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365 days Clean and Safe water

The office of Waterworks headquarters of Daegu Metropolitan City oversees the production
of only safe and clean tap water.

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  3. History
  4. Facilities

Introduction of waterworks

Facilities

2022 ~ 2018

  • 2022. 11. 30. Completed Sincheon Ecological Flow Facility (128,000㎥/day)
  • 2018. 11. 3. Completion of Gu-designated water purification plant (20,000㎥/day)
  • 2018. 10. 21. Completion of powdered activated carbon contact tank facility at Gosan Water Purification Plant (V=5,040㎥)

2015 ~ 2014

  • 2015. 11. 24 Decreased the capacity of the Maegok Purification Plant facility from 800,000 ㎥/day to 700,000 ㎥/day (Ministry of Environment Notification No. 2015-222)
  • 2014. 07. 18 Completed installation of advanced water treatment (preozonation) facilities in the Maegok Purification Plant (580,000 ㎥/day) and Munsan Purification Plant (170,000 ㎥/day)
  • 2014. 05. 27 Completed installation of advanced water treatment (membrane filtration) facility in the Gongsan Purification Plant (40,000 ㎥/day)

2011

  • 2011. 10. 07 Gongsan Purification Plant production is stopped due to
    construction of membrane filtration system
  • 2011. 06. 27 Construction begins on Maegok Purification Plant GIS substation
    (154kV, 18/25MVA)
  • 2011. 03. 28 Construction begins on Gosan Purification Plant bottled water production
    facilities (350ml plastic bottle, 100 bottles/person)

2009~2000

  • 2009. 11. 23 Dissolution of Duryu Purification Plant (310,000㎥/day)
  • 2009. 08. 31 Construction begins on Munsan Purification Plant (200,000㎥/day)
  • 2008. 02. 21 Dissolution of Dalseong Purification Plant (20,000㎥/day)
  • 2007. 07. 01 Dalseong Purification Plant production is stopped;
    receives metropolitan waterworks in inner Yeoungnam region
    (20,000㎥/day)
  • 2006. 07. 24 Construction begins on Hyeonpung Reservoir expansion
    (V=1,000㎥ → 8,000㎥)
  • 2005. 07. 29 Construction begins on Gongsan Purification Plant wastewater
    processing facility (2.0㎥/day)
  • 2004. 12. 31 Construction begins on Duryu Purification Plant discharge water
    processing facility (26.0㎥/day)
  • 2004. 10. 12 Construction begins on Maegok Reservoir (V=28,500㎥)
  • 2003. 01. 10 Construction begins on Gachang Purification Plant discharge water
    processing facility (2.6㎥/day)
  • 2000. 12. 31 Construction begins on Gosan Purification Plant discharge water
    processing facility (7.2㎥/day)

1999~1994

  • 1999. 09. 27 Duryu Purification Plant is converted from industrial to residential
    water facility (90,000㎥/day)
  • 1998. 07. 10 Construction begins on Maegok Purification Plant advanced
    water treatment facility (800,000㎥/day)
  • 1997. 04. 24 Construction begins on Duryu Purification Plant advanced
    water treatment facility (310,000㎥/day)
  • 1996. 04. 30 11.23 Water supplied to Jukgok Commercial Purification Plant
    (200,000㎥/day)
    Construction begins on Dalseong Purification Plant discharge water
    processing facility (2.7㎥/day)
  • 1995. 05. 05 12.28 Second water supply to Unmun Dam-related water utilities
    (250,000m3/day)
    Construction begins on Maegok Purification Plant discharge water
    processing facility (50㎥/day)
  • 1994. 05. 24 Water supplied to Unmun Dam-related water utilities
    (Gosan Purification Plant) (100,000㎥/day)

1988~1982

  • 1988. 09. 30 10.27 Construction begins on expansion of Daegu Dyeing Industrial
    Complex industrial water facility (30,000㎥/day)
    Fourth expanded water supply to Nakdonggang water supply facility
    (Maegok Purification Plant)(400,000㎥/day)
  • 1986. 04. 20 Construction begins on Gachang Dam expansion
    (2,000,000 → 9,100,000m3/day)
  • 1985. 03. 14 Construction begins on spring-related purification facility at Gachang
    Purification Plant (10,000㎥/day)
  • 1984. 02. 08 07.01 Third expansion of Nakdonggang water supply facility
    (Maegok Purification Plant) First water supply (200,000㎥/day)
    Third expansion of Nakdonggang water facility
    (Maegok Purification Plant)
    , second water supply (200,000㎥/day)
  • 1983. 04. 07 Construction begins on industrial water facility
    at Daegu Dyeing Industrial Complex (60,000㎥/day)
  • 1982. 09. 01 09.24 Construction begins on Gongsan Dam, Gongsan
    Purification Plant installed (50,000㎥/day)
    Expansion of Gachang Purification Plant and Sangyeok settling reservoir
    (3)(30,000㎥/day)

1977~1959

  • 1977. 07. 01 Second expansion of Nakdonggang water supply facility (Duryu
    Purification Plant): additional water supplies (40,000㎥/day)
  • 1976. 07. 17 Second expansion of Nakdonggang water supply facility (Duryu
    Purification Plant): Second water supply (50,000㎥/day)
  • 1976. 07. 01 Second expansion of Nakdonggang water supply facility begins
    (Duryu Purification Plant): First water supply (50,000㎥/day)
  • 1969. 01. 22 First expansion of Nakdonggang water supply facility begins
    (100,000㎥/day)
  • 1966. 07. 27 Installation of Sangyeok Intake Station and Sangyeok
    New Purification Plant (35,000㎥/day)
  • 1959. 08. 24 Construction on Gachang Dam’s old purification plant begins
    (20,000㎥/day)

1940~1918

  • 1940.10.05. Installation of Sangyeok (old) Purification Plant (5,000㎥/day)
  • 1918.03.31. Daebong 1 distribution reservoir installed at Gachang (old)
    Purification Plant(2,800㎥/day)