Hampyeong-gun Receives Excellence Award for Inspection of General Water Supply Operators' Management Practices

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Chunsu] On the 21st, Hampyeong-gun, Jeollanam-do announced that it was honored to receive the "Excellence Award" in the "General Waterworks Operator Operation and Management Inspection" hosted by the Ministry of Environment.

The "General Waterworks Operator Operation and Management Inspection" is an evaluation conducted annually by the Ministry of Environment to improve the quality of water supply services.

It is reviewed by dividing 168 nationwide metropolitan and local waterworks institutions into six groups according to the population served.

The evaluation indicators consist of 27 items in three areas, comprehensively assessing the entire waterworks business, including ▲crisis response capability ▲water purification plant management and compliance with water quality standards ▲efforts to improve tap water consumption rate and implement government policies.

In this evaluation, Hampyeong-gun ranked second among 46 local governments in Group 4 (population served under 50,000) and received a certification plaque awarded by the Minister of Environment along with a prize of 10 million won.

Im Hoon, Director of the Environmental Water and Sewage Division, said, "We accept this award as a sign to strive to supply safe tap water to residents, and we will carry out the waterworks project with greater responsibility."

Meanwhile, Hampyeong-gun was selected as the best institution in recognition of its contribution to the development of the water industry at the "2022 Water Industry Future Vision Forum" held in Busan last October.

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