Experts point out that Taiwan is rich in groundwater resources, but because water resource planning has always focused on surface water, there has been a lack of survey research on groundwater for several decades now, and management and allocation have been neglected. This has led to long time over-pumping, making it difficult to get back control of the situation.
學者指出，台灣地下水資源堪稱豐富，但由於過去水資源規劃一直以地面水為主，數十年來對地下水資源缺乏調查研究，輕忽管理調配，才導致長期超抽，問題延宕難以收拾。