Dongdaemun-gu, Investigation of Sewage Odor Conditions and Establishment of Reduction Measures

Complete Sewerage Survey, Odor Map Creation, and Customized Reduction Plan Establishment by October

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Dongdaemun-gu (Mayor You Deok-yeol) has taken active measures to resolve residents' discomfort caused by sewage odor.

The district recently announced that it has launched a "Sewage Odor Status Survey and Reduction Measures Establishment Project."

Despite regularly cleaning all sewage pipes to eliminate sewage odor, odor complaints continue to occur. To address the inconvenience caused by sewage odor and protect the health of residents, the district is investing 100 million KRW of district funds to conduct a systematic sewage odor status survey of all sewage pipes in the area by early October and establish customized reduction measures based on the causes of the odor.

To this end, a status survey is currently underway on 264 public sewage facilities, one rainwater pumping station, and private septic tanks to accurately identify the causes and locations of sewage odor. Based on the survey results, an odor map will be created, priorities for odor reduction will be selected, and odor reduction plans will be established.

The district aims to reduce sewage odor levels in areas rated 4 and 5 to a normal level of 3 or below and minimize residents' discomfort caused by odor through the implementation of sewage odor reduction measures.

You Deok-yeol, Mayor of Dongdaemun-gu, stated, "We will thoroughly implement sewage odor reduction projects to reduce sewage odor in the urban area, alleviate residents' discomfort, and create a pleasant urban environment."

To reduce sewage odor, the district is expanding sewage pipe cleaning mainly in areas with dense restaurants and many odor complaints, and continuously installing sewage odor reduction facilities such as manhole drop elimination inverts, sewage manhole deodorizer devices, and rainwater inlet odor blockers.

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