Jeju Island to Implement Full Water Replacement from Afternoon of 1st... "Supplying Larvae-Free Water"

Continuous Monitoring of Turbidity Occurrence Areas... Adjusting Water Supply Volume in Areas with Poor Water Supply

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Chang-won] Jeju Special Self-Governing Province announced that from 6 p.m. on the 1st, it will implement a full alternative water supply to the city of Seogwipo, starting the supply of water free of larvae.

Jeju Province, in cooperation with the Ministry of Environment Yeongsan River Basin Environmental Office and Korea Water Resources Corporation Yeongseom Basin Water Supply Support Center, has secured surplus water from Eoseungsaeng, Hoisu, Topyeong, and Namwon water purification plants and completed the installation of emergency connection pipelines. From this day, it will temporarily suspend the operation of Gangjeong Water Purification Plant and begin full-scale alternative supply.

Earlier, Jeju Province formed a special task force (5 teams, 49 members) from the 28th of last month to find the optimal operation plan, conducting emergency connection pipeline construction and pipe cleaning work for this alternative supply.

On the 26th of last month, alternative supply from Sammaebong Reservoir (10,800 households) began, and alternative supply from Gogeunsan and New Town Reservoirs (8,800 households) was completed on the 29th of the same month.

Jeju Province plans to complete alternative supply (4,400 households) to Tourist Complex 1 Reservoir and direct water supply areas until the suspension of Gangjeong Water Purification Plant operation. Through this, it has secured surplus water from other purification plants that can replace the existing supply volume of Gangjeong Water Purification Plant (24,000 households) (21,000 tons/day) and plans to supply water through emergency connection pipelines.

However, there is a possibility that larvae remaining in the Gangjeong Water Purification Plant system's distribution pipelines may mix into the tap water and be discharged for the time being, so forced drainage and monitoring of the supply pipelines will continue.

Hyun Gong-eon, Head of the Provincial Water and Sewage Headquarters, said, “Due to the alternative supply work, some households may experience low water pressure or white bubbles, but these phenomena are temporary and do not affect water quality, and will naturally disappear over time. If turbidity occurs, please drain enough water before using the tap water.”

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