Construction of the reservoir is certain to Hakka way of life in Meinung. Huang Ting-sheng, assistant director of the Alliance Against the Reservoir (AAR), says that the threat that the construction poses to the safety of the people, families and property of Meinung has made residents afraid and caused some to even move away from their hometown.
美濃水庫的興建一定會破壞美濃純樸的客家文化，反水庫大聯盟副會長黃廷生指出，一來興建水庫對身家財產安全的威脅，搞得人心惶恐，甚至遷居他鄉。