Vice Mayor Jo Jung-a of Yeoju City Conducts Emergency Inspection of Small-Scale Reservoir Management

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Eom In-yong] Vice Mayor Jo Jung-a of Yeoju City conducted an emergency inspection of Singeun Reservoir on the 12th as part of efforts to check management conditions of small-scale reservoirs.

Singeun Reservoir, located at 338-4 Singeun-ri, Heungcheon-myeon and managed by the Rural Community Corporation, is a small-scale reservoir with a total storage capacity of 19,000 tons constructed before 1945. Located along a roadway and operated as a fishing spot during normal times, the reservoir requires safety management.

During this inspection, Vice Mayor Jo thoroughly examined all facilities of the reservoir including embankments, spillways, and drainage channels along with officials from the Rural Community Corporation's Yeoju-Icheon Branch, as well as safety facilities such as safety signs and emergency rescue equipment related to fishing spot operations.

"Recent heavy rainfall resulted in the collapse of a small-scale reservoir embankment with a capacity of 42,000 tons in Yeongdong-gun, North Chungcheong Province, causing unfortunate casualties and property damage," Vice Mayor Jo said. "We will conduct safety inspections on reservoirs located within our jurisdiction, take preemptive measures immediately upon discovering risk factors, and carefully review resident evacuation plans for dangerous situations," she added.