Because the government estimates that the population will approach 1 million after Hsinchu County and City are merged, in the blueprints for development of residential areas, sewage treatment plants and garbage dumps have all been planned for the coast.
由於市府估計未來新竹縣、市合併後，人口將會成長到一百萬人，在開發藍圖上，住宅區、汙水處理廠、垃圾場也已一一搶佔海岸。