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South Korea Nears Completion of Controversial River Rehab

24 May 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s controversial $18 billion USD project to revive the country’s four key rivers while fostering sustainable power and farming will be completed this year, according to the project’s e

Eaton Corp. Wins Contract to Restore Barrage Gate on Nakdong River

25 Oct 2010 - 20:58 by Local Press Report

MN, EDEN PRAIRIE (Eaton Corporation) — Eaton Corporation will be the hydraulic system supplier for restoration of a large barrage gate on South Korea's Nakdong River. The $4.1 million USD contract involves supplying

DHV Design Used for Nakdong Barrier

18 Jan 2010 - 20:57 by Local Press Report

BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA (Water World) — Engineering consultancy DHV's design will be used to build the the Nakdong Barrier. The existing barrier is 20 years old and needs to be extended due to the effects of climate change.

Journal Lawmakers Call for End to River Revival Project

12 Oct 2009 - 20:58 by Local Press Report

SEOUL (JoongAng Daily (South Korea)) — Some lawmakers are demanding that the government stop its plan to revive four major Korean rivers, the Han, Nakdong, Geum and Yeongsan. The project's opponents raised

Poor Water Management Contributes to Shortages in Nakdong River

9 Mar 2009 - 20:57 by Local Press Report

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA (Chosun (South Korea)) — Inadequate water management on the part of the Korea Water Resources Corporation is contributing to water shortages in the Nakdong River. Five multi-purpose dams along the Nakdong River can

Nakdong River Needs Protection From Chemical Contamination

2 Feb 2009 - 20:57 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean environmental experts are urging that the Nakdong River, one of the country's main water sources, be protected from increasingly frequent chemical contamination.

South Korea's Gumi Water Treatment Plant Contaminated

11 Mar 2008 - 19:36 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

South Korea, GIMCHEON — — Water supply from Gumi water treatment plant in North Gyeongsang province was stopped temporarily last week, after a toxic chemical was found in one of its water sources.

South Korea: Water Supply Cut Off Due to Phenol Leak

3 Mar 2008 - 20:25 by Local Press Report

SEOUL, South Korea (Chosunilbo (South Korea)) — — Tap water has been cut off in cities in the southeastern part of the county after phenol was found in the Nakdong River.

The phenol concentration was approximately 0.015 parts per million