Preparing for Summer Heavy Rain! ... Pohang City Ensures Reservoir Safety with Pre-Release Measures

Pohang City has initiated pre-release measures targeting the drinking water reservoirs Nultaegi and Jinjeonji to prepare for extreme heavy rainfall caused by abnormal weather.

Monitoring through CCTV.

By May, Pohang City's rainfall reached 280mm, nearly 2.5 times last year's 114mm, and frequent rainfall resulted in reservoir levels of 80% for Nultaegi and 75.2% for Jinjeonji. In particular, Jinjeonji showed a reservoir level more than 20% higher compared to last year.

Accordingly, Pohang City has started pre-release of reservoir water from the end of June to prevent disasters caused by reservoir overflow due to continuously rising water levels during the frequent rainy season. Currently, the water levels have been lowered to 39% for Jinjeonji and 42% for Nultaegi within a range that does not disrupt water supply.

Additionally, restoration work for typhoon damage at Jinjeonji and Nultaegi caused by Typhoon Hinnamnor was swiftly carried out and completed in June, ahead of the original September completion date. The city is actively preparing for heavy rain by conducting pre-inspections of drainage channels and slopes.

Along with this, additional CCTVs have been installed to monitor water levels and reservoir conditions in real time, and a new emergency contact network for disaster preparedness has been established.

Lee Chang-woo, Head of the Clean Water Project Headquarters, stated, “With the safety of citizens as our top priority, all staff will unite and do their best to prepare for disasters and safety accidents caused by heavy rain.”

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