"The more things change ..." Although there has been some success in prevention, in view of the speed with which the environment is deteriorating, many experts are still worried. "Taiwan is already losing its soil inch by inch, and the real crux of the problem, over-use of groundwater, has not been solved," notes Wang Chung-ho.
春風吹又生儘管防治略有成果，對照環境情勢惡化的速度來看，許多學者仍然憂心忡忡，「台灣土地已在一吋吋流失，地下水超限利用的根本癥結卻沒有解決，」中研院汪中和指出。