的增加趨勢去評估，與實際差距太大，對於金門人口的預估與觀光客的需求，顯然是偏低的，會影響後續政策的推動，中央主管部門應多聽聽地方民眾的聲音，因為我們的感受最直接，如果再加上未來的需求，甚至市場吵得最火熱的博奕未來這兩年真的通過了，那時金門對水的需求會更大，經濟部對於金門人口需求與水的使用量預估偏低太多，也背離了事實。

Mayor Li indicated that the central government has never been aware of the Kinmen water supply shortage. The budgets for improving water treatment plant facilities have thus been assumed by Kinmen county, even though the central government has offered fund subsidy. The current water supply from underground is pretty worrisome. The Water Resources Agency's survey indicates that Kinmen underground water elevation is lowering 20 cm annually. However, Kinmen county government's survey is as much as 0.5 to1.5 meters per year and there has already salinization. Our survey result is based on scientific search instead of random evaluation. Central government shall devise a feasible survey monitor system to limit the usage amount of underground water and can thus stop unlimited usage currently. As the water shortage has never been aware by the central government in the past, it has thus been forced to use underground water unlimitedly. It will destroy the geological structure permanently. Central government shall use scientific reasonable evaluation and shall not be always ignorant of his plea.
　 李縣長表示，過去金門因為沒有受到中央的重視，水廠對於水質的操作當然地方概括承受，中央有支援經費預算也不可否認，但是在地下水這部分是很令人擔憂的，水利署對於金門地下水下降監測的數字，每年是二十公分，而縣府監測的數字是每年零點五公尺到一點五公尺，甚至已經有鹽化的現象，這部分絕不是各說各話，通通有數據的，我們希望中央主管針對這部分來研擬一套合理的監測制度，讓我們知道地下水該抽多少，絕對不是盲目無限制的抽，過去沒有人去關心，所以沒有湖庫水就去抽地下水做為自來水的水源，這種作法是對不起子孫的，應有合理使用的數字，而不是把他當作自然而且認為是應該的，這要提醒中央重視。

County Mayor Li mentioned that most water treatment plant facilities are pretty aged and inefficient. The current usage efficiency is only 60~70% of the original designed capacity. The usage efficiency is even relatively low for the sea water desalinization plants and water treatment plants currently. However, because there is no alternative solution available, the possible improvement range is very limited and the improvement performance is definitely pretty low accordingly. The original capacity for sea water desalinization plant is 2,000 tons but the actually operation capacity is only 800 tons. The causes for such low efficiency shall be validated for seeking a solution project.
　 李縣長也提到地區許多「水」的設施的確是老舊，目前的使用效率只達到原來的六成、七成左右，包括海淡、淨水設施等，使用率通通已經偏低，但又沒有緩衝的空間，所以只能在局部有限的情況下去做改善，效果是非常低，比如當初海淡廠設計二千噸，而現在只能操作到八百噸，這部分一定有原因，希望能有解決的空間，建議盡快能在營山設置淨水廠，讓其他的淨水廠才能去做大幅度的更新、改善。

Currently the central government doesn't support for the policy concerning water supply from mainland China. However, searching for solution of water supply shortage shall never be stopped. County government has been proposing building a sea water desalinization plant in the past 3~4 years. However, there still has not any feasible development in the past 3~4 years. The central government shall cooperate with the county government solving all relevant obstacles jointly. Especially the tender invitation for 950-ton sea water desalinization plant has failed many times until now. Current there is a proposal for 2,000-tonnage expansion project but regarded unfeasible according to the survey of Water Resources Agency. The central government shall stop ignorant and accelerating solution project as soon as possible. Especially there is no alternative water supply source available at all in this district. It will spend at least 2~3 years for completing construction of sea water desalinization plant and the preliminary evaluation. That will definitely further deteriorates the problem.
　 即使中央政策認為目前沒有支持到大陸引水的需求，但是相對的水供應問題不應該停止，李縣長說，三、四年來整個水的供應計畫，地方政府想推海淡廠的擴充，但這個計畫三、四年來都沒有進展，中間有何問題，希望中央與地方一起來合作解決。尤其在海淡的區塊，我們看到了九百五十噸發包這麼多次沒有人願意進來承包，而增設二千噸海淡廠，水利署評估後認為不必要，希望中央能針對這一問題重新來檢視，尤其是這區塊在沒有其他境外水源可以供應的情形之下，能夠再加速來推動，因為一個廠房的興建，加上期前的評估，沒有兩、三年無法完成，是會緩不濟急的。

County Mayor Li emphasized that the water treatment plant in Yin Mountain shall be definitely fulfilled. Even if it can legalize the water supply from mainland China, the water supply from main China are raw water instead of treated drinking water. It is being proposed to import 20,000 tons of water. More than 10,000 tons of the imported water couldn't be processed by the current facilities. If the imported raw water are supplied to the users directly without treatment, it would be unreasonable. The water treatment plan n Yin Mountain shall be definitely completed firstly. Then it can start improvement the facility processing efficiency in Rong Lake and Tai Lake water treatment plants. If the plant in Yi Mountain can't be completed as schedule, all other solution projects will be postponed.
　 李縣長強調，營山淨水廠的建置勢在必行，即使以後由大陸引水，也是原水，不是處理好的水，所以進來之後二萬多噸的水，現在接近一萬多噸是沒有處理的，抽出來就直接供給用戶，基本上已經是不太合理了。營山淨水廠設置之後，才能去做榮湖、太湖淨水廠的性能更新改善，不做這個廠，沒有改善的空間，不能停，沒有地方停。

County Mayor Li also expressed regretful for local residents because the county government has never satisfied the local water demand in the past few decades. Currently the raw water pumped out from underground are supplied to users directly without any purification. The county government shall solve this problem as soon as possible instead of leaving it deteriorating.
　 李縣長也表示，特別感到愧對鄉親的是，我們的水，努力了幾十年來，從來無法去符合鄉親的期待，我們現在用地下水直接抽水來供應，沒有經過處理，這項的政策在縣府有能力協助改善的時候，應提早來改善，不是把問題繼續給留下去。

He plead the central government officers can regard the Kinmen water shortage as their own problems and provide all the support necessary to insure stable water supply and water quality in Kinmen in the future.
　 他也拜託中央主管部會能夠正視金門「水」的問題，當成自己的問題，全力協助，讓金門將來的水量與水質供應無慮。

本文譯自《金門日報》2011年4月22日報導