Sacheon Mayor Park Dongsik Conducts On-Site Inspection of Gonmyeong Water Purification Plant in Preparation for Larvae Outbreak

Status of Facility Operation and On-Site Measures Inspection for Tap Water Larvae Occurrence Prevention

Mayor Park Dong-sik is conducting an on-site inspection of the Gonmyeong Water Purification Plant.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Park Dongsik, mayor of Sacheon City, Gyeongnam, visited Gonmyeong Water Purification Plant on the 18th to conduct an on-site inspection for the safe supply of tap water to 120,000 citizens.

The on-site visit was urgently carried out to check the management status of tap water following recent cases of larvae detected at some local government water purification plants due to rising temperatures.

At the site, Mayor Park comprehensively inspected the status of tap water supply in the area, including explanations on facility operation status and on-site measures in preparation for larvae occurrence, as well as water quality tests.

He also encouraged the related public officials and Korea Water Resources Corporation personnel who are making efforts to prevent larvae occurrence.

The Gonmyeong Water Purification Plant visited by Mayor Park uses a slow filtration method without activated carbon filters, unlike the water purification plants where larvae were found, making the possibility of larvae occurrence extremely low.

In particular, joint emergency inspections with Korea Water Resources Corporation and daily monitoring are evaluated to have contributed to preventing larvae occurrence through proactive responses.

Mayor Park said, “Citizens’ anxiety about tap water is very high due to larvae found in some areas,” and added, “Please do your best to supply clean water that citizens can drink with peace of mind.”

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