Anyang City Conducts Special Inspections of Water Purification Plants for Summer Flood Preparedness…Committed to Supplying Clean Tap Water

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Yoo Je-sung] Anyang City announced on the 20th that it will conduct special inspections of water supply facilities including purification plants and water reservoirs and strengthen its water quality management system in preparation for summer flooding and typhoons.

This comes as the importance of safety management at purification plants and stable tap water supply has grown with concentrated downpours and extreme heat becoming commonplace due to recent climate change impacts.

The city will conduct special inspections from the 20th to the 24th over five days targeting two purification plants, eight water reservoirs, and one booster station within the city.

The plan is to comprehensively inspect water quality measurement equipment and focus on water treatment chemical injection facilities such as coagulants, slaked lime, and liquefied chlorine, as well as backup chemical inventory for high turbidity situations to establish a preventive safety network.

An emergency response system divided into △situation team △water quality analysis team △emergency inspection team will be activated to promptly respond to disasters. When raw water turbidity rapidly increases due to concentrated downpours, emergency response personnel will be added with two additional staff members assigned to each purification plant to enhance on-site response capabilities.

Additionally, real-time water quality data monitoring at the Paldang intake facility will be made continuous, and water quality testing currently conducted once weekly will be significantly expanded to once daily to immediately address water quality changes.

Mayor Choi Dae-ho stated, "As summer natural disasters such as concentrated downpours and extreme heat are becoming more frequent due to climate change, prevention and swift response are more important than ever," and added, "Through thorough inspections of water purification plants and water supply facilities and meticulous water quality management, we will do our best to stably supply clean tap water that citizens can always use with confidence."