Pyeongtaek City to Begin Construction of 100,000-ton Daily Sewage Treatment Facility in February Next Year

Approval of Implementation Plan for Tongbok Public Sewage Treatment Facility Modernization Project
Operation by 2028 with Private Investment... Expected Water Quality Improvement in Tongbokcheon and Others

A public sewage treatment facility with a capacity to process 100,000 tons of sewage per day will begin construction in February next year in Pyeongtaek City, Gyeonggi Province. This facility will be built with a total private investment of 214.5 billion KRW and is scheduled to operate from 2028.

A bird's-eye view of Pyeongtaek City's 'Tongbok Public Sewage Treatment Facility.' Built with 214.5 billion KRW of private capital, this facility is scheduled for completion in January 2028 and will treat 100,000 tons of sewage per day. Provided by Pyeongtaek City

On the 23rd, Pyeongtaek City announced that it approved the implementation plan for the 'Tongbok Public Sewage Treatment Facility Modernization Private Investment Project (BTO-a)'.

This project involves relocating and newly constructing the existing aging sewage treatment facilities to stably process the increasing sewage due to population growth from urban development projects and to meet strengthened effluent water quality standards.

The city received private investment project proposals in June 2021, selected a preferred negotiator in December of the following year through a third-party proposal announcement in September, and designated Pyeongtaek Enviro Co., Ltd., invested by Hanwha Construction Division, as the project implementer in December last year. After detailed design and consultations with related agencies, the implementation plan was approved this time.

The city explained that while typical environmental private investment projects take about 4 years and 6 months from proposal submission to implementation plan approval, this project shortened the period by 2 years, completing the implementation plan approval in about 2 years and 6 months.

Following the implementation plan approval, the project operator plans to invest a total of 214.5 billion KRW, start construction in February next year, and complete it by January 2028. The newly constructed sewage treatment facility will have a daily sewage treatment capacity of 100,000 tons. The BTO (Build-Transfer-Operate) method applied in this project is a private investment method where the private operator builds the facility, transfers ownership to the city, but retains operating rights for a certain period. The operator’s operation period for this project is 30 years after completion.

The city expects that upon completion, the existing aging sewage treatment facilities will be completely relocated underground to fundamentally block odor generation and significantly improve the water quality of Tongbokcheon and Anseongcheon streams. In particular, parks, sports facilities, and Anseongcheon viewing facilities will be created on the facility’s surface and opened to citizens.

Kim Deok-hyung, head of the Pyeongtaek City Water and Sewage Business Office, said, "We will do our best to ensure that the Tongbok Public Sewage Treatment Facility Modernization Private Investment Project is completed smoothly by closely cooperating with the project operator and local residents."

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