Seoul to Provide 21,000 Bottles of Arisu Water to Gangneung Amid Severe Drought

A Total of 46,000 Bottles Supplied in Three Batches
Capable of Producing 7,000 Bottles Daily, Additional Support Planned

The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced on the 11th that it will provide an emergency additional supply of 21,000 bottles (2 liters each) of bottled Arisu water to Gangneung City, which has implemented unprecedented water rationing measures.

Previously, on August 20, Seoul sent a first batch of 8,448 bottles (2 liters each) of bottled Arisu water, followed by a second batch of 17,000 bottles on September 1. For this latest support, on the morning of the 11th, 21,120 bottles (2 liters each) of bottled Arisu water will be loaded onto five 11-ton trucks and delivered to Gangneung City.

On the 7th, the upper stream of Obong Reservoir, a major water source in Gangneung City, Gangwon Province, is dried up. Photo by Yonhap News Agency

Currently, the reserve stock of bottled Arisu water stands at over 150,000 bottles, including 30,000 bottles of 2 liters and 120,000 bottles of 350 milliliters. To prevent a shortage of drinking water due to the recent intensification of water rationing in the Gangneung area, Seoul plans to expand support for bottled Arisu water to a total of up to 100,000 bottles in consultation with Gangneung City.

The Seoul Metropolitan Government has decided to gradually provide support after comprehensively reviewing the number of times and the scale of assistance, taking into account the ongoing drought situation in Gangneung City and requests for cooperation. Lee Hoeseung, head of the Seoul Arisu Headquarters, stated, "We are currently capable of producing more than 7,000 bottles (2 liters each) of bottled Arisu water per day, and we have sufficient reserves. We are continuously monitoring the water supply situation in Gangneung City and plan to promptly provide additional supplies in close consultation if necessary."

Meanwhile, Gangneung City in Gangwon Province announced the previous day that, as a drought response measure, it will temporarily accept emergency discharge water from the Doam Dam water transfer pipeline in Daegwallyeong-myeon, Pyeongchang County. Gangneung City also plans to establish a water quality verification committee consisting of local governments, academia, and civic groups in the near future to inspect the quality of the emergency discharge water and the safety of the discharge system.

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