Hampyeong-gun Selected as '2021 Priority Sewerage Management Area' in Ministry of Environment Public Contest

123 Billion KRW Invested in Sewer System Modernization Project in Daedongmyeon from 2023 to 2025

The area around Higak Intersection in Hampyeong, which suffered flood damage due to heavy rain in August last year. Photo by Hampyeong-gun

[Hampyeong=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Chunsu] Hampyeong-gun, Jeollanam-do announced on the 12th that the area around Daedong-myeon was finally selected for the Ministry of Environment's '2021 Sewerage Priority Management Area' contest project.

The designation of a 'Sewerage Priority Management Area' is a project to expand and maintain urban sewer pipes that are at risk of flooding damage due to insufficient sewer pipe capacity during heavy rains caused by recent climate change.

The Ministry of Environment conducted a nationwide contest for local governments, and after document review, on-site investigation, and selection committee evaluation, finally selected 21 areas nationwide, including the Hampyeong Daedong district, as sewerage priority management areas.

Accordingly, the county will start detailed design next year and invest 12.3 billion KRW (70% national funding) from 2023 to 2025 to focus on maintaining the sewer pipes in the area around Daedong-myeon (0.73㎢).

The project target area is a region where commercial districts and apartment complexes have been actively developed in recent years, including the section from Daedong Intersection in Daedong-myeon to Gigak Intersection in Hampyeong-eup, and the Myunggyo and Namgyo villages in Daedong-myeon, where sewer pipes were installed haphazardly in the 1970s and 1980s, resulting in insufficient drainage capacity, aging pipes, and improper slopes, causing a high risk of flooding damage.

The county plans to promote a modernization project to expand and maintain the aging sewer system in this frequently flood-damaged area to ensure residents' safety and create a pleasant living environment.

County Governor Lee Sang-ik said, "Since this sewer maintenance project is directly related to the safety of the residents, we will concentrate all administrative efforts to ensure the project proceeds without any setbacks."

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