Afterwards, as Taipei Mayor Chen Shui-bian was on vacation overseas, Deputy Mayor Lin Chia-cheng made a statement which asserted that human error had been involved in the Tahu flood. Bureau of Public Works Director Hsu Jui-feng has agreed to take the blame for this incident, and Office of City Parks & Street Lights Director Chang Ching, as well as five of his subordinates, have received demerits.
事後，由於台北市長陳水扁正在國外渡假，台北市政府由副市長林嘉誠代表發言指出，大湖山莊水患的確有人為疏失，工務局長許瑞峰已自請處分，而公園路燈管理處長張清等六人則遭記大過等處分。