Korea Water Resources Corporation (K-water) to Cut Water Bills in Flood-Hit Geoje and Other Areas, Puts All Efforts Into Recovery Support

[Financial News] Korea Water Resources Corporation (K-water) is offering water bill reductions and relief support for the special disaster zones of Geoje and Tongyeong in Gyeongsangnam-do, which were hit by record-breaking torrential rain.
K-water said on the 26th that it will reduce bulk water supply fees for Geoje-si, Gyeongsangnam-do, and Sanyang-eup and Bongpyeong-dong in Tongyeong-si, which the government designated as special disaster zones. The total reduction is expected to reach as much as 600 million won.
That day, K-water President Yoon Seok-dae visited flood-hit sites in Geoje to inspect the restoration of water facilities and delivered relief supplies, including food and bottled water, together with the employee volunteer team. He also checked on field support efforts such as the operation of a mobile laundry vehicle.
Since immediately after the flooding, K-water has deployed mobile laundry and disinfection vehicles to the Okpo-dong area of Geoje. It also urgently supplied more than 24,000 bottles of emergency drinking water to island and mountainous areas through its bottled water plant in Miryang and other facilities. More than 60 water trucks were also rotated through the affected areas to help secure drinking water.
In addition, the employee volunteer team supported the removal of mud and the cleanup of household waste in flooded areas. Together with daily necessities, the company is also pushing relief support worth 30 million won in total, including a 20 million won recovery donation delivered through the Hope Bridge Korea Disaster Relief Association.
K-water said it has also been working on restoring damaged water facilities and slope failures near Yeonchodaem through its emergency response headquarters. It completed the recovery by installing temporary bypass pipelines and setting up emergency interconnections, and said it has resumed normal water supply across all areas after confirming water quality safety.
Yoon said, "The top priority is helping residents who lost their homes and livelihoods in the flood return to normal life and regain stability as quickly as possible." He added, "We will continue to provide practical support that the company can offer, including safe tap water supply and water bill reductions, until the end."
Meanwhile, the water bill reduction will be carried out in a way that local governments first reduce the bills of affected residents and then apply to the corporation. Affected businesses only need to submit a damage confirmation certificate issued by the local government, and the reduction will apply to one month of water bills.
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