莫拉克颱風引進豪雨，水淹南台，災情讓人不忍卒睹；朝野必須全力以赴，投入後續搶救及災後重建。其實，政府並非不了解水利之重要，近年更大手筆投入八年一千多億的治水預算，結果卻是越治越淹，讓人困惑。其間失落的環節，必須潛心反省，重整治水思維，才能防止悲劇一再重演。

這次莫拉克颱風和西南氣流產生的驚人牽引作用，遠遠超乎想像，短短幾天降下超過一年的雨量，又適逢大潮，積水難退，是這場世紀水患的大背景。再加上氣象預報一直將焦點防災地區放在北部，導致南台灣受到輕忽。撇開這些因素不談，若追問政府近年花大錢治水究竟發揮了什麼效用，就這次的災情檢視，恐怕只能令人搖頭。

以這次災情最慘重的高屏為例，有些鄉鎮如佳冬、林邊、甲仙，原本就是易致水患的地區。三年半前，扁政府提出八年八百億的治水條例，立法院還追加到一千一百六十億；其中首期三百億元就用在「易淹水地區」的水患治理，但為何這些低窪鄉鎮沒有被納入改善計畫？那數百億的龐大治水經費究竟被用到哪裡去了？或者政府只在周邊作了零星整治，卻反而集中強化了當地的災情？

要花大錢才能治水，這是台灣民粹政治的一張大牛皮；再加上藍綠惡鬥、中央用水利經費來綁樁地方，也就越發使治水的規劃和事權偏離正軌。事實上，治水從來不是一蹴可幾的工作，除了金錢，它更需要的是體系性的專業規劃，以及更多經常性的細心維護。但從「千億治水」的失利，我們分明看到台灣水利建設出現了許多畸形現象：

其一，只強調建設，卻輕忽保養。由於有太多經費要在限期內花掉，所以水利部門的工作就是不斷巧立工程名目，並想方設法將其發包出去。但水利建設是需要完整規劃、且高度維護的工程，特別預算被用在建設，水利部門的保養經費相對緊縮，維護工作便也受到輕忽。這次，南台灣一夕變成水鄉澤國，主因是至少有十條以上的溪流潰堤；試想，放著基礎的河川堤防不維護，卻拚命在那裡加蓋抽水站、買抽水機，這不是本末倒置嗎？再看，這次全台有廿座橋斷裂，有些橋樑完全沒有警示人員或設備，導致無辜民眾墜河，這也是難以想像的事。

其二，治水體系呈現「強政治、弱行政」。治水，包括防災和救災，都是高度專業的工作；但過度政治化的結果，就出現權力掛帥、專業退位的現象，體系的橫向乃至上下聯繫都支離破碎。狹窄的西部走廊興建了多條國道和高鐵，當然會破壞地方水文，形成以鄰為壑狀態；但要如何解決國家建設導致的水文破壞，水利署有發言權嗎？光看這次中央救災指揮中心的運作，馬總統和劉揆都在巡視途中受阻；可見，權位再高然而資訊依舊不足，無助於指揮大局。那麼，為何不讓更專業的人來指揮救災？

其三，輕重失調，弊端叢生：當年八年八百億特別預算提出時，即遭批評缺乏具體計畫；後來執行時更難免徇私，導致治水優先順序失度，而許多大小官員更因而捲入官商勾結及貪瀆的弊案。前經濟部次長侯和雄一人即身涉七案被判近七年，可見其中牽涉利益之龐大。若要防止治水預算繼續遭到濫用及虛擲，政府應邀集專家成立特別委員會，來監督並導正特別預算的運用。否則，花了大錢，大水照淹，這對得起人民嗎？

治水，不是在拚人氣，也不是比辛勞，更不是比砸錢。如果胸中沒有國土總體規劃的見識，沒有惜民愛物的襟懷，沒有敬畏天地的精神，不可能做好治水大業。在八七水災半個世紀後，八八水災又給了我們一次當頭棒喝。

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