Yeosu-si 'Jungangdong District' Selected as Priority Sewerage Maintenance Area by Ministry of Environment

279 Billion KRW Invested in Sewer Maintenance Including Pipeline Repair and Pump Station Installation (167 Billion KRW from National Funds)

[Yeosu=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Cheol-hoon] Jeonnam Yeosu City (Mayor Jeong Gi-myeong) announced on the 5th that the Jungang-dong district has been selected as a ‘2022 Sewerage Maintenance Priority Management Area’ by the Ministry of Environment.

Accordingly, a total of 27.9 billion KRW (16.7 billion KRW from the national government) will be invested in sewer maintenance in the Jungang-dong district, including pipeline maintenance and pump station installation.

According to the city, the Jungang-dong and Seogang-dong areas have been places where residents have experienced significant inconvenience due to frequent flooding damage caused by the overlap of heavy rain and high tide.

The city has continuously pursued facility expansion and maintenance to solve the problem, but due to climate change causing frequent damage such as localized heavy rain beyond predictions, a fundamental solution was needed.

Accordingly, the city submitted an application for designation of the Jungang-dong district as a priority management area last August, and after document review, on-site inspection, and selection committee evaluation by the Ministry of Environment, it was selected and announced on the 29th of last month.

The Ministry of Environment’s ‘Sewerage Maintenance Priority Management Area’ is a system that designates areas where flooding damage frequently occurs due to sewer overflow and supports national funding when expanding sewerage facilities.

A city official said, “With the selection as a sewerage maintenance priority management area, we expect not only to prevent flooding damage in the Jungang-dong district but also to greatly improve the urban environment. We will do our best to ensure that this project is carried out smoothly and on schedule.”

Yeosu=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Cheol-hoon hss79@asiae.co.kr

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