Reducing Wastewater Treatment Cost Burden for Companies in Yongin Industrial Complex

City Ordinance Amendment... City to Bear Part of Costs
Effective from 27th... First Benefit for Yongin Techno Valley

The burden of public wastewater treatment facility usage fees for companies located in general industrial complexes in Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do is expected to decrease.

Yongin City announced on the 19th that the "Ordinance on the Operation and Cost Burden of Public Wastewater Treatment Facilities in General Industrial Complexes in Yongin City," which includes this content, passed the city council plenary session and will be enforced starting from the 27th.

Due to the amendment of the Yongin City ordinance, the burden of public wastewater treatment facility usage fees for companies residing in industrial complexes will be reduced. A view of the Yongin Techno Valley public wastewater treatment facility.
[Photo by Yongin City]

The amendment focuses on the city bearing part of the consignment operation costs of public wastewater treatment facilities, which had previously been fully borne by companies in the industrial complexes. This is a measure to resolve the issue where companies that moved in early during the initial development phase of the complexes had to bear the full operating costs of the wastewater treatment facilities despite the low occupancy rate at that time.

The city explained that with the enforcement of this ordinance, Yongin Technovalley in Deokseong-ri, Idong-eup, Cheoin-gu will be the first to benefit. Until now, companies in Yongin Technovalley have borne the full consignment operation costs of the public wastewater treatment facilities completed in August 2020.

The city especially expects that the amendment will significantly increase the occupancy rates of companies in the Yongin Semiconductor Cluster in Wonsam-myeon, Cheoin-gu, and the Advanced System Semiconductor Cluster National Industrial Complexes in Idong and Namsa.

A city official said, “This ordinance amendment was promoted as part of Mayor Lee Sang-il’s pledge to create a ‘business-friendly urban environment,’” and added, “We will continue to discover various support measures and identify and improve unnecessary regulations to enhance the business environment.”

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