Enforcement Rules for Water Act Article 51

For reservoirs equipped with floodgate, the maximum outflow at the water level rising section during the flood period shall not be greater than the maximum inflow into the reservoir; the increment of discharge flow of reservoir shall not surpass the maximum increment of inflow. However when there is concern over reservoir safety, the flood control operation and emergency measures provided in the foregoing article may prevail.The “outflow” in the preceding paragraph is the discharge flow after the regulation of after bay or equivalent facilities at downstream of reservoir, if any.
中文原文 水利法施行細則第51條
設有洩洪閘門之水庫,於洪水期間水庫水位上升段,其最高放水流量,不得大於流入水庫之最高流入量;水庫放水流量之增加率,不得超過該水庫流入量之最高增加率。
但有危及水庫安全之虞時,得依前條防洪操作及緊急運轉措施辦理。
前項放水流量,在水庫下游設有下池或相當於下池功能之設施,供以調節上游水庫放水者,為調節後之放水流量。

English translation for reference only; the Chinese text prevails. Not legal advice.