Gwangmyeong City to Conduct Comprehensive Technical Inspection of Entire 387km Water Supply Network

Comprehensive 18-Month Inspection
to Prevent Leaks and Sinkholes

Gwangmyeong City in Gyeonggi Province will conduct a comprehensive inspection of its entire local water supply network, which stretches for 387 kilometers.

On April 21, Gwangmyeong City announced that it will carry out a technical assessment of all water supply pipelines within its jurisdiction. The purpose is to prevent leaks, improve water quality, and prevent sinkhole accidents, which have recently occurred across the country.

Officials from Gwangmyeong City are inspecting the local water supply network. Photo by Gwangmyeong City

From this month until September next year, over an 18-month period, the city will comprehensively evaluate the safety, functionality, and durability of the water supply network and examine and analyze factors that may cause a decline in performance. The inspection will cover a total of 387.7 kilometers, including 9 kilometers of transmission pipelines and 378.7 kilometers of distribution pipelines. Based on the analysis results, the city plans to establish improvement measures and a mid- to long-term maintenance plan, and will replace water supply pipelines where issues are found.

The city will conduct both indirect assessments, such as reviewing external and documentary data, and 11 types of direct inspections. These include sample excavation surveys, which involve digging to directly check underground water pipes, and "non-stop endoscopic inspections," which use an endoscope to inspect the interior of pipes without interrupting the water supply.

Earlier, on April 10, the city held a kick-off meeting for the professional technical inspection service for the water supply network in the small conference room on the second floor of the Noon Water Purification Plant, where officials discussed future plans with experts.

Park Seungwon, Mayor of Gwangmyeong City, stated, "Through this technical assessment, we will thoroughly inspect the pipelines and related facilities, and based on the findings, we will establish a mid- to long-term facility improvement plan. We will do our utmost to ensure that citizens are provided with clean, high-quality tap water in the future."

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