公私協力打造韌性水網　台水×美光簽署捐贈協議

台灣自來水公司與美光科技今（12）日於台中舉行「台水×美光 共築韌性水網合作啟動儀式」，宣布以公私合作推動「台中市自來水管線汰換工程」。美光捐贈新台幣4,710萬元，由台水負責規劃、檢測與施工，首先在北屯區北新小區更新老舊管網，採「先解漏、後汰換」策略並引入第三方驗證，目標將小區受水率提升至九成以上、穩定水壓並減少每日近5,000噸的漏損。

台水公司董事長李嘉榮表示：「這次原則是美光出資、台水出人力與技術，把該找回來的水找回來。」他感謝市府協調路權與交通維持、經濟部到場支持。

美光台灣前段晶圓製造暨營運副總裁鍾聯彬指出，面對極端氣候與用水挑戰，唯有在地耕耘、社群共好，「以可衡量的成效回應社會期待，盼成為產業公私協力的典範」。

美光全球環安衛及永續副總裁Elizabeth Elroy說，企業自2021年編列10億美元永續基金、已支持台灣逾50項專案；廠內每滴水至少循環再用三次，此次與台水合作汰換近5公里管線，「估每年可節省約137萬噸自來水，讓社區與產業同受惠」。

台中市政府副秘書長林育鴻表示，市府將以跨局處機制協調工期與交通維持，把施工影響降到最低，讓台中成為中央、地方與企業協作的示範城市。

經濟部副司長劉起孝強調，經濟部已核定台水「降低漏水率計畫」第二階段，總投入約800億元，目標至民國121年將全公司平均漏水率降至9.77%，「期盼台中模式成熟後，擴大複製至其他高漏區」。
台水表示，北新小區為高漏熱點，更新工程將採高韌性與耐震等級管材，並分段施工、同步溝通交通維持；完工後可望穩定民生與產業用水，建立可衡量、可檢核、可複製的公私合作新典範。

Taiwan Water Corporation and Micron Sign Donation Agreement to Build a Resilient Water Network in Taichung

Public–private partnership will replace aging pipelines in Beitun’s Beixin community; TWC provides engineering and execution, Micron contributes NT$47.1 million

TAICHUNG, Taiwan — Sept. 12, 2025 — Taiwan Water Corporation (TWC) and Micron Technology today launched the “TWC × Micron—Building a Resilient Water Network” initiative in Taichung, announcing a public–private partnership to advance the Taichung Water Pipeline Replacement Program. Micron will donate NT$47.1 million, while TWC will lead planning, leak detection, and construction. The first phase begins in Beixin community, Beitun District, where aging mains will be replaced to curb leakage, stabilize pressure and create a replicable governance model.

“Micron funds the project; TWC brings the people and the know-how. Our job is to implement both leak-repair and replacement as agreed—to bring back the water that should reach our customers,” said TWC Chairman Li Chia-jung (李嘉榮), who thanked the Taichung City Government for road-use and traffic coordination and the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) for on-site support.

Project approach: fix leaks first, then replace

TWC identified Beixin as a high-loss zone and will deploy technology to pinpoint and fix leaks, followed by full replacement of trunk and service lines using high-ductility, seismic-grade pipes. The project includes third-party performance verification. When complete, the area’s service efficiency is targeted to exceed 90%, stabilizing water pressure and reducing today’s losses of nearly 5,000 tons per day for more than 60,000 customer accounts.

“Facing climate volatility and water stress, sustainable operations hinge on local engagement and community benefit,” said Lian-Bin Chung (鍾聯彬), Vice President of Front-End Fab Manufacturing & Operations, Micron Taiwan. “By delivering measurable results together with TWC, we aim to set a benchmark for industry participation in public–private collaboration.”

“Micron established a US$1 billion Sustainability Fund in 2021 and has supported more than 50 projects in Taiwan,” added Elizabeth Elroy, Micron’s Global Vice President for EHS & Sustainability. “Inside our fabs, every drop of water is reused at least three times. Partnering with TWC to replace nearly five kilometers of pipe in Taichung is projected to save about 1.37 million tons of potable water annually, benefiting both the community and industry.”

Yu-Hung Lin (林育鴻), Deputy Secretary-General of the Taichung City Government, said the city will run a cross-departmental mechanism to coordinate schedules, road permits and traffic management. “Our goal is to minimize construction impacts and make Taichung a demonstration city for collaboration among central government, local government and enterprise.”

Chi-Hsiao Liu (劉起孝), Deputy Director-General at the MOEA, noted that the ministry has approved the second phase of TWC’s Leakage Reduction Program, with about NT$80 billion in total investment and a target to reduce TWC’s average leakage rate to 9.77% by 2032 (ROC 121). “We look forward to scaling the Taichung model to other high-loss areas as results are verified,” he said.

TWC emphasized that much of the water network is invisible infrastructure; when replacement is done properly, cities gain multiple benefits at once—pressure stabilization, capacity improvement and sustained leakage reduction. With Micron funding, TWC execution, city-level traffic support and MOEA oversight, the partnership sets a clear division of roles and a shared objective: reliable water for households and industry, and a resilient, verifiable and repeatable model for public–private cooperation.