After the Council of Agriculture listed the Chichiawan Stream as a protected ecological area, it was stipulated that no agricultural activity should be permitted within 30 meters of its banks. But VACRS, which runs the farm, has demanded a large amount of money to allow those now farming in the area to change professions.
農委會將七家灣溪劃入生態保護區後，規定附近三十公尺範圍內不應再從事農業生產，退輔會卻希望能有一筆龐大的轉業金來解決問題。