According to the estimates of Chung Chao-kung, deputy director of the Northern Region Water Resources Office, if the silt added by Aere is not removed, the reservoir's capacity will be decreased by 10 % and its life shortened by seven years.
根據北區水資源局副局長鍾朝恭的估計，此次艾利帶來的淤沙若不清除，水庫將減少十分之一的蓄水量，並因此折壽七年。