Gyeonggi-do Takes First Step in Urban Stream Flood Damage Prevention Project

Gyeonggi Province Holds Kickoff Meeting for Service Project
Completion Scheduled for June 2026... Participation of Sewage Experts

Gyeonggi Province announced on the 14th that it held a kickoff meeting for the "Establishment of Flood Damage Prevention Measures for Urban Rivers in Gyeonggi Province and Related Services" at the Northern Office of the Gyeonggi Provincial Government on the 13th.

Gyeonggi Province held a kickoff meeting for the "Establishment of Flood Damage Prevention Measures for Urban Rivers in Gyeonggi Province and Related Services" on the 13th at the Northern Government Building of the Gyeonggi Provincial Office. Provided by Gyeonggi Province

The kickoff meeting was chaired by Kang Seong-seup, Director of Construction Bureau of Gyeonggi Province, and attended by experts in the fields of rivers and sewage such as Professor Kim Ihyun from Kyungbok University, researchers from the Gyeonggi Research Institute, the Water Resources Technology Institute, the Environmental Research Institute, as well as officials from the Gyeonggi Provincial Government’s River Division and Water and Sewage Division.

They discussed the background, key contents, future directions, and schedule of the "Establishment of Flood Damage Prevention Measures for Urban Rivers in Gyeonggi Province and Related Services," and received policy advice related to the task, including measures to exclude internal water in sewage systems beyond existing river maintenance, and flood damage reduction when establishing flood damage prevention measures for urban rivers.

The "Establishment of Flood Damage Prevention Measures for Urban Rivers in Gyeonggi Province and Related Services" is in accordance with the "Urban River Basin Flood Damage Prevention Act" (abbreviated as Urban Flood Prevention Act), which was enacted in March last year.

The purpose is to prepare prevention measures to prevent flood overflow in urban rivers and to revise the "Gyeonggi Province Local River Comprehensive Maintenance Plan (2021-2030)" established in 2021 by reflecting changes such as river projects already implemented and the inclusion of the 3rd New Towns. The plan is scheduled to be completed by June 2026.

Urban rivers have characteristics that require additional consideration of sewage drainage due to poor internal water exclusion, in addition to external river flooding, because of limitations in sewage capacity and their location in low-lying areas compared to non-urban rivers. The Gyeonggi Province Local River Comprehensive Maintenance Plan is a higher-level plan for local rivers in Gyeonggi Province, containing policy directions and project priorities for local river maintenance projects.

Following the kickoff meeting, Gyeonggi Province plans to hold an interim report meeting in the second half of this year to discuss the reviewed flood damage prevention measures for urban rivers, and will hold meetings with cities and counties to establish the Gyeonggi Province Local River Comprehensive Maintenance Plan.

Kang Seong-seup, Director of Construction Bureau of Gyeonggi Province, said, "Through the 'Establishment of Flood Damage Prevention Measures for Urban Rivers in Gyeonggi Province and Related Services,' we will prepare flood damage prevention measures for urban rivers in Gyeonggi Province," adding, "By revising the Local River Comprehensive Maintenance Plan, we plan to promote river projects that combine not only simple flood prevention but also low carbon and humanomics, changing the paradigm for local rivers."

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