One of the most significant indicators of the growth of Taipei are the annual statistics for the amounts of water and power used by city inhabitants. On the average, over one million tons run through the water works each day.
由於北市人口膨脹得太快，雖然各管線在埋設時已預估了成長的用量，但往往隔幾年每個區域、路段仍得開挖、改裝一次，這也成了一項很大的支出。