Jeongeup-si Tap Water Evaluation Committee, 'All-Out Effort' for Tap Water Supply

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Jaegil] Jeongeup City, Jeonbuk announced on the 9th that to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the Tap Water Evaluation Committee meeting was replaced with a written meeting, and a field tour for oxygen pipe cleaning of old water supply pipelines in the Shintaein-eup area was conducted.

The tap water evaluation committee members directly observed the process of water quality improvement as rust water was discharged, from the preliminary preparation work for oxygen pipe cleaning to oxygen injection and backwashing.

At this meeting, the committee members unanimously agreed on the need to continuously expand measures to supply healthy tap water that citizens can safely drink in areas where water quality complaints occur.

The city is currently conducting oxygen pipe cleaning on 23 km across 5 blocks in sections with frequent water quality complaints this year.

The section toured this time was a 1.7 km section in Naeseok Village, Shintaein-eup, consisting of two locations, with cast iron pipes over 30 years old.

Oxygen pipe cleaning is a technology that injects high-pressure oxygen into tap water to generate strong turbulence inside the pipes, removing sediment and attached foreign substances, which are then discharged with water to improve water quality.

This process is mainly carried out at night when water is not used by consumers, striving to supply clean tap water that citizens can safely drink.

Meanwhile, the city was selected last month for the Ministry of Environment’s public project for old water supply pipeline maintenance, securing 12.3 billion KRW in national funds.

Accordingly, from 2020 to 2024, a total of 24.6 billion KRW will be intensively invested over five years for 45.8 km across 4 blocks.

A city official said, “We will do our best to alleviate citizens’ vague concerns about tap water quality and increase citizens’ trust in tap water by producing and supplying clearer and cleaner tap water.”

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