Jeongeup-si Selected for Ministry of Environment's 'Additional Aged Water Supply Maintenance Project' Competition

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Jaegil] Jeongeup City in Jeonbuk announced on the 1st that it has secured 12.3 billion KRW in national funds after being selected for the Ministry of Environment's '2020 Additional Public Contest Project for Old Water Supply Maintenance.'

The city is known to have received high evaluation scores for contributing to national policy through the entrusted implementation of the Ministry of Environment's local water supply operation efficiency project in 2005, selecting 12 key management areas and striving to improve water quality through oxygen pipe cleaning, and investing 15 billion KRW in local funds to solve chronic aging pipe problems.

Accordingly, from this year until 2024, the city will replace 46 km of old water supply pipelines over five years with a total budget of 24.6 billion KRW, including national funds.

According to the indirect evaluation results based on the water supply network technical diagnosis service, the total length of aging pipes to be replaced by 2025 is 96 km as of 2016.

Among these, 11 km were replaced by last year, 46 km will be replaced through the public contest project, and the remaining 39 km will be improved in water quality by annual oxygen pipe cleaning methods.

Mayor Yoo Jinseop said, “We are carrying out various projects to secure water quality that all citizens can trust and drink without worry,” and added, “We will continuously supply safe and healthy tap water to citizens through organic system establishment and cooperation with K-water Jeongeup Water Center.”

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