Current state
In the central districts, the drought become more severe from last winter. People who are engaged in work related to water such as farmers, representatives of the company are suffering from water shortages.
The following contents represent the situation of the Soyang River-dam belonging to North Hangang. The sedimentary layers are exposed due to drying up. Fishing boats and facility of landing place stood on the bare ground and the ground was cracked like the back of turtle.
The water level of Chungju-dam belonging to the upper reaches of South Hangang went down to the third level. The stream changed to the streamlet. The place which was in sufficient water changed to wasteland so only a trace remained of the water. The site for houses submerged appeared just as it was.
Although it is combined by the amount of water in Soyang River-dam and Chungju-dam, there are shortages of the volume of water kept in store about 7 billion tons compared with the averaged year. The amount of this water can be used by citizen in Seoul for 200 days. Last year, the volume of water records the lowest because the precipitation in the central districts was half of the normal cases.
The city water supplied from the dam can be separated by water for keeping, agricultural, and living. It was already given up the discharge for maintaining water level of Hangang. The important thing is how much we can endure with current pondage. It can be endured only until the end of June. If the water level become down for 4.7 meters, we have to reduce the agricultural water and for 5 meter, we have to reduce the living water.
The areas leaned against on the small river or the reservoirs are in more severe situation. The following contents are about the reservoir of the northern Gyeonggi-do which supply the industrial water. The edge of the reservoir dried up completely and just around the sluice gate water remained.
In the cracked ground, only the dust fly. In near river it's been a long time since it was exposed bare ground. Although it was established as the water-intake facilities, but it cannot be used due to drying up completely since last winter. An industrial complex of dyeong depended on the reservoir and the rivers is using 1.7 times expensive tap water.
A mountain village was in dry valley went so far as to carry drinking water since last winter. The Kangwon-do has been assisted for drinking 3,600 tons water. In addition, the Korea Meteorological Administration said that small amounts of rain will fall in the central districts. It is worrisome that the damage will bigger caused by the drought.
The following contents represent the situation of the Soyang River-dam belonging to North Hangang. The sedimentary layers are exposed due to drying up. Fishing boats and facility of landing place stood on the bare ground and the ground was cracked like the back of turtle.
The water level of Chungju-dam belonging to the upper reaches of South Hangang went down to the third level. The stream changed to the streamlet. The place which was in sufficient water changed to wasteland so only a trace remained of the water. The site for houses submerged appeared just as it was.
Although it is combined by the amount of water in Soyang River-dam and Chungju-dam, there are shortages of the volume of water kept in store about 7 billion tons compared with the averaged year. The amount of this water can be used by citizen in Seoul for 200 days. Last year, the volume of water records the lowest because the precipitation in the central districts was half of the normal cases.
The city water supplied from the dam can be separated by water for keeping, agricultural, and living. It was already given up the discharge for maintaining water level of Hangang. The important thing is how much we can endure with current pondage. It can be endured only until the end of June. If the water level become down for 4.7 meters, we have to reduce the agricultural water and for 5 meter, we have to reduce the living water.
The areas leaned against on the small river or the reservoirs are in more severe situation. The following contents are about the reservoir of the northern Gyeonggi-do which supply the industrial water. The edge of the reservoir dried up completely and just around the sluice gate water remained.
In the cracked ground, only the dust fly. In near river it's been a long time since it was exposed bare ground. Although it was established as the water-intake facilities, but it cannot be used due to drying up completely since last winter. An industrial complex of dyeong depended on the reservoir and the rivers is using 1.7 times expensive tap water.
A mountain village was in dry valley went so far as to carry drinking water since last winter. The Kangwon-do has been assisted for drinking 3,600 tons water. In addition, the Korea Meteorological Administration said that small amounts of rain will fall in the central districts. It is worrisome that the damage will bigger caused by the drought.