'Tap Water' Used Worth 165 Won Yesterday

Average 292ℓ Water Use per Seoul Citizen... Seoul National University and Lotte World Pay Highest Fees
Total Arisu Production 1.157 Billion Tons... 474 Times Paldang Dam Storage Capacity

[Asia Economy Reporter Jo In-kyung] The tap water in Seoul costs about 566 won per ton, and the daily tap water consumption per Seoul citizen (an average of 292 liters) translates to approximately 165 won in fees. Last year, the public facility that paid the most water charges was Seoul National University, while the commercial facilities were Lotte World and the Korea International Trade Association.

The Seoul Metropolitan Waterworks Headquarters analyzed and announced on the 22nd various unique statistics related to tap water that can be easily experienced in daily life for the first time.

According to the data, the total production of Seoul's tap water "Arisu" last year was 1,157 million tons. This amount is 4.74 times the storage capacity of Paldang Dam (244 million tons). The average daily tap water production was 3.17 million tons, the maximum production was 4.8 million tons, and the population served was 10.02 million people.

The day with the highest Arisu production last year was July 5, when the first heatwave warning was issued in Seoul, producing 3.46 million tons in one day. On the other hand, the lowest production day was February 5, the Lunar New Year holiday itself, producing 2.71 million tons, which is 700,000 tons less than the maximum daily production.

The place that paid the most water charges in Seoul was Seoul National University. It used 354,801 tons in August and September last year, and the two-month water bill (808.1 won per ton for public use) totaled 760 million won. Among commercial facilities, Lotte World in Songpa-gu used 100,000 tons over two months (August-September), resulting in a total water bill of 370 million won (987.7 won per ton for business use), and the Korea International Trade Association (COEX) in Gangnam-gu used 93,000 tons in August alone, paying 320 million won.

Among general households, the highest water bill was paid by Apartment A located in Songpa-gu, where about 8,800 households live. It used 140,000 tons in August, resulting in a water bill (402.9 won per ton for household use) of about 130 million won. This means each household paid approximately 15,000 won.

Seoul tap water is provided at an average price of 565.67 won per ton. One ton of water can boil about 1,800 to 2,000 ramen noodles and make 2,817 cups of Americano coffee (355 ml per cup). Seoul citizens pay an average of 165 won per day and use 292 liters of tap water. The price of 1 ton of tap water is 3,342 won in New York, 2,319 won in London, and 1,957 won in Paris, which is 3 to 6 times higher than in Seoul.

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