Mayor Jung Jang-seon of Pyeongtaek Inspects Yucheon Water Purification Plant

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Mayor Jung Jang-seon of Pyeongtaek visited the Yucheon Water Purification Plant in Yucheon-dong on the 18th, where he encouraged holiday-shift workers and inspected water purification facilities to review management conditions.

The mayor's visit came in response to larvae being detected in tap water from several local governments recently. The Yucheon Water Purification Plant uses activated carbon filtration beds, the same method as the local government where larvae were found.

Previously, the city conducted a joint emergency inspection of the Yucheon Water Purification Plant with the Ministry of Environment and K-water on the 16th and confirmed no abnormalities. In addition, inspections and water quality tests were completed at two purification plants and 12 reservoirs from the 16th to the 17th.

Mayor Jung Jang-seon stated, "There is significant public anxiety about tap water due to larvae in tap water supplies from some local governments," and urged, "Please do your best to provide clean and stable water supply so that citizens do not face inconvenience amid the intense heat."