Over time, however, input has been pushed upstream to the bidding and planning stages, and in fact now goes all the way back to the very headwaters of the process: the onsite inspection stage that precedes even the writing of a proposal. Being able to raise objections right from the start, Waterwatch has been able to block some unnecessary construction.
後來協商才逐步進展到工程發包階段、工程規劃階段，現在已經提前到最源頭──提案前的「現勘（現場探勘）」階段，從最源頭把關，把一些不必要的工程擋下。