Wu Chien-min, director of the WRPC, said in response, "The committee did a survey of the Kaoping River back in 1958, and chose a dozen locations suitable for dam construction.
水資會主任委員吳建民說：「水資會在民國四十七年就已經做過高屏溪調查，選定十幾個適合建水庫的地點。