Water Quality Inspection of Tap Water at 162 Schools in Incheon Gongchon Water Supply Area... Citizen Evaluation Group Participation

Incheon Mayor Park Nam-chun (center) is inspecting the Gongchon Water Purification Plant. June 23, 2019
[Photo by Incheon City]

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyesook] The Incheon Metropolitan City Waterworks Headquarters will conduct tap water quality tests at 162 schools within the supply area of Gongchon Water Purification Plant from the 9th to the 27th.

This water quality test aims to alleviate citizens' concerns about the safety of tap water. A citizen evaluation team, composed of pairs, will collect samples directly and request testing from the Clear Water Research Institute, a drinking water quality testing agency.

The water quality test will cover a total of seven items, including aesthetic factors such as appearance, taste, and odor, as well as turbidity, residual chlorine, pH, iron, and zinc, which indicate pipe contamination and aging. For 18 representative schools by region, all 61 items of the drinking water quality test will be conducted.

If the test results do not meet the standards, samples will be recollected and retested. On-site investigations will be conducted to identify issues and promptly implement safety measures.

Even if the drinking water quality test meets the standards, for schools where future water quality problems are anticipated, the Water Quality Safety Department, Clear Water Research Institute, and the relevant waterworks office will jointly conduct on-site investigations, comprehensive faucet water quality tests, comparative tests of inflow and outflow water quality, and pipe endoscopy to diagnose problems and implement safety measures.

Park Younggil, head of the Incheon Metropolitan City Waterworks Headquarters, stated, "We will do our best to supply tap water that everyone can safely drink and use anywhere by expanding the Incheon-type Water Care and non-face-to-face water quality tests, which have been conducted mainly for households, to schools, public institutions, and multi-use facilities."

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