Gwangju City Launches Full-Scale Sewerage Maintenance Project
[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Gwangju Metropolitan City announced on the 2nd that the 'Gwangju Metropolitan City Sewerage Maintenance Basic Plan Amendment (Draft)' was recently finally approved by the Ministry of Environment.
The Sewerage Maintenance Basic Plan is a 20-year basic plan concerning sewerage maintenance by sewage treatment areas to improve public hygiene and living environment necessary to protect citizens' health and to prevent flooding in the jurisdiction.
Gwangju City establishes the plan every five years according to the Sewerage Act and obtains approval from the Ministry of Environment.
The approved sewerage maintenance basic plan involves investing a total of 3.2135 trillion KRW, including 796.1 billion KRW in national funds, 2.4138 trillion KRW in local funds, and 3.6 billion KRW in polluter charges, by 2035 to improve sewage treatment facilities, construct and upgrade sewage pipelines, and expand the sewerage coverage rate to 99.5%.
Details include upgrading the Gwangju No.1 Public Sewage Treatment Facility, which is currently struggling with high-concentration sewage inflow, phased separation of combined sewerage treatment areas, construction of new sewage trunk pipelines, installation of sewage pipelines in untreated areas, maintenance of aging sewage pipelines, and plans for small-scale sewage treatment facilities.
Gwangju City expects that the sewerage maintenance project will improve overall operational efficiency of sewage treatment facilities and minimize citizen complaints.
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Kim Jae-sik, head of the Sewerage Management Division of the city, said, "This plan reflects related plans such as Gwangju City's urban master plan and development plans. With the Ministry of Environment's approval completed, budget securing and smooth progress of sewage-related projects such as the upgrade of Gwangju No.1 Public Sewage Treatment Facility, separation projects, and sewage pipeline maintenance projects will be ensured."
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