People are beginning to conduct their daily lives normally in 2022, two years after the outbreak of a pandemic on a worldwide scale. Nations are placing a
high priority on clean, healthy water sources in addition to healthy communities. Korea prioritises access to clean water, which is still one of the world's most important resources.
From the late 1950s to the present, this article will discuss the history of water management in Korea and how clearwater management in Korea has helped to improve hygienic and water conditions.
Increasing Urbanization and Population Growth
The population growth rate in the 1960s was just 3% a year. After the Korean War, the birth rate grew dramatically, causing an alarming pace of population growth in Korea known as the baby boom phenomenon. From 1955 to the middle of the 1980s, there was a population surge, particularly in Seoul.
The population increased by 50% to 37.41 million in 1980 from 25.01 million in 1960. According to the administrative district, as more people moved from rural to urban regions, the population living in urban areas increased from 1955 to 1960 by 28.0%.
Accidents with Serious Pollution in 1990
The 1988 Seoul Olympics and the 1986 Asian Games were two major international events that were staged by the government throughout the 1980s after a decade of total industrialisation up until the 1970s. The government gave the nation's water resources first priority in order to be ready for such important international events. In 1980, the government established the Environment Agency and broadened its sewage management strategy, constructing STPs in significant urban areas.
But after 1991, a number of big incidents involving water pollution occurred and made front-page news. The most notable occurred on March 16, 1991, when phenol pollution in the Nakdong River occurred. Numerous civil grievances regarding the taste of the tap water were filed with the Daegu Metropolitan City.The inquiry found that phenol solutions were escaping from repository tanks at the Gumi City Doosan Electronic facility and were being dumped straight into the Okgyecheon Stream, a tributary of the Nakdong River. During the water treatment process, the phenol in the input water interacted with the chlorine, producing a strong bad smell in the tap water. In the 1990s, a number of further events took place that had a major impact on regulations.
After 1990
After planning for the 1988 Seoul Olympics, the Korean government constructed a significant number of water and sewer infrastructures. The government's proactive water policies helped to dramatically expand those infrastructures following the several water pollution mishaps in the 1990s. The Comprehensive Measures for Water Quality Management in the 4 Major Rivers, the Comprehensive Clean Water Supply Measure, and the Water Quality Improvement Measures are only a few examples of such aggressive water policies. The guiding ideas of these laws are understood by Clearwater Management Korea.
Korea restructured the executive entities involved in water quality management to effectively conduct water quality control measures. Also formed in Korea was the Korea Environment Management Corporation, which aided in the development and administration of sewage and water facilities.
Bottomline
Korea is one of the many nations that urgently needs clearwater management and access to clean drinking water. Korea is committed to playing that role. People must ensure that the water sources are safe for drinking as they become more widespread across Korea.
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