Busan Launches Nation's First Real-Time Groundwater Monitoring System
Busan City is operating the nation's first real-time groundwater monitoring system.
On May 18, Busan City announced that it has established a real-time monitoring system linked to 245 auxiliary observation sites.
This system enables real-time monitoring of groundwater quality and water levels, allowing for a proactive response to any abnormal signs. The city plans to build a long-term database from the collected data to analyze trends in water quality changes and to detect groundwater depletion risks at an early stage.
The groundwater levels in areas with high hot spring water usage, such as Dongnae-gu and Haeundae-gu, can also be monitored, and the system is expected to be utilized in future policy-making for hot spring development and use. In addition, the system allows for immediate detection of any issues with the observation network, preventing a decline in data reliability due to equipment errors.
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Lee Byungseok, Director of the Environmental Water Policy Office of Busan City, stated, "Once groundwater is contaminated or depleted, it takes a long time to recover," and added, "Through this system, we will strengthen the framework for groundwater conservation and management."
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