The government has already instituted bans on waste dumping and plans to help factories eliminate public hazards. Construction of a modern sewage collection system and the dredging of the polluted Love River is also underway.
許水德市長表示：「目前市政府除加強取締超過排放標準的工廠、勸導住宅區內的廠家遷移外，並早在民國六十九年就開始地下水整治計畫，預計七十五年底可完工，屆時愛河應可恢復舊觀。」工業大城，文化沙漠？