Suwon City Cracks Down on Pollution in Gwanggyo Water Source Protection Area... 17 Monitors Deployed

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Suwon City in Gyeonggi Province is cracking down on pollution activities in the Gwanggyo water source protection area.

On the 22nd, Suwon City announced that it will operate patrol officers to monitor pollution activities in the Gwanggyo water source protection area until September 5th to prevent water pollution in the Gwanggyosan water source.

To this end, the city has organized a total of 17 patrol officers into five teams: 2 for rivers, 3 for Tongsindae Valley, 6 around the Sabang Dam, 2 around the small reservoir, and 4 in Munamgol Valley.

They will educate and crack down on visitors who engage in prohibited activities such as camping, illegal dumping of trash, and cooking, and will carry out water source protection activities such as environmental cleanup.

If visitors do not comply with the guidance on prohibited activities, they may face imprisonment for up to 2 years or a fine of up to 20 million won.

The city operates pollution activity patrol officers annually during the holiday season in the Gwanggyosan water source protection area.

A city official stated, "Since the deployment of patrol officers in 2015, the number of guidance cases and the amount of trash collected have steadily decreased," adding, "The operation of patrol officers seems to have helped improve citizens' awareness of water source protection."

The Gwanggyo water source protection area covers 10.197 square kilometers in the Sang- and Hah Gwanggyo-dong areas of Jang-an District, Suwon, serving as the lifeline of Suwon.

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