In order to pave the way for the construction of a water treatment facility on the northeast edge of Pali, the plan to develop tourism in Pali was scrapped overnight. The government, applying urban planning principles, zoned the area for residential and industrial use, in order to create a construction site for the facility.
孰料，為了將大台北污水處理廠設在八里的東北岸，八里被設計為觀光鄉的藍圖曇花一現，政府以市地重劃的方式將耕地劃為住宅區、工業區等用途，以換取廠區用地。