Sejong City to Promote Water Quality Improvement in Miho River Basin

Education on Proper Management of Open-Air Compost Until Year-End
Simultaneous Monitoring of Environmental Pollution Activities

Starting this month and continuing through the end of the year, Sejong City will implement water quality improvement measures to purify the environment of the Miho River basin. The water quality improvement initiative aims to monitor improper storage of compost in open areas and environmental pollution activities, and to block the inflow of non-point source pollutants containing high concentrations of nutrient salts (T-P) into the river during rainfall.

The survey targets areas within the Miho River basin where there is a high risk of leachate generation, including seven towns and townships: Jochiwon-eup, Yeonseo-myeon, Yeongi-myeon, Yeondong-myeon, Jeondong-myeon, Jeonui-myeon, and Sojeong-myeon.

If open-air compost that violates relevant standards is found in the targeted areas, the city will provide support for installing covers. In cases where open-air compost is at risk of being washed into the river, the city plans to request owners to relocate it. In particular, the city will establish and operate a continuous monitoring system to oversee environmental pollution activities and will educate livestock and agricultural workers on proper management of open-air compost.

A city official stated, "While the nutrients in compost are beneficial within farmland, if they flow into the river with rainwater, they become a cause of algal blooms."

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