The Museum of Drinking Water is located at the former Pump Equipment House, a large building constructed in 1908 to serve the sewage treatment plant that supplied drinking water to Taipei City, which operated until 1977.
In 1998, with funding from the Taipei Water Department, the Pump House was restored and the equipment repaired. In addition, old photos and machinery related to the history of water supply were collected to enrich the contents and peripheral facilities of this Taipei Drinking Water Museum, the first of its kind in Taiwan.
The Museum of Drinking Water in Taipei is located inside the Pump Equipment House, a building constructed in 1908. The plant drew raw water and supplied drinking water until 1977, when the upstream water intake unit of the Chingtan Dam was relocated.
In June 1993, the R.O.C. Ministry of Home Affairs declared the building a Grade-3 relic. As of 28 September 1993, the Pump Equipment House was open for public visits. Two weeks later, however, the public opening was interrupted because the Taipei municipal government deemed the building structurally unsafe and in need of restoration.
With a budget of 2 million Taiwanese dollars (about 70.000 US dollars), allocated by the Taipei municipal government, the Chinese College of Industry and Commerce was commissioned in 1997 to prepare a report entitled ‘A Study of Water Source Site Pump House, a Grade-3 Relic’ of Taipei.
The Taipei Water Department allocated 80 million Taiwanese dollars (equivalent to 2.6 US million dollars) to carry out the repair and restoration of the Pump House in May 1998.
In addition, old photos and equipment related to the history of water supply were collected in every way to enrich the contents and peripheral facilities of this Taipei Drinking Water Museum, the first of its kind in Taiwan.
