SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s tap water supply coverage has reached an impressive 99.5%, according to the 2023 National Waterworks Statistics released by the Ministry of Environment on Wednesday. The report highlights improved water supply infrastructure, reduced leakage rates, and a modest increase in water rates. Key Findings from the Report The [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced on Wednesday the development of innovative technology for efficiently blending carbon dioxide and ozone, essential components for improving the quality of tap water, during the production process of Arisu, Seoul’s tap water brand. Carbon dioxide plays a crucial role in enhancing water purification efficiency by [...]
SEOUL, July 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s government has not found any worm-like organisms in tap water distribution and consumption points nationwide after conducting field inspections of all water purification plants for the past 10 days, the Ministry of Environment said Tuesday. The ministry said it carried out on-site inspections of all 435 water [...]
SEOUL, July 20 (Korea Bizwire) — A growing number of worm-like creatures have been reported in tap water in Seoul, Busan, Gyeonggi Province and other parts of the nation over the past week after residents of Incheon, west of the capital, made the first complaints about weird-looking organisms in their drinking water about two weeks [...]
SEOUL, March 24 (Korea Bizwire) — How safe is Arisu, Seoul’s tap water, when the coronavirus continues to spread? The Seoul Metropolitan Government explained Monday that Arisu is perfectly safe to drink since the virus is completely eradicated during the purification process. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and World Health Organization [...]
SEJONG, Jan. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — A new “Smart Waterworks Management System” that measures tap water quality in real time from the government’s integrated control system and provides customized tap water management services to consumers will be introduced across the country sequentially starting this year. The Ministry of Environment said Tuesday that the smart management [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — How delicious is the tap water in Seoul, known by the name Arisu, and how different is it from the bottled water sold everywhere from convenience stores to large retailers? When comparing Arisu with the top two bottled water brands in the market, there was no difference between the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — In order to relieve the public of its mistrust in tap water and to encourage more people to drink it, the Seoul Metropolitan Government will be holding blind tests of tap water alongside other types of water for those who visit Seoul Citizen Hall in Jung-gu, Seoul. The city [...]
SEOUL, April 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government has announced it will change the packaging of its tap water brand Arisu following calls to reduce the use of plastic bottles. According to a statement from city officials on Tuesday, the 350 milliliter PET bottles used to contain the city’s tap water will become lighter, [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – General satisfaction with the quality of tap water is a sentiment widely shared among South Koreans, as a fact-finding study revealed that over 90 percent have a favorable opinion. However, despite the study’s results, only one in two stated that they actually drank water from the tap. Conducted by [...]