Paju Unjeong 3 District Apartment Tap Water Contaminated with 'Muddy Water'... Residents Inconvenienced

Si and K-water, Emergency Water Pipeline Connection Work Underway

Paju Garam Village Complex 6 to Seohui Starhills Apartment Water Supply Pipeline Connection Construction [Provided by Paju City]

[Asia Economy Reporter Ra Young-cheol] Residents are experiencing inconvenience as 'muddy water' is coming out of the tap water in the apartment complex in Unjeong 3 District, Paju-si, Gyeonggi Province.

According to the city on the 5th, on the 31st of last month, an unexplained turbidity (muddy water) phenomenon occurred in the tap water of Seohui Starhills Apartment in Block 6, A4BL, Unjeong 3 District (hereafter 'Block 6 A4BL').

The city estimates that the turbidity occurred in the new water supply pipeline for A4BL, as the tap water supplied to Block 6 A4BL comes from the Gyoha water reservoir, which also supplies water to Unjeong 1 and 2 Districts.

However, it is unclear whether the turbidity was caused by external inflow due to additional infrastructure construction within Block 6 or by soil sediment washed out from the new pipeline within the apartment complex, so a full pipeline inspection is necessary.

The city and K-water are currently conducting cleaning operations of the water storage tank and water pipes in the complex, and are constructing an emergency pipeline connection directly linking the road in front of Garam Village Apartments opposite A4BL to Seohui Starhills.

Additionally, drinking and domestic water are being supplied to the residents of A4BL.

Meanwhile, the land development for Block 6 is scheduled for completion in 2022, and out of 1,400 households in A4BL, 1,000 households have moved in since February this year.

Mayor Choi Jong-hwan of Paju City stated, "We will clearly identify the cause and take all necessary measures to prevent the same incident from occurring in newly occupied complexes in the future."

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