Ulsan City Promotes World-Class Advancement of Water Supply System

Producing and Supplying High-Quality Tap Water with 80 Billion KRW Invested by 2023

Ulsan City Hall exterior view. (Photo by Ulsan City)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Yoon Yoseop] Ulsan City Waterworks Headquarters announced on the 8th that it will promote the water supply modernization project from this year until 2023.

This project was prepared to prevent various disasters and accidents caused by aging water supply facilities in advance through double-tracking of transmission pipelines and expansion of water storage tanks, and to ensure a stable supply of clear and clean high-quality tap water by improving the quantity and quality of water supply.

The total project cost is over 80 billion KRW.

The Waterworks Headquarters will first carry out a double-tracking project of transmission pipelines with an investment of 70 billion KRW to prevent water supply interruptions caused during pipe maintenance for transmission pipeline accidents and water quality improvement.

The Hoeya system supplied from Hoeya Water Purification Plant will be double-tracked over a total distance of 8.2 km from Sanggae Samgeori along Industrial Road, crossing the Taehwa River to the north end of Myeongchon Bridge.

The Cheonsang system supplied from Cheonsang Water Purification Plant plans to double-track a total of 7.8 km of transmission pipelines from Munsu High School to the entrance of Yaksah Water Storage Tank.

Also, to minimize damage in case of accidents at purification plants and aging transmission pipelines, and to operate purification plants efficiently and supply tap water stably, a total of 10 billion KRW will be invested to expand the Yaeum and Gangdong water storage tanks.

The Yaeum water storage tank will be expanded from the existing 10,000 tons to 15,000 tons, and the Gangdong water storage tank will be expanded from the existing 4,000 tons to 8,000 tons, establishing a stable water supply system for Samsan, Daldong, Yaeum, and Gangdong areas where water usage has increased due to various development projects.

Yoon Haksoon, Head of the Water Supply Department at Ulsan City Waterworks Headquarters, said, “This project is to supply stable tap water without interruption even during sudden accidents or maintenance and management work,” and added, “We will minimize inconvenience to citizens during construction and ensure that no safety accidents occur.”

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