Gwanak-gu Selected as the Best District in Seoul's Sewerage Management Evaluation

Achieving First Place in All 25 Districts, Honored as an Excellent District for 5 Consecutive Years Since the Sewerage Management Evaluation... Applying the District's Self-Developed, Patented 'Partial Excavation Replacement Method for Sewer Pipelines' Ensuring Quality Control and Timely Project Completion

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Gwanak-gu (Mayor Park Junhee) has been honored as the sole winner of the Best District Award in the '2020 Autonomous District Sewerage Management Performance Evaluation' hosted by Seoul City.

The sewerage management evaluation comprehensively assesses the sewerage management performance carried out by the 25 autonomous districts last year, divided into 19 items across 4 categories. Gwanak-gu received high scores in various areas such as sewerage project budget management and maintenance, securing the overall first place.

With this award, the district has earned the distinction of being selected as an excellent institution for five consecutive years for the first time among Seoul's autonomous districts, along with an incentive of 10 million won.

To improve the poor sewer environment, where over 65% of the sewer pipelines are aged more than 30 years, the district invested a budget of 26.3 billion won last year to repair and complete a total of 19 km of old and defective sewer pipelines.

Additionally, the district actively promoted sewerage projects, such as dredging before the rainy season to enhance sewer performance, achieving excellent results.

In particular, the district applied the 'Partial Excavation Replacement Method for Sewer Pipelines,' which was patented in December 2018, to the repair project of aged sewer pipelines to prevent road subsidence.

By excavating and improving only the damaged parts of the sewer pipelines, the district was able to ensure reliable quality control and complete the project in a timely manner.

Meanwhile, this year, the district plans to actively promote sewer maintenance projects by securing a total budget of 21 billion won for comprehensive sewer pipeline maintenance and aged sewer pipeline improvement projects.

Mayor Park Junhee said, “I am pleased that the efforts of the staff, who strive to improve the quality of life for residents and ensure disaster safety as part of one of the six major strategies of the 7th elected administration, have borne good fruit. This year as well, we will do our best to create a Gwanak-gu where residents can live comfortably and safely through systematic and efficient advanced sewer management.”

Sinlim-dong Sinlim 1 Drainage Basin Sewer Pipeline Comprehensive Maintenance Construction Site

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