Last year the Amei River, located to the east of the Hsiu-kuluan River, and which originates in the Coastal Mountain Range, flooded over because of excessive silt buildup downstream. This year, the central, provincial, and county governments are preparing to spend NT $ 100 million to deal with this tiny, lessthan-10-kilometer-long stream.
去年位在秀姑巒溪東岸、發源海岸山脈的阿眉溪，就因為山坡地濫伐、濫墾，下游泛濫成災，今年中央與省、縣政府準備花一億多元整治這條全長不到十公里的小溪。