Yongin City Conducts Comprehensive Inspection of Water Facilities to Prevent Leaks

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park No-hun] Yongin City announced on the 20th that it will conduct a comprehensive inspection of all water facilities in the city to ensure stable tap water supply.

The city aims to prevent natural leaks in advance through precise inspections of aging facilities and improve the water efficiency rate.

Inspection targets include 12 water distribution tanks, 8 booster stations, 16.9km of water mains, and 1,885 manholes equipped with discharge devices.

The city plans to inspect overall facility conditions by system, including the operational status of machinery and equipment abnormalities, valve leaks, and slope discharge in these facilities.

In particular, among the 18,000 manholes where tap water facilities are installed in the city, the 1,885 manholes equipped with discharge valves will be inspected in advance, and 300 of those where leaks are a concern will undergo precise inspection.

Inspections will be conducted through the end of this month, with 33 personnel including water utility facility staff and emergency leak repair company employees deployed as inspection teams.

For leaking sections discovered as a result of inspections, repairs will be carried out immediately, and for areas requiring facility reinforcement, budgets will be secured for sequential repairs according to plan.

A city official stated, "We will do our best in facility management to ensure a stable supply of clean tap water to citizens," and added, "We ask citizens to actively report any leaks exposed to the outside to the city."