Gyeonggi Health and Environment Research Institute Conducts 'Water Quality Tests' at 300 Springs in the Province

Samples are being collected at the mineral spring for testing.

Gyeonggi Province will conduct water quality tests on approximately 300 natural springs (public drinking water facilities) within the province.

The Gyeonggi Provincial Institute of Health and Environment announced on the 24th that from next month until June, it will carry out joint water quality inspections with city and county governments on a total of 300 natural springs, including 194 in the southern region and 106 in the northern region of the province.

The water quality test items include a total of 47 factors such as ▲microorganisms like Yersinia ▲health-hazardous inorganic substances like arsenic ▲health-hazardous organic substances like benzene ▲aesthetic impact substances like hardness.

The Institute plans to immediately implement corrective measures such as notifying the city and county governments of any non-compliance found in the water quality test results, removing surrounding pollution sources and cleaning, repairing water intake facilities and blocking external pollution sources, disinfecting, and retesting.

Additionally, the water quality test results will be posted on facility information boards at the natural springs so that residents can easily view them.

Hwang Chan-won, head of the Water Environment Research Department at the Provincial Institute of Health and Environment, stated, "To ensure the safety of drinking water at public drinking water facilities, we have initiated joint water quality investigations with city and county governments. We will strive to provide appropriate management measures according to the causes of pollution so that residents can use the natural springs with confidence."

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