Gangneung City Expands Namdaecheon Water Development to Secure Domestic Water Supply

Development of Five Large-Diameter Groundwater Wells
Installation of Pumping Station
Targeting Daily Securing of 2,500 Tons of Raw Water

Gangneung City in Gangwon Province is making every effort to secure additional water supplies in order to minimize inconvenience to residents amid the worst drought crisis.

Gangneung City to Further Develop Namdaecheon Water Supply to Secure Domestic Water. Photo by Gangneung City

On August 20, the water storage rate at Obong Reservoir, Gangneung’s main source of drinking water, dropped to the 20% range. Following a presidential visit on August 30, the area was declared a disaster zone. As of September 3, the storage rate at Obong Reservoir had fallen to around 13%, and with no rain forecasted for the time being, the drought crisis continues.

In response, Gangneung City is focusing on securing additional water by developing groundwater wells and installing a water pumping station in the Hongje Water Purification Plant area along the Namdaecheon. The project, with a budget of 500 million won (Disaster Special Grant Tax), includes the construction of five large-diameter groundwater wells and one water pumping station.

The city aims to secure a total of 2,500 tons of raw water per day through the installation of the five large-diameter wells and the pumping station. Currently, four out of the five wells have been completed, and earthwork is underway for the pumping station. The city plans to complete the installation of both the wells and the pumping station in September and gradually begin trial operations.

With this project, along with auxiliary water sources such as Lotte Cinema, the conversion of Namdaecheon Gusanbo to domestic water use, water delivery by truck, additional raw water input from Obong Reservoir, and emergency water supply from Yeongok Water Purification Plant, Gangneung City will be able to supply approximately 30,000 tons of domestic water per day.

Mayor Kim Hongkyu of Gangneung stated, "In the midst of Gangneung’s drought crisis, we are desperately securing every possible drop of raw water to ensure the supply of domestic water," adding, "We will mobilize all administrative resources and overcome this crisis together so that residents do not have to face water outages."

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