Haenam-gun, Emergency Sanitation Inspection of Water Purification Plant

Haenam-gun Office Building Exterior (Photo by Haenam-gun)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Hyun] An emergency hygiene inspection of nine water purification plants and reservoirs in Haenam-gun revealed that all were clean and without abnormalities.

According to Haenam-gun on the 23rd, due to the recent occurrence of larvae in areas such as Incheon, causing increased anxiety among residents, hygiene inspections were conducted on two local water purification plants and seven wide-area water supply reservoirs.

The hygiene inspection was carried out by a joint inspection team including experts from the Korea Water Resources Corporation, and in addition to the two water purification plants under inspection, seven water supply reservoirs were also included.

In particular, the larvae (chironomids) found in the controversial tap water were generated in water purification plants using granular activated carbon processes, whereas the two Haenam-gun water purification plants do not use granular activated carbon.

Besides the hygiene inspection, the county installed insect screens and pest repellents to block possible larva inflow routes in advance, and took preventive measures such as cleaning the surroundings, mowing grass, and disinfecting to prevent larvae from inhabiting areas around water supply facilities.

Additionally, joint inspections are being conducted by township and town officials along with village chiefs at 170 village water supply sites, and for 54 apartment water tanks, cleaning of surroundings, disinfection of habitual flying insect breeding sites, and checking the sealing of water storage tanks are being performed. These are managed continuously under the responsibility of apartment managers.

Meanwhile, Haenam-gun was selected last year for a 35.1 billion KRW-scale aged water pipeline maintenance project to replace 105 km of old water pipes in towns and townships.

Furthermore, this year, it was selected for an aged water purification plant improvement project worth 20 billion KRW, and through a total of 53.1 billion KRW in national funding projects, it is promoting a local water supply modernization project aimed at fundamental water quality improvement and stable supply of clean water.

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