Difficulties of this nature continued until 1996, when Lai Ching-hsiang was appointed director and funding was found to purchase 12 galvanized iron barrels. With each one able to hold one ton of water, they significantly improved the water storage situation once they had been transported up the mountain.
這樣的窘境直到一九九六年賴景祥主任上任，才撥款買了十二個可以裝一噸水量的白鐵桶，僱工揹上北峰，總算實際改善儲水問題。