Yangju City Completes Sewage Pipeline Maintenance Project at Bongam Reservoir and Ugori, Gwangjeok-myeon

Gyeonggi Yangju City (Mayor Kang Su-hyun) announced on the 23rd that it has completed the 'Sewer Pipeline Maintenance Project' in the Bongam Reservoir and Wugori area of Gwangjeok-myeon to preserve the water quality of rivers and reservoirs within the jurisdiction.

A panoramic view of Yangju City Hall. Provided by Yangju City.

This project involves demolishing septic tanks and private wastewater treatment facilities in each house and building, and directly discharging domestic wastewater to public sewage treatment plants through newly installed separated stormwater and sewage pipelines.

Originally, domestic wastewater discharged from septic tanks flowed into stormwater pipes and streams, entering rivers and reservoirs, causing foul odors and pests that adversely affected the surrounding environment.

In response, the city is improving water quality in nearby areas by blocking wastewater inflow into adjacent water bodies through the sewer pipeline maintenance project, which installed 14.67 km of separated stormwater and sewage pipelines and drainage facilities for 292 households.

In addition to the sewer pipeline maintenance project, the city has actively promoted five sewer pipeline maintenance projects, including the Eunhyeon treatment zone (Yongam 2) sewer pipeline maintenance project, securing a total of 55.5 billion KRW in national and provincial funds (50.7 billion KRW national funds, 4.8 billion KRW provincial funds).

Furthermore, despite difficult financial conditions, the city is accelerating project implementation to improve citizens' living environments by additionally securing the 2025 project budget (8.2 billion KRW national funds) for the Sincheon public sewage treatment facility water quality improvement project, following the Imjingang watershed discharge water quality enhancement notice.

Mayor Kang Su-hyun stated, “We will actively promote the smooth progress and timely completion of sewerage projects to improve citizens' living environments and preserve the water quality of public water bodies.”

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