Suwon's Urban Streams to Have Clear Water Flowing Year-Round Starting Next Year

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-sung] The treated effluent from the Hwanggujicheon public wastewater treatment facility, scheduled for completion in April next year, is expected to flow continuously into urban streams.

Suwon Special City announced on the 25th that it will promote the 'Hwanggujicheon Public Wastewater Treatment Plant Recycled Water Project,' which will discharge 25,000 tons of water per day from the Hwanggujicheon public wastewater treatment facility to Geumgok Stream and Homaesil Stream to ensure continuous water flow in both streams.

The construction of the Hwanggujicheon public wastewater treatment facility is being carried out based on the 'Basic Sewerage Maintenance Plan' to secure capacity to purify domestic wastewater generated in urban areas in accordance with discharge water quality standards. The daily treatment capacity is approximately 45,000 tons, with completion scheduled for April next year.

The original plan was to discharge the treated effluent downstream; however, the project has been revised to discharge recycled water to Geumgok Stream and Homaesil Stream.

The city received approval from Gyeonggi Province in February this year for the recycled water project facility installation, and plans to implement the project with an investment of 7.4 billion won. The project will receive 50% of its funding from the national budget.

The plan is to discharge 12,500 tons per day at one location in the upper reaches of Homaesil Stream (near Homaesil Interchange) and 12,500 tons per day at two locations in the upper reaches of Geumgok Stream (near Gyeonggi Province Construction Headquarters, 6,250 tons each).

An official from Suwon City stated, "The Hwanggujicheon public wastewater treatment facility recycled water project is expected to restore the ecosystem of urban streams that have dried up," and added, "If we develop facility construction and maintenance sectors as water industry, we can generate employment both directly and indirectly."