Gwacheon City Launches Detailed Design for Public Wastewater Treatment Facility Modernization Project

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Yu Je-sung] Gwacheon City held a detailed design kick-off report meeting on the 15th at the City Hall Conference Room No. 1 as it formally launches the detailed design phase of its public wastewater treatment facility modernization project.

The meeting was attended by Mayor Shin Gye-yong, relevant city officials, Korea Environment Institute, and representatives from the Kumho Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd. consortium selected as the detailed design contractor. Attendees reviewed the basic design content and shared plans for advancing the detailed design phase. Participants exchanged various opinions on technical review for successful project implementation and diverse views to enhance project quality.

The newly constructed public wastewater treatment facility will be built at a site in Gwacheon-dong 555-2 with a daily processing capacity of 60,000 tons. The wastewater treatment facility, integrated biogas facility, and wastewater reuse facility will all be constructed underground, while the upper space will be developed as a park for citizens to use, creating an eco-friendly complex space.

This project is a core infrastructure initiative of Gwacheon City undertaken to proactively address increasing wastewater treatment demand from large-scale development projects including the Gwacheon Public Housing District and redevelopment projects, and to modernize aging existing facilities.

The city confirmed the project site in 2022, proceeded through basic plan establishment and bidding procedures, and selected the Kumho Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd. consortium as the detailed design contractor in June of this year. Beginning with this kick-off report meeting, the city will formally advance the detailed design phase.

Over the next 120 days, the city will conduct the detailed design, proceed through follow-up administrative procedures including design value engineering review and public sewage installation approval, and aims to begin construction in April next year.

Mayor Shin Gye-yong stated, "The public wastewater treatment facility modernization project is an important infrastructure initiative supporting Gwacheon's sustainable urban growth," adding, "Through high-quality detailed design, we will establish a safe and efficient wastewater treatment system and do our utmost to create eco-friendly infrastructure that citizens can trust."