Seoul to invest $434.3 mil. to overhaul aging tap water system
The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Wednesday it will invest a combined 607.7 billion won ($434.3 million) to expand daily production capacity and modernize its aging municipal water infrastructure, as heavy summer consumption strains processing plants originally constructed four decades ago. The infrastructure package addresses a growing supply bottleneck across the capital region. Seoul's…
Seoul plans to spend a combined $434.3 million over the next several years to upgrade its outdated municipal water infrastructure, the city's government announced. The investment will focus on expanding daily production capacity and modernizing aging processing plants.
Currently, Seoul's six primary water treatment complexes operate at 81% of their total design capacity on average. During peak summer heat waves, these plants regularly exceed their capacity, operating at 90% or more. The situation is further exacerbated by the physical deterioration of the infrastructure, with four of the six plants having been in continuous operation for more than four decades.
To address the supply bottlenecks, Seoul's headquarters has adopted a two-pronged strategy. First, the city will increase the volume of water produced. Second, it will modernize key supply hubs to improve overall system efficiency. The first phase of the project involves constructing new facilities at the Gangbuk Water Purification Center, located northeast of Seoul.
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