City Consumer Policy Committee Reviews and Approves Sewerage Fee Increase Proposal
"For Sound Fiscal Management..."... 30% Additional Increase in 2026

Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province Chuncheon City (Mayor Yuk Dong-han) announced on the 8th that it held a Consumer Policy Committee meeting and deliberated on the sewage fee increase plan to raise sewage fees starting from usage in January 2025, approving the original proposal.

A view of Chuncheon City Hall, Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province. <Photo by Chuncheon City Hall>

A view of Chuncheon City Hall, Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province.

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This sewage fee increase plan was carried out to ensure sound financial management of Chuncheon City's sewage facilities, secure funds for facility investment, and establish a sustainable sewage policy.


Following the approval of the increase plan, Chuncheon City will raise sewage fees by 30% each in 2025 and 2026. To this end, the city plans to collect citizens' opinions through a legislative notice from October 24 to November 13, and then submit the proposal to the council meeting scheduled for December.



A Chuncheon City official stated, “We plan to minimize citizen confusion by intensively promoting the sewage fee increase through various media.”


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