Juyil Cho, Mayor of Jinju, Inspects Aging Water Purification Plant Renovation Site

Secured 55.8 Billion KRW in National Funding for Modernization Project, Integration of 1st and 2nd Water Purification Plants by 2024

Joo Kyu-il, Mayor of Jinju City, is inspecting the site of the old water purification plant maintenance project. [Image source=Jinju City]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Cho Gyu-il, mayor of Jinju City, visited Jinju City's No. 1 and No. 2 water purification plants on the 31st to inspect the progress of the aging water purification plant maintenance project.

The aging water purification plant maintenance project in Jinju City is a large-scale project with a total budget of 111.7 billion KRW from 2020 to 2024.

The city plans to improve the inefficient structure by integrating the dual No. 1 and No. 2 water purification plants and modernizing the facilities to produce and supply clean and safe tap water.

So far, Jinju City has faced difficulties in supplying clear water and operating the purification plants due to the aging and dual structure of the No. 1 and No. 2 water purification plant facilities installed and operated in the 1970s and 1980s.

Since taking office in the 7th term of the local government, Mayor Cho Gyu-il has focused administrative efforts to stably supply clear and clean tap water.

Jinju City was selected as a target site for the water purification plant modernization project in 2020 through the Ministry of Environment's local water supply facility aging status evaluation and maintenance project feasibility survey, securing 55.8 billion KRW in national funds.

In June of last year, Jinju City completed the basic plan for water supply maintenance and received approval from the Ministry of Environment to officially start the project.

Mayor Cho Gyu-il, who inspected the site that day, stated, "Once the aging water purification plant maintenance project in Jinju City is completed, the ability to produce and supply clean tap water will be greatly improved through modernization of purification facilities and integration of facility operations," adding, "We will also prepare plans to create spaces where citizens can visit and enjoy on the remaining sites and buildings from the integration of the No. 1 and No. 2 water purification plants."

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