Water Resources Safety Management System

Pre-emptive Water Management Using K-water’s Precipitation Forecasting System

In order to more proactively respond to abnormal weather phenomena caused by climate change and reflect the structural characteristics of dams and barrages situated in complicated topography, K-water has established a precipitation forecasting system based on ICT technologies that provide facility operators with real-time analyses and forecasts.

K-water’s Precipitation Prediction Model is built in a 3 x 3 km grid to resolve specific topographical characteristics of dams and barrages, to provide quantitative precipitation forecasting data for 120 hours (5 days every hour) four times a day for the pre-emptive identification of water hazards and water management tasks.

K-water Dam-Barrage Precipitation Prediction Model Production implies water treatment and Operation System

Water Disaster Management Using a Real-Time Monitoring System

In order to preemptively prepare and respond to water disasters, K-water collects data from multi-purpose dams, dams for various uses, multi-functional barrages, flood control reservoir water levels, and precipitation observations every minute and operates a real-time water gate data quality management system to improve the accuracy and credibility of water level and precipitation data. Established in 2007, K-water operates a water management system that monitors watersheds and river basins through real-time monitoring from a centralized control room, providing integrated information analyses on water quality and volume which are invaluable for optimizing management services.

View of the Water Control Room (Headquarters)

Sample of the Real-time Monitoring Screen for Dams-Barrages