In 2006, under the DPP government, a special "eight-year, NT $ 80-billion" water control budget was passed (later to be increased to NT $ 116 billion). But there have been recurrent problems (such as expenditure of huge sums to acquire privately owned land) and laxity in implementation.
一是民進黨執政期間、2006 年通過的「8 年 8 百億」治水特別預算（後來擴增至 1,160 億元）有許多窒礙難行（如需耗費鉅資徵收私有土地）或執行不力之處。