Jeonnam Province Goes All Out to Supply Clean Water... Promotes Waterworks Modernization Project

Secured 117.2 Billion Won in National Funding

[Muan=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Jeonnam Province is making every effort to provide clean and stable water to its residents.

The province announced on the 23rd that it has secured 117.2 billion KRW in national funds for next year's 'Local Waterworks Modernization' and 'Smart Water Network Management' projects and will focus on their implementation.

The 'Local Waterworks Modernization Project' involves renovating aging water pipelines and water purification plants to prevent the occurrence of rust and the intrusion of foreign substances in tap water, and establishing a systematic block system for the water supply network.

Next year, a total of 136.4 billion KRW will be invested in 23 districts within the province, including 72.5 billion KRW in national funds and 63.9 billion KRW from city and county budgets.

Among the modernization projects, the water pipeline renovation aims to minimize water leakage from aging pipelines, targeting a water service rate of over 85%.

Upon completion, it is expected to reduce annual losses due to leakage by approximately 50 billion KRW.

The 'Smart Water Network Management Infrastructure Construction Project' is part of the government's Green New Deal policy, integrating ICT (Information and Communication Technology) into the water supply network to establish a real-time monitoring system, improving the water supply system to prevent accidents and enable rapid response to water supply incidents.

This year, Gwangyang City and Damyang County are conducting pilot projects, and next year, a total of 63.9 billion KRW, including 44.7 billion KRW in national funds and 19.2 billion KRW from city and county budgets, will be allocated to 12 cities and counties to actively promote the project.

Park Hyunsik, Director of the Environment and Forestry Bureau of Jeonnam Province, said, "Next year, we will extensively renovate aging water pipelines and purification plants and improve the water supply and management system by incorporating new technologies to provide clean and stable tap water to residents. We will also do our best to secure national funds to ensure the projects proceed as planned."

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