Journal of Korean Society of Water and Wastewater (상하수도학회지)

The Korean Society of Water and Wastewater (대한상하수도학회)
권호 표지
DOI QR코드

DOI QR Code

Korea waterworks intergration promotion plan based on case analysis

수도사업 통합 사례 분석을 통한 수도사업 통합 추진 방안

  • Kim, Kyunglok (Ministry of Environment) ;
  • Kim, Younghee (Department of Convergence Engineering, Graduate school of Venture, Hoseo university)
  • Received : 2022.09.13
  • Accepted : 2022.10.06
  • Published : 2022.10.15
Download PDF
⟨ Previous Next ⟩

Abstract

In order to overcome the small scale of Korea waterworks and to achieve comprehensive improvement and innovation transformation, the waterworks integration was reviewed. The effect of consolidation was confirmed by the integration of the water supply business in the southern Gangwon region and the western Gyeongnam region in Korea, such as an increase in the flow rate and a decrease in the production unit cost. After facing management and service limitations overseas, more than 1,000 small-scale waterworks projects in the UK were integrated into 27 waterworks providers, and Japan also revised the Waterworks Act in December 2019 and is in the process of integrating waterworks. It is considered appropriate to promote the integration of waterworks projects in Korea by respecting the autonomy of local governments, but using a participatory method, a win-win method, and a linkage method. For the integration of waterworks projects, three strategies are proposed: First creating a national foundation for integration (revision of the Waterworks Act), Second establishing a waterworks integration strategy led by local governments, Third forming an external consensus and providing incentives for participation.

Keywords

References

  1. Chungcheongnam-do. (2020). Chungcheongnam-do Waterworks Comprehensive Plan. 4.51-4.55.
  2. Evaluation Institute of Regional Public Corporation (ERC). (2012). A plan to activate the integrated consignment of local waterworks, 3.
  3. Japan Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare. (2018). A set of surveys for integration of water supply businesses and reconstruction of facilities (research related to promotion of wide-area collaboration). 1-4.
  4. Japan Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare. (2018). On the fear of the law amending part of the Waterworks Law, Raw Food 1212, 7.
  5. Japan Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications/Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare. (2019). Manual for Formulation of Water Supply Area Expansion Promotion Plan, 1-33.
  6. Kim, J.Y. (2010). Water Service Crisis and the Evolution of Alternative Operating System: Lessons from the UK, National Association of Korean Local Government Studies 2010, 12(3), 111-138.
  7. Korea Research Institute for Human Settlements (KRIHS). (2016). On the Direction of Policy toward the Efficiency of Local Water Supply, 55-58.
  8. K-water. (2012). The analysis of the trends and effects on the re-structured international water market, Publication number: KIWE-WRPERC-12-00, 18-20, 153-165.
  9. Ministry of Environment (MOE). (2010). An integrated plan for local water supply, 1-22.
  10. Ministry of Environment (MOE). (2019). A study on improvement of the efficiency of local water supply business, 7-25, 99-164.
  11. Ministry of Environment (MOE). (2020). http://me.go.kr/home/web/board/read.do?pagerOffset=0&maxPageItems=10&maxIndexPages=10&searchKey=title&searchValue=%EC%88%98%EB%8F%84%EC%9A%94%EA%B8%88&menuId=10525&orgCd=&boardId=1407270&boardMasterId=1&boardCategoryId=&decorator= (July 3, 2022).
  12. Ministry of Environment (MOE). (2022). 2020 Waterworks Statistics, Publication number: 11-1480000-000181-10, 4-34.
  13. Ministry of the Interior and Safety (MOIS) (2008). I integrated management plan of local water supply specialized institutions, 1-15.
  14. National waterworks information system, 2020 Waterworks Statistics (2022). http://www. https://www.waternow.go.kr/web/board/STAT/34514/?pMENUID=9 (July 22, 2022).
  15. Office of Water Service(OFWAT) (2006). The Development of the Water Industry in England and Wales, 10-21.
  16. Office of Water Service(OFWAT). https://www.ofwat.gov.uk/households/your-water-company/contact-companies/, (June 15 2022).
  17. Osaka Regional Waterworks Corporation(ORWC). https://www.wsaosaka.jp/tougou/tougou.html (June 25, 2022).