Daegu Environmental Office Holds Meeting on Odor Complaints from Tenants in Gyeongju Duryu Industrial Area

On the 11th, the Daegu Regional Environmental Office held a countermeasure meeting with Gyeongbuk Province, Gyeongju City, Gyeongju city council members, and resident companies to address the chronic odor problem in the Duryu Industrial Area of Angang-eup, Gyeongju.

Since the Duryu Industrial Area was designated as an odor management area in May 2022, 16 workplaces in the area have exceeded the odor emission standards, and complaints have increased. Accordingly, the Daegu Regional Environmental Office organized a countermeasure meeting to fundamentally resolve the odor issue.

Complaints about severe odors in the Duryu Industrial Area were 85 cases in 2021, 133 cases in 2022, and 42 cases as of the end of May 2023.

Government Daegu Regional Joint Office Building housing the Daegu Regional Environmental Office.

At this meeting, the results of inspections conducted so far on companies in the Duryu Industrial Area and future management directions were presented, and suggestions from local residents and difficulties faced by companies were heard and discussed.

Based on odor monitoring and guidance inspection results, the Environmental Office selected 17 workplaces requiring focused management out of 55 workplaces in the Duryu Industrial Area. In particular, for the 7 workplaces designated as high-priority, bimonthly guidance and inspections will be conducted, along with frequent odor sample collection and analysis.

Additionally, support measures to reduce odors, such as customized on-site consulting for workplaces and support projects for installing pollutant reduction facilities, will be strengthened.

Choi Jong-won, head of the Daegu Regional Environmental Office, stated, “We will actively cooperate with companies and local governments to improve residents’ discomfort and the environment caused by odors.”

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.