Gimhae City Invests 37.9 Billion Won for Clean Water Supply... Smart Management of Water Pipes

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kang Sharon] Gimhae City, Gyeongnam Province, is investing 37.9 billion KRW to modernize water pipelines and establish a smart water network management infrastructure to provide clean and stable tap water supply.

The city is first investing 22.9 billion KRW to renovate aging water pipes in eup and myeon areas, where the flow rate is relatively low and leaks are frequent, by 2024. It is also implementing a local water supply modernization project to build blocks and maintenance management systems for systematic water network management.

For the construction of block and maintenance management systems throughout Gimhae and the improvement of 90 km of aging water pipes in Jinyeong-eup, the city completed basic and detailed design services by last year, analyzed the current status of water facilities operation, and identified improvement points. This year, it will actively proceed with the establishment of the water network maintenance system.

Once completed, this project will enable 33,887 households in Jinyeong-eup, as well as Hallim, Saengnim, and Jinrye myeon, to use clean tap water stably.

Additionally, the city has been promoting the ‘Smart Water Network Management Infrastructure Construction Project’ since last year to monitor and manage water quality based on ICT (Information and Communication Technology).

This project, with a total budget of 15 billion KRW, involves installing water quality management systems such as pipe cleaning infrastructure, precision filtration devices, re-chlorination facilities, smart metering, and multi-parameter water quality meters. It also builds infrastructure for preventing water accidents and enabling rapid response, including small-scale flow and pressure monitoring systems and pipeline facility information recognition systems. The project is scheduled for completion this year.

Mayor Heo Seong-gon of Gimhae said, “We will successfully complete the projects implemented to expand water welfare so that citizens can drink clean water and lead stable lives.”

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