Nong-eochon Gong Jeonnam, Jangsu Conducts Inspection of Facilities to Prevent Earthquake Damage

Published 31 Jul.2023 11:18(KST)

The Jeonnam Regional Headquarters of the Korea Rural Community Corporation (Head: Jo Young-ho) announced on the 31st that although no abnormalities were found after an emergency inspection of 244 reservoirs in the Gwangju-Jeonnam area following the earthquake that occurred in Jangsu, Jeonbuk on the 29th, they plan to continue monitoring in preparation for aftershocks.

On the 29th at 7 a.m., a magnitude 3.5 earthquake occurred in Jangsu-gun, Jeonbuk, prompting the Jeonnam Headquarters to issue a disaster safety alert warning level and immediately activate the Disaster Safety Comprehensive Situation Room.

Inspection scene of Jangseong Gubong Chwiipbo. <br>[Photo by Korea Rural Community Corporation Jeonnam Headquarters]

Inspection scene of Jangseong Gubong Chwiipbo.
[Photo by Korea Rural Community Corporation Jeonnam Headquarters]

An emergency inspection was conducted on 244 reservoirs managed by the corporation within a 100 km radius from the epicenter, confirming that there was no damage to the facilities.

Additionally, in preparation for aftershocks, safety inspections were carried out over two days, the 30th and 31st, on 502 facilities managed by the Jeonnam Headquarters, including embankments and pumping stations, with a plan to closely monitor to prevent any damage caused by the earthquake.

In particular, reservoirs equipped with integrated measuring devices such as seismometers, leakage meters, and embankment displacement meters will be closely monitored based on the measurement device results, while small to medium-sized reservoirs without such devices will undergo additional inspections to directly check for embankment cracks, leakage, and damage to overflow spillways.

Head Jo Young-ho stated, “Given the weakened ground conditions due to continuous heavy rain, we will conduct thorough inspections and continuous monitoring to prevent any damage caused by additional aftershocks.”