Which City Ranks First Nationwide in Sewer Management? ... No Wastewater Allowed to Flow in Ulsan Taehwagang

Ulsan City Achieves Top Rank in Local Public Enterprise Management Evaluation for Sewerage Sector

High Scores for Efficient Process Operation and Excellent Effluent Quality Management

Ulsan City Hall.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] Ulsan City's sewer management has been recognized as the best in the nation. It is evaluated that almost no wastewater is mixed into the Taehwa River flowing through the city center.

On the 11th, Ulsan City announced that it achieved first place in the local public enterprise management evaluation in the sewer sector conducted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety. This is the highest achievement since the management evaluation system was implemented in 1994.

This evaluation was conducted on 257 local public enterprises nationwide, covering 18 detailed items in three areas: sustainable management, management performance, and social value. The evaluation process included a first round of document review and a second round of on-site verification by an evaluation team composed of external experts.

Ulsan City received high scores for sound financial management, thorough disaster preparedness measures, and leadership of administrators in this evaluation.

It is known that excellent discharge water quality management through efficient process operation was highly praised.

Kim Mi-kyung, Director of the Environment Bureau of Ulsan City, said, “The efforts for efficient process operation seem to have borne fruit with good results. We will not be complacent with being number one nationwide and will continue to strive to improve water quality.”

The biggest contribution to the improvement of Taehwa River water quality, which laid the foundation for this first-place evaluation, was analyzed to be thorough wastewater management.

Ulsan is the only city nationwide to have installed a separated sewer system 100%, transporting rainwater and domestic wastewater separately, preventing exposure of wastewater to urban streams.

After 20 years of effort, including discharging treated sewage water at a water quality standard 30% stricter than the legal standard, the Taehwa River National Garden was finally reborn as a resting place for the entire nation.

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