 Subsequent to the passage of the typhoon in Taiwan , large quantities of mud and impurities entered and polluted the Shihmen Reservoir in Taoyuan County ( now Taoyuan City ) , the county 's primary source of water . Severe cloudiness occurred in the water , and at one time the reservoir recorded 25 @,@ 000 nephelometric turbidity units . Such facilities are unable to operate with mud in the water , and in response , the Taiwan Water Corporation established temporary water stations to alleviate the situation , and the Pingting Water Treatment Plant worked to treat the problem . Furthermore , officials drilled wells to accommodate the shortage . Water supply in the southern portion of Taoyuan County was restored by five days after the storm , with supply restored to the northern portion of the county by ten days after the passage of the typhoon . The same problem had occurred previously after Typhoon Mindulle in July 2004 . As a result of the crop damage , the Taiwan Council of Agriculture opened its reserve of frozen vegetables to prevent overharvesting of the existing crops . Despite the measures , crop prices reached record levels , which led to groups calling out for the government to stabilize the price of foods . In reaction , a member of the Council of Agriculture remarked that " vegetable prices [ were ] expected to go back to normal gradually ... as supplies increase [ d ] . " The passage of the typhoon left hundreds of residents in Hsinchu County isolated from the outside world for four days . As a result , officials deployed helicopters with rescue supplies and returned with the injured . Aid from one internal organization totaled $ NT300,000 ( 2005 TWD , $ 9 @,@ 500 2005 USD ) . Shortly after the effects of the typhoon ended on the island , work began to repair and rebuild the impacted bridges and roads . Electricians quickly began restoring power across northern Taiwan ; by the day after the typhoon 's passage , the number of houses without power decreased by 90 % . 
