It was not until after 1970 that the base switched over to piped-in running water. Those who have been at Chengkungling all remember that the officers were constantly telling everyone to save water. Because Taiwan is semi-tropical, there were often incidents of students exercising in the hot sun suffering heat stroke.
上過成功嶺的人都記得，因為水源得來不易，長官三令五申告訴大家要節約用水；而由於台灣地處亞熱帶及熱帶交界，學生在烈日下操練，中暑時有所聞。