Hsu persuaded a group of local residents to go with him to the county government to demand the appropriation of public funds for an irrigation reservoir in the mountain area. They obtained funding for the building project, solving the local water shortage once and for all.
於是許瑞明草擬計畫，帶領居民向縣府爭取「山區灌溉用蓄水池共構案」，取得了資金，徹底解決山區水源及蓄水量不足的窘境。