But these were only stopgap measures. They do not represent an ultimate solution to Taiwan's increasingly serious water resource problems; moreover, the urgent pressure to provide water may lead to a reduction in the reservoir's useful life. During this period a Taiwan Water Corporation worker died of overwork, having been sent out night and day to do his job. His death saddened and shocked everyone.
不過，這些措施都只是一時的權宜之計，並未徹底解決台灣日益嚴重的水資源問題，甚至因為迫在眼前的供水壓力，而可能減損水庫的壽命；過程中一名自來水公司員工因日夜調度供水導致「過勞死」，更令各界同表震驚哀悼。