Yongin City Expands Rainwater and Recycled Water Projects

'Water Reuse Management Plan' Approved by Ministry of Environment
Expecting 217.5 Billion KRW Support from Government and Private Sectors

Yongin City in Gyeonggi Province is significantly expanding investments in water reuse facilities utilizing rainwater, reclaimed water, and treated wastewater.

On the 24th, Yongin City announced that it recently received approval from the Ministry of Environment for the 'Yongin City Water Reuse Management Plan Amendment.' Accordingly, the city explained that it will be able to receive government financial support to expand infrastructure for efficient water resource reuse by 2030.

Previously, in 2020, the city established the 'Yongin City Water Reuse Management Plan,' which included expansion plans for rainwater utilization facilities, reclaimed water, and treated wastewater reuse facilities over a 10-year period from 2021 to 2030.

In this amended plan, the city raised the annual water reuse target from 20,092,000 cubic meters in 2020 to 75,801,000 cubic meters by 2030. The sector-specific targets during this period are ▲ rainwater utilization facilities from 289,000 cubic meters to 581,000 cubic meters ▲ treated wastewater from 16,587,000 cubic meters to 30,274,000 cubic meters ▲ reclaimed water from 3,216,000 cubic meters to 3,847,000 cubic meters.

The city estimated that approximately 253.4 billion KRW in funding will be required to achieve these goals, with the city’s share being 35.9 billion KRW. With the approval of this amendment, the city expects financial support of 53.6 billion KRW from the national government and 163.9 billion KRW from private companies.

Areas where national and provincial funds will be invested include ▲ installation of urban reuse water facilities (12 reuse water supply stations, 5 clean roads) ▲ supply of water for stream maintenance (discharge water supply at 8 locations in the upper reaches of water-deficient streams such as Jeongpyeongcheon, Tongsamcheon, and Yeongdeokcheon) ▲ agricultural water supply (Wanjang-ri in Namsa-eup, Ilsan-ri in Mohyeon-eup, Hwasan-ri in Idong-eup).

The private sector will be able to expand water reuse infrastructure such as ▲ industrial water supply (Air Products Korea industrial water supply in Nongseo-dong, Giheung-gu) ▲ treated wastewater reuse (treated wastewater reuse at Wonsam semiconductor cluster) ▲ rainwater utilization (sports facilities, public offices, apartment complexes, schools, large stores) ▲ reclaimed water (development projects, office facilities).

A city official stated, “We will identify new projects and demand sites requiring water supply and establish an efficient water reuse management plan.”

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