Back then the main source of water for the Taipei metropolitan area was the Chingtanyen Reservoir, which simply couldn't supply enough water. It wasn't until the Feitsui Reservoir was built that the water shortage started to ease-though the drought persisted. Finally, some timely rains put an end to the shortages.
當時大台北地區主要使用青潭堰的水源，水源不足，等到翡翠水庫完成後，大台北地區的缺水情況才得以改善，但期間仍出現嚴重缺水，所幸老天爺及時下雨，才解決這個困境。