"Must Convert to Future Drinking Water Dam" ... Hong Jun-pyo, Mayor of Daegu, Meets Visit-gyu, Director of the Office for Government Policy Coordination, for 'Clean Water Meeting'

Daegu Mayor Hong Jun-pyo is holding a meeting with Visiting Secretary General of the Office for Government Policy Coordination, Bang Moon-kyu, and his delegation, discussing the Clear Water Project to bring water from Andong Dam and Imha Dam to Daegu.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Koo Dae-sun] On the morning of the 5th, Daegu Mayor Hong Jun-pyo and Visit Gyu, Minister for Government Policy Coordination, held a meeting at the ACT Hotel in Suseong-gu, Daegu, to coordinate the ‘Clear Water Highway’ policy that Daegu City is promoting to draw water from Andong Dam and Imha Dam.

At this meeting, Mayor Hong and Minister Bang discussed the issues of the existing MOU related to clear water win-win cooperation and agreed to actively seek ways to improve it.

Currently, Daegu City's secured water volume is 790,000 tons, but considering the increase in population after the development projects such as the relocation of K-2 and military bases, the required water volume for Daegu City was assumed to be 1 million tons per day.

To secure this, two plans are being simultaneously reviewed: securing 300,000 tons from Unmun Dam, 700,000 tons from Andong and Imha Dams through additional pipeline construction, 400,000 tons from Maegok Water Purification Plant, 300,000 tons from Unmun Dam, and 300,000 tons from Andong and Imha Dams through pipeline expansion.

Mayor Hong emphasized the existing government drinking water policy, stating, “We must make a fundamental shift from the current method of drawing surface water from rivers to constructing drinking water dams and drawing water from dam reservoirs in the long term.”

Mayor Hong also actively expressed the need for a long-term recycled water policy, and Minister Bang expressed agreement with this position in the long term.

Minister Bang reportedly stated a fundamental position that “the government will seriously discuss Daegu City's water projects” and expressed expectations for “Daegu City's active role in win-win cooperation.”