Ministry of Environment to Supply 200,000 Tons of Water Daily to Yongin Semiconductor Industrial Complex

Han Hwa-jin, Minister of Environment, is responding to lawmakers' questions at the Environment and Labor Committee plenary session held at the National Assembly on the 16th. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

The Ministry of Environment has decided to expand water supply facilities starting this year to timely provide the necessary water for the semiconductor national industrial complex in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province. The goal is to reliably supply 200,000 tons of water per day starting from 2031.

On the 16th, Minister of Environment Han Hwa-jin visited the Paldang Water Intake Station in Hanam, Gyeonggi Province, to inspect the water supply plans for the semiconductor sector.

Minister Han stated, "We will proactively respond to ensure that water is supplied timely and without disruption to the Yongin Semiconductor National Industrial Complex and future advanced semiconductor industrial complexes, so that we can secure leadership in the semiconductor industry."

The Ministry of Environment also disclosed detailed plans for water supply to the Yongin Semiconductor National Industrial Complex on the same day. According to the ministry, the daily water demand for the Yongin Semiconductor National Industrial Complex is estimated to reach 764,000 tons, comparable to the daily water usage of Daegu City with a population of 2.37 million in 2050.

The water supply plan for the Yongin Semiconductor National Industrial Complex is divided into a short-term plan (Phase 1) to be implemented from this year until 2031, and a long-term plan (Phase 2) to be carried out over ten years from this year until 2034.

The core of the short-term plan is to replace about half (120,000 tons per day) of the 250,000 tons per day currently supplied from Paldang Dam to the Samsung Electronics factories in Giheung and Hwaseong with treated wastewater from Dongtan and Osan. The surplus water from Paldang Dam secured through this will then be redirected to the Yongin Semiconductor National Industrial Complex.

Through the short-term plan, the daily water supply from Paldang Dam to the Yongin Semiconductor National Industrial Complex will total 200,000 tons, combining reclaimed wastewater and the existing surplus water from Paldang Dam.

The long-term plan focuses on supplying water used for power generation from Hwacheon Dam in Gangwon Province to the Yongin Semiconductor National Industrial Complex. If this plan is implemented, the water supply to the complex will increase to 600,000 tons per day.

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