In January 1994, in view of the low water level in the reservoir, the water company decided--to the great displeasure of Taiwan provincial governor James Soong--that parts of Taoyuan, Hsinchu and Taipei counties would only be supplied with water one day in three.
民國八十三年一月自來水公司衡量水庫蓄水狀態，決定桃、竹、北縣部份地區每三天供一天水，惹得當時的台灣省主席宋楚瑜大感不悅。