Completion of Incheon Yongyu Reservoir... Indirect Water Supply Conversion for 2,100 Households in Yongyu and Unseo-dong, Jung-gu

by Park Haesook

Published 18 Sep.2023 11:01(KST)

The construction of the Yongyu Reservoir in Jung-gu, Incheon has been completed, enabling stable indirect water supply to the Yongyu area.

Incheon City announced on the 18th that it invested a total of 43.3 billion KRW to provide stable tap water to about 2,100 households in Yongyu-dong (Eulwang, North-South, Deokgyo) and part of Unseo-dong in the western region of Yeongjong Island. The Yongyu Reservoir construction began in May 2020 and was completed after 3 years and 3 months.

The Yongyu Reservoir, located on a 25,324㎡ site, has a capacity of 16,000㎥, securing a retention time of more than 12 hours in accordance with the Ministry of Environment's water supply facility standards. Previously, water was supplied directly to each household in the Yongyu area through the Gongchon Water Purification Plant and Yeongjong Integrated Pumping Station, but with the completion of this project, the supply method has shifted to indirect supply using the Yongyu Reservoir.

Accordingly, it is expected that tap water can be stably supplied to large consumers such as tourist destinations including Eulwang-ri and Wangsanhai Beach, as well as the Inspire Complex Resort, which is scheduled to open its first phase on October 18.

Meanwhile, with the completion of the Yongyu Reservoir, the city's Waterworks Headquarters now operates a total of 35 reservoirs. Currently, detailed design services are underway for the second phase of the Geomam Reservoir in Seo-gu and the Pureun Songdo Reservoir in Yeonsu-gu, and next year, detailed design services will be conducted for the construction of reservoirs in Gyodong, Samsan, and Hwado in Ganghwa County to establish a stable water supply system.

Kim In-su, head of Incheon City Waterworks Headquarters, stated, "The Yongyu Reservoir secured capacity considering future development demands such as hotels and tourist resorts within the planned water supply area. In the long term, we will convert the entire Yeongjong Island area to an indirect water supply method to stabilize water quality and respond to emergency water outages."