Wando-gun Signs Agreement with Korea Water Resources Corporation to Establish Metropolitan Water Supply Network

Published 25 Sep.2023 10:20(KST)

67.9 Billion KRW Invested for Installation of Overland and Undersea Pipelines, Reservoirs, and Pumping Stations

Wando-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Shin Woo-cheol) signed a consignment agreement on the 22nd with the Yeong and Island Water Management Headquarters of Korea Water Resources Corporation (K-water) (Head Baek In-no) to implement the "Wando-gun Bogil and Nohwa Water Supply Area Emergency Supply Network Construction Project."

According to the county on the 25th, the average rainfall in Wando-gun last year was 765mm, which was 53% of the normal rainfall. The reservoir rate of the Bogil Buhwang water source, which supplies drinking water to about 7,000 residents, dropped to 4.39% in September last year, resulting in restricted water supply for 561 days.

Wando County signed a consignment agreement with the Yeong and Island Water Management Headquarters of the Korea Water Resources Corporation to implement the emergency supply network construction project for the Bogil and Nohwa water supply zones.
[Photo by Wando County]

Wando-gun and Korea Water Resources Corporation will invest 67.9 billion KRW to install facilities with a capacity of 1,000 m³/day, including a 31.1 km water pipeline from the Haenam wide-area branch point to Nohwa-eup (21.9 km on land and 9.2 km underwater), one water storage tank, and two pumping stations, to ensure stable water supply in the drought-prone areas of Bogil and Nohwa Islands.

Basic and detailed designs are scheduled to begin in earnest this year, and by 2027, Wando-gun will provide administrative support such as permits, while Korea Water Resources Corporation will proceed with design and construction.

By supplying wide-area tap water through the underwater pipeline, it is expected to fundamentally solve the water supply problems in island regions.

Governor Shin Woo-cheol stated, "Through collaboration with Korea Water Resources Corporation, we will prepare water management measures to respond to climate change and disasters, and do our best to carry out the project so that residents can overcome the difficulties caused by drought."