Daejeon Metropolitan Waterworks Authority


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The Safest and Cleanest Top Water & Happy Citizens. Daejeon city water is officially verified clean and safe water.
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  • Water Quality Test Status
    water quality test status
    Items Legal Test Present Test Remarks
    No. of Items Test Cycle No. of Items Test Cycle
    Daecheongho Lake -   11 Once a week (once a month) City Water Technology Laboratory
    Water Source -
    -
    6
    25
    -
    Weekly
    Monthly
    Quarterly
    6
    13
    37
    37
    6 Times per Day
    Weekly
    Monthly
    Quarterly
    Filtration Plant Office
    City Water Technology Laboratory
    Same as Above
    Same as Above
    Influent -
    -
    Weekly
    Monthly
    13
    37
    Weekly
    Monthly
    Same as Above
    Same as Above
    Daily Test 6 At least once per day 7 Six times or more per day Filtration Plant Office
    Weekly Test 8 At least once per week 21 At least once per week City Water Technology Laboratory
    Filtration Plant Office
    Monthly Test 50 At least once per month 57 At least twice per month City Water Technology Laboratory
    Quarterly Test 57 At least once per quarter 57 At least twice per month City Water Technology Laboratory
    Monitoring Item Test 9
    22
    At least once per quarte
    At least once per year
    145 At least once per quarter City Water Technology Laboratory
    Aged Pipe 11 At least once per month 11 (15 points) At least once per month City Water Technology Laboratory
    Water Quality Test by Supply Step 12 At least once per quarter 12 (48 points) At least once per quarter City Water Technology Laboratory
  • Water Quality Standard
    water quality standard
    No Items Standards No Items Standards
    1 Bacteria 100CFU/mL or less 30 Toluene 0.7mg/l or less
    2 Total Coliforms NOT Detected/100ml 31 Ethyl Benzene 0.3mg/l or less
    3 E. Coli NOT Detected/100ml 32 Xylene 0.5mg/l or less
    4 Fecal Coliforms NOT Detected/100ml 33 1.1-Dichloroethylene 0.03mg/l or less
    5 Pb 0.05mg/l or less 34 Carbon Tetrachloride 0.002mg/l or less
    6 F 1.5mg/l or less 35 1.2-dibromo-3-chloropropane 0.003mg/l or less
    7 As 0.05mg/l or less 36 Hardness 300mg/l or less
    8 Se 0.01mg/l or less 37 Consumption of KMnO4 10mg/l or less
    9 Hg 0.001mg/l or less 38 Odor Odorless
    10 CN 0.01mg/l or less 39 Taste Tasteless
    11 Cr+6 0.05mg/l or less 40 Cu 1mg/l or less
    12 NH4-N 0.5mg/l or less 41 Color 5 degree or less
    13 NO3-N 10.0mg/l or less 42 ABS 0.5mg/l or less
    14 Cd 0.005mg/l or less 43 Ph 5.8 - 8.5
    15 B 1.0mg/l or less 44 Zn 3mg/l or less
    16 Phenol 0.005mg/l or less 45 Cl-1 250mg/l or less
    17 THM 0.1mg/l or less 46 Re 500mg/l or less
    18 Chloroform 0.08mg/l or less 47 Fe 0.3mg/l or less
    19 Bromochloromethane 0.03mg/l or less 48 Mn 0.3mg/l or less
    20 Chlorodibromomethane 0.1mg/l or less 49 Turbidity 0.5NTU or less
    21 Diazinon 0.02mg/l or less 50 So4-2 200mg/l or less
    22 Parathion 0.06mg/l or less 51 Al 0.2mg/l or less
    23 Fenitrothion 0.04mg/l or less 52 Free Available Residual Chlorine 4.0mg/l or less
    24 Carbaryl 0.07mg/l or less 53 Chloral Hydrate 0.03mg/l or less
    25 1,1,1-Trichloroethane 0.1mg/l or less 54 Dibromoacetonitrile 0.1mg/l or less
    26 Tetrachloroethylene 0.01mg/l or less 55 Dichloroacetonitrile 0.09mg/l or less
    27 Trichloroethylene 0.03mg/l or less 56 Trichloroacetonitrile 0.004mg/l or less
    28 Dichloromethane 0.02mg/l or less 57 Haloacetic Acids 0.1mg/l or less
    29 Benzene 0.01mg/l or less      
  • Water Quality Test Items and Standards for the Water Source
    water quality test items and standards for the water source
    Items Standards Items Standards
    Water Temperature ¡É Hg -
    pH 6.5-8.5 Se -
    BOD - Organic Phosphorus -
    COD 2§·/§¤or less PCBs -
    Suspended Solids 1§·/§¤or less Carbaryl -
    Dissolved Oxygen 7.5§·/§¤ or more 111-trichloroethane -
    Total Coliforms 50/100m§¤ or less Tetrachloroethylene -
    Fecal Coliforms 10/100m§¤ or less Trichloroethylene -
    NH 3-N - Chlorophyll-a 5§·/§©or less
    NO3-N - Electrical Conductivity -
    T-N 0.2§·/§¤ or less Cu -
    T-P 0.01§·/§¤ or less Mn -
    Sodium Lauryl Sulfate - Carbon Tetrachloride -
    Phenol - 1,2-dichloroethane -
    CN - Dichloromethane -
    F - Benzene -
    As - Chloroform -
    Cd - Antimony
    Pb - Diethylhexylphthalate
    Cr+6 -    
    Remarks
    ¡Ø The figure in parentheses of SS refers to water quality criteria.
    ¡Ø If T-N/T-P is 7 or less, T-N is applied. If it is 16 or more, T-P is applied.
    ¡Ø The criteria for T-N and T-P will NOT be applied to stream water.
  • Taps at Home
    taps at home
    Gu (District): Samples Items Test Cycle Test Results
    Dong-gu: 44 Points
    Jung-gu: 46 Points
    Seo-gu: 44 Points
    Yuseong-gu: 26 Points
    Daedeok-gu: 20 Points
    Bacteria, total coliforms, free available residual chlorine, pH, odor, taste, fecal coliforms, E. coli (8 items at 180 points) Once a Month Water quality test results amounting to 180 points: All items meet water quality standards.