Seawater Desalination Facility to Be Established on Pungdo Island in Ansan Facing Drinking Water Shortage

City Secures Site by Purchasing Daenam Elementary School Pungdo Branch
Aiming for Completion in 2028... Welfare and Cultural Spaces Also Planned

A seawater desalination facility will be established on Pungdo Island in Ansan, Gyeonggi Province, where residents have been struggling to secure drinking water due to groundwater depletion.

A panoramic view of the site of Pungdo Branch School of Daenam Elementary School, where Ansan City plans to install a seawater desalination facility to solve the drinking water shortage for Pungdo residents. Provided by Ansan City

On August 19, Ansan City announced that it recently completed the purchase of the site of the Pungdo Branch School of Daenam Elementary School to introduce a seawater desalination facility on Pungdo.

This land acquisition is aimed at resolving the water shortage issue faced by Pungdo residents, who have long struggled to secure drinking water. Pungdo is an island located more than 30 kilometers by ferry from Daebudo. Due to difficulties in securing a water source, residents have relied on groundwater for drinking water supply.

Following the site purchase, the city plans to begin facility design within this year and aims to complete the project by 2028. Once the desalination facility is installed, the city expects it will be able to supply about 80 tons of water per day to Pungdo residents.

The city also plans to create welfare and cultural spaces for residents' convenience on the site, in addition to the desalination facility, through consultations with relevant departments.

Choi Miyeon, head of Ansan City's Waterworks and Sewerage Office, said, "We will carry out this project without delay to provide stable drinking water to Pungdo residents, as well as improve their cultural and living environment."

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