Banwol Reservoir and Namyang Lake Water Quality Improvement Initiated... Gyeonggi-do Invests 230.7 Billion Won

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Gyeonggi Province is promoting water quality improvement projects for Banwol Reservoir in Gunpo and Namyang Lake located in Hwaseong and Pyeongtaek. These reservoirs are designated as priority management reservoirs by the Ministry of Environment. When designated as priority management reservoirs, water quality improvement projects are intensively promoted so that polluted reservoirs can be utilized as waterside recreational areas or for agricultural water supply.

Gyeonggi Province announced on the 31st that it aims to maintain the target water quality of Banwol Reservoir in Gunpo at the current Grade III level until 2027, and to improve Namyang Lake in Hwaseong and Pyeongtaek from the current TOC Grade 5 (6.5 mg/L) to Grade 4 (TOC 6.0 mg/L) or better by one level.

For Banwol Reservoir, the average water quality over the past five years (based on TOC) meets the Grade 3 standard for waterside recreational use, but due to concerns about water quality deterioration caused by surrounding development, the goal was set to maintain the same grade until 2027.

The province will invest a total of 19.3 billion KRW over five years in seven projects, including installing artificial wetlands and filtration facilities in Jukam Stream in Dundae-dong, Gunpo City, and artificial wetlands in Banwol Stream to reduce pollution sources.

Additionally, Namyang Lake, an artificial freshwater lake supplying agricultural water, has had an average water quality of Grade 5 (based on TOC) over the past five years, and the improvement goal is set to Grade 4, which meets the agricultural water quality standard, by 2027.

They will invest a total of 211.4 billion KRW over five years in 12 projects, including installing an artificial wetland with a daily treatment capacity of 6,400 tons downstream of Gojan Reservoir, which flows into Namyang Lake, and a river purification facility with a daily capacity of 25,000 tons downstream of Baran Stream.

Kim Tae-su, Director of Water Quality Total Quantity Division of the province, said, "According to the water quality improvement measures, a total budget of 230.7 billion KRW, including national and provincial funds, will be invested in Banwol Reservoir and Namyang Lake over the next five years. We plan to continuously monitor the water quality improvement effects to achieve the goals and will continue water quality management even after the designation period expires in 2027."

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