Seoul Autonomous Police and Waterworks Headquarters Collaborate... Join Hands for Mutual Cooperation in Public Safety Sector

Establishing Local Administration and Security Administration Linkage Model... Four Cooperation Items Derived for Full Implementation from May
Joint Inspection of Redevelopment and Reconstruction Zone Facilities, Utilizing Waterworks Field Personnel for Security Improvement Activities

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] The Seoul Metropolitan Autonomous Police Committee announced on the 21st that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for mutual cooperation in the field of citizen safety with the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency and the Seoul Waterworks Authority.

On the 20th, the three organizations held a signing ceremony at the Autonomous Police Committee meeting room, attended by Kim Hak-bae, Chairman of the Seoul Metropolitan Autonomous Police Committee, Lee Myung-kyo, Deputy Chief of the Autonomous Police of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, and Koo Ah-mi, Head of the Seoul Waterworks Authority, among other officials, and began full-scale cooperation.

This agreement was promoted as part of discovering linkage projects between 'local administration' and 'public safety administration' following the implementation of the autonomous police system. Since February, the Autonomous Police Committee has been working to identify collaborative tasks by holding meetings with Seoul city-affiliated organizations such as the Waterworks Authority and the Women and Family Policy Office regarding citizen safety.

As a result of identifying mutual collaborative tasks between the Autonomous Police Committee and the Waterworks Authority, they agreed to promote ▲ joint inspections of facilities in redevelopment and reconstruction areas ▲ improvement activities of security services utilizing waterworks field personnel ▲ strengthening joint inspections of production facility security ▲ expansion of the Arisu Quality Confirmation System at police stations and police boxes.

When the Waterworks Authority inspects water supply facilities in redevelopment and reconstruction areas, autonomous police officers will accompany them to check local security. Starting this year, for 49 areas approved for management disposition, the Waterworks Authority will handle water supply facilities, and the autonomous police will jointly conduct inspections related to illegal intrusion and crime prevention.

Additionally, to protect water production facilities such as water purification centers and intake stations, which are nationally important facilities, autonomous police and Waterworks Authority staff will conduct joint patrols and hold improvement meetings based on the results to ensure facility safety. The Waterworks Authority will involve 212 field personnel active throughout the city, including water quality inspectors, leak detection support staff, and pipe flushing workers, in identifying security elements.

Furthermore, a free water quality inspection program called the ‘Arisu Quality Confirmation System’ will be conducted once a year at a total of 289 locations frequently visited by citizens, including 31 police stations and 258 police substations, to check water quality and promote the excellence of Arisu water.

The three organizations that signed the MOU will begin full-scale implementation of collaborative tasks starting in May. In December, they plan to review the progress made so far and discuss new cooperation measures.

Kim Hak-bae, Chairman of the Seoul Metropolitan Autonomous Police Committee, said, “This will be evaluated as a case that provides resident-tailored security services, the most important role of the autonomous police system, through the linkage of local administration and public safety administration.” Koo Ah-mi, Head of the Seoul Waterworks Authority, said, “This collaboration was promoted with the shared will of the three organizations to prevent disasters in the field of citizen safety,” adding, “We will strive to set a precedent that creates a synergistic effect through mutual cooperation among the organizations.”

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