The water supply reservoir, Obong Reservoir, supplying water for daily use to Gangneung City in Gangwon Province, where drought continues, has seen its water level drop to 12.4%. Gangneung City plans to implement restricted water supply measures such as timed restrictions and alternating day supply if the water level falls below 10%.
According to the Korea Rural Community Corporation (KRC), the water level of Obong Reservoir was recorded at 12.4% as of 11:20 a.m. on that day. This is a decrease of 0.2 percentage points from the previous day. The average water level is 71.0%.
As the water level of Obong Reservoir dropped, Gangneung City has been conducting restricted supply and transportation of water to 113 apartments (approximately 45,000 households) and 10 large accommodation facilities in the Hongje Water Treatment Plant supply area since the 6th. This location has water tanks that hold more than 100 tons.
In the meantime, there are observations that if the drought continues, the water level of Obong Reservoir will decrease rapidly. According to data titled 'Weekly Status and Outlook of Living and Industrial Water Drought for the First Week of September' released on the 5th by the National Drought Information Portal, the water level of Obong Reservoir is projected to fall below 5% within four weeks if it does not rain, even though response measures vary.
According to this data, the Gwangdong Dam, which supplies water to Samcheok, Jeongseon, and Taebaek in Gangwon Province, is expected to soon elevate its drought level from 'interest' to 'caution'. Currently, the water level of Gwangdong Dam is at 38%, which is only about 60% of the level in previous years.
The Soyanggang and Chungju Dams, which supply water to the metropolitan area, are also expected to soon enter the 'interest' drought level. The Andong and Imha Dams, which elevated their drought level to 'caution' on the 3rd, will maintain their current drought level. The Andong and Imha Dams supply water to 16 cities and counties in the Yeongnam region.