Gapyeong-gun Selected as an Excellent Public Sewerage Operation Institution for 6 Consecutive Years

Received High Evaluation in Ministry of Environment Inspection
Awarded Excellence Management Office Certification Plaque

Gapyeong-gun, Gyeonggi Province (Governor Seo Tae-won) announced on the 9th that it has been selected as an excellent institution for public sewer operation management by the Ministry of Environment and received the ‘Excellent Public Sewer Management Authority Plaque.’ This is notable as it has been recognized for excellence for six consecutive years since 2019 in the public sewer operation management inspection conducted by the Ministry of Environment.

Seo Taewon, Gapyeong County Governor (second from the left), is taking a commemorative photo with attendees after receiving the 'Excellent Public Sewerage Management Authority Plaque' from the Ministry of Environment. Provided by Gapyeong County

The Ministry of Environment conducts inspections annually to encourage healthy competition among local governments and to improve the level of public sewer services. This year, 160 local governments nationwide were evaluated on △sewerage fee rationalization △expertise of operating personnel △safety management response capability △sewage treatment efficiency △appropriateness of facility operation. Gapyeong-gun was selected as an excellent institution among 32 local governments in the entire 3rd group based on this evaluation.

Gapyeong-gun especially received high evaluations in sewer safety management response capability, operation improvement cases, and odor improvement fields, earning the honor of being an excellent institution a total of seven times from 2017 to this year.

Hyun Geun-sik, head of the Sewerage Business Office, said, “This achievement is thanks to the concerted efforts of the public sewage treatment facility consignment operator and all employees of the business office,” adding, “We will continue to closely understand the Ministry of Environment’s policies and strive steadily to reach the highest level in the field of public sewer operation management.”

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Environment provides incentives to excellent institutions based on evaluation results and is promoting sustainable public sewer policies such as building competitive sewer systems and practicing carbon neutrality.

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