It was established due to the construction and management needs of the water delivery and distribution system of the main branch of Taoyuan Canal (including leading channels).

• 1924, Established and originally called Shuiwei Monitoring Station.
• 1948, Renamed Shuiwei Management Station.
• 1956, Renamed Shuiwei Workstation, with Quezi Sub-workstation and Longgang Sub-workstation.

Location: It was originally located at No. 85, 10 Neighborhood, Shuiwei Village, Zhongli City. In 1974, it was relocated to its current location at No. 196, Zhongfu Village, Zhongli City.

Building and land: it was self-owned land during the period of Japanese rule (the Shuiwei section of Zhongli City covers an area of 600m²). The Japanese-style wooden bungalow is 160m². It was moved to the current site in 1974 and covers an area of 2,000m², with a two-story concrete office building (143.91m² of floor space).

The workstation manages the trunk canal within the jurisdiction area. The Taoyuan Canal Water Inlet starts from the back pool of Shimen Reservoir in Longtan Township, passes through leading channels and the main canal and ends at Shangtian Village in Yangmei Township. There is an overflow weir leading into Shezi River. The latter is located in the Hukou irrigation area which is a plateau with no reliable water source. In 1950, the main canal of the Hukou irrigation area was completed and connected to the end of Taoyuan Canal to guide excess water from the canal into the pond for storage during the flood season. In 1956, it was officially merged into the jurisdiction of the Taoyuan Irrigation Association. As such, Taoyuan Canal starts at Shimen Reservoir in Longtan Township and ends at Kengzikou in Xinfeng Township, Hsinchu County.