The dam, which supplies parts of northern Taiwan, has only 47 days of water left without fresh rain, according to the authorities.
At that time water supplies to car washes, saunas and swimming pools were suspended in the capital while government agencies, schools and hotels were ordered to slash their water consumption by 20 percent.
Industrial water supplies will also be reduced in nine areas across the island from Monday for an indefinite period, authorities said.
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