Wastewater Treatment Plants No Longer Seem Unpleasant

The Suwon Environmental Services Bureau will operate ‘Outreach One-Day Environmental Classes’ through the end of December.

The ‘Outreach One-Day Environmental Classes’ visit elementary and middle schools to raise awareness about environmental pollution and foster environmental consciousness among students and residents.

In particular, priority applications are being accepted from elementary and middle schools located near wastewater treatment plants and Seoho Stream (a planned intermediate treatment facility area), and the program will be implemented for students and residents in these regions.

Currently, eight schools, including Myeongin Middle School, have applied.

Environmental Services Bureau staff visited the Maetan-dong Regional Classroom Children's Center on the 26th of last month and operated the ‘Outreach One-Day Environmental Classes.’

The class lasts approximately 50 minutes, during which staff explain the operational status of wastewater treatment facilities and major city policy initiatives, and promotional videos are screened. Additionally, simple water quality testing is conducted at the school.

A staff member at the children's center that attended the outreach environmental class said, “The children showed high interest when they heard information related to the Suwon region,” noting that the response was positive.

An official at the Environmental Services Bureau stated, “We have been operating the classroom for about a month now, and the response from students and residents has been very positive,” and added, “It seems to be a good opportunity to improve the image of environmental infrastructure facilities such as wastewater treatment plants.”

Meanwhile, schools and residents who wish to receive instruction through the ‘Outreach One-Day Environmental Classes’ can submit an application to the Environmental Services Bureau.