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Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2012, 9, 3344-3353; doi:10.3390/ijerph9093344 OPEN ACCESS International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ISSN 1660-4601 /journal/ijerph Article The Effect of Developing a Tunnel across a Highway on the Water Quality in an Upstream Reservoir Watershed Area— A Case Study of the Hsuehshan Tunnel in Taiwan Guey-Shin Shyu 1,*, Bai-You Cheng 2 and Wei-Ta Fang 3 1 Department of Environmental Management, Tungnan University, No. 152, Section 3, Beishen Road, Shenkeng District, New Taipei city 222, Taiwan 2 Department of Environmental Resources Management, TransWorld University, No. 1221, Zhennan Road, Yunlin County 640, Taiwan; E-Mail: biyocheng@ 3 Graduate Institute of Environmental Education, National Taiwan Normal University, No. 88, Section 4, Ting-chou Road, Taipei 116, Taiwan; E-Mail: wawaf@ * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: gsshyu@; Tel.: +886-2-3366-3466; Fax: +886-2-2366-0321. Received: 10 July 2012; in revised form: 14 September 2012 / Accepted: 17 September 2012 / Published: 19 September 2012 Abstract: Cities in Taiwan are so dependent on reservoir water that preservation of the upstream reservoir watershed has become a significant public concern. However, due to the high-density development of land, resulting in rapid urban expans