Haenam-gun Selected as 'Excellent Water Management Institution' and Awarded Top Excellence Certificate

The 29th Water Management Symposium Held, Actively Promoting Local Waterworks Modernization Projects and More

Haenam-gun was selected as an excellent water management institution at the 29th Water Management Symposium sponsored by the Ministry of Environment and received the Grand Prize institutional commendation. (Photo by Haenam-gun)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Hyun] Haenam-gun, Jeollanam-do announced on the 9th that it was selected as an excellent water management institution at the 29th Water Management Symposium hosted by Environment Times and sponsored by the Ministry of Environment, receiving the top prize institutional commendation.

The Water Management Symposium, themed on the response and development strategies of the water market for low carbon and green growth, provides a platform for exchanging policies, technologies, and industrial information across the entire water industry.

Presentations by domestic and international water management experts were held on topics such as improving water quality in water supply and sewage systems, IT-integrated water management systems, competitive water industry development, and energy application fields.

Haenam-gun was selected as a target area for the local water supply modernization project led by the Ministry of Environment, investing a total project cost of 33.1 billion KRW to carry out a project to replace 105 km of aging water pipelines in four towns and townships including Haenam-eup, Hwangsan, Songji, and Munnae.

Additionally, last year, it was selected for the aging water purification plant improvement contest project, investing a total of 20 billion KRW to reconstruct the Haenam Water Purification Plant, the source supplying local water to Haenam residents, into a modern facility by 2023.

Furthermore, the Samsan and Hwasan district rural living water development projects and the Songji local water emergency supply network construction project are underway, and the design for the Hyunsan district rural living water development project and Okcheon district rural living water project has been completed, with construction scheduled to begin soon.

In particular, the Okcheon-Gyegok emergency supply network construction project will complete its design this year and start construction next year.

Mayor Myung Hyun-gwan stated, “The award is the result of our dedicated efforts to supply clean water, an important factor determining residents’ quality of life,” and added, “We will do our best to realize water welfare by supplying high-quality water to all residents as early as possible.”

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