Gyeonggi Province to Conduct Joint Intensive Inspections of 30 Water Play Facilities Including Ground Fountains

Gyeonggi Province will conduct intensive inspections of water play-type water facilities, such as ground fountains and composite play equipment, until August 6, ahead of the full-fledged summer water play season.

Water play-type water facilities refer to artificial installations such as fountains, ponds, waterfalls, and artificial streams that use tap water or groundwater. These are open to the public and allow users to come into direct contact with water for recreational purposes.

According to Gyeonggi Province, as of May, there are 1,173 water play-type water facilities in 30 cities and counties within the province. These include apartment complex water playgrounds with composite play equipment and ground fountains in parks. However, swimming pools and water air bounce installations are excluded in accordance with the 'Sports Facilities Act' and the 'Tourism Promotion Act'.

Gyeonggi Province will select 30 vulnerable facilities in urgent need of inspection out of the 1,173 sites and conduct joint inspections together with city and county authorities. The targets for inspection include newly registered facilities (13 sites), those that exceeded water quality standards last year (5 sites), facilities with civil complaints (1 site), and those with high user traffic (9 sites). The remaining water facilities, aside from these 30, will be inspected independently by each city or county.

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In particular, during these joint inspections, the Gyeonggi Institute of Health and Environment will directly collect samples on-site and perform detailed water quality testing. Inspection teams will check for proper disinfection, compliance with water quality and management standards, and whether changes such as facility names or representatives have been properly reported.

The water quality inspection items are: ▲hydrogen ion concentration (pH), ▲turbidity, ▲E. coli, and ▲free residual chlorine. If a water facility exceeds the water quality standards, it will be immediately closed to the public, and authorities will be notified of the violation. Disinfection, cleaning, or water replacement measures will be taken as needed. The facility will only be reopened after a follow-up inspection confirms compliance with water quality standards, at which point the relevant city or county will be informed.

Yoon Deok-hee, Head of the Gyeonggi Province Water Resources Headquarters, stated, "Recently, outdoor activities have increased significantly, leading to a growing number of visitors to water play-type water facilities. We will do our utmost to enable residents and children to enjoy water play safely through intensive inspections of water facility management."

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