Because the area to be submerged under water straddled the three prefectures of Kyoto, Nara, and Mie having 196 households, and part of Tsukigase plum-grove park that was designated as national scenic beauty was also to go under water, the negotiations on compensation went through extreme difficulties.
補償交渉は京都府・奈良県・三重県の3県に跨り196世帯が水没する上、国指定名勝の月ヶ瀬梅林の一部が水没する事から難航を極めた。