Vision

The best research institute in water supply and drainage area providing total solution for water supply technology

Main business

Developing future water-supply technique connected with new management strategies

• - Development of SWG (Smart Water Grid) element technology connected with new management strategies and technical strategies
• - Customized water supply for creating food of the future and development of low-energy eco-friendly water treatment technology

Developing field-customized water supply technique and reinforcing the role of shared growth

• - Support for commercializing K-Water brand technology and improving completeness
• - Development of technique for solving pending issues and proliferation of performance
• - Shared growth through a cooperation with other small and medium enterprises in water supple area and construction of cooperative ecosystem

Expanding the role of hub of water supply and drainage technologies by strengthening the connection between industry, academy, and research

• - Promotion of the expansion of [K-Water Water Supply and Drainage Development Forum] in industry, academy, and research for seeking a way to improve pending issues related to water supply and drainage techniques and proposing strategies

Operational direction

The best research institute in water supply and drainage area providing total solution for water supply technology

Development of future water-supply technique connected with new management strategies

• Operating a department in full charge, [Smart Water Management Technique- ensuring Planning Group], to support technical strategies
• Promoting prior planning and research to secure K-Water's SWG technology
• Designing vertical water treatment and developing operating techniques for such
• Developing technique for constructing dispersal-type water supply system (national project)
• Developing water quality-customized water treatment process (national project)
• Developing technique for managing and operating smart water pipe network based on smart meter (national project)

Development of water treatment technology for creating future food

• Reinforcing the commercialization of Ultrapure Water supply business and seawater desalination business
• Securing and verifying technique for designing industrial waste water facilities
• Developing sludge-reducing technique

Design and development of field-customized water supply facilities and operating techniques

• Developing technique for operating water treatment facilities for controlling smelly substances and filtration failure algae
• Developing BAT technique and technique for the best operation of drainwater from filtration plant
• Developing pipe-cleaning technique for managing water quality of water pipe network

About the department

Water Supply Research Center takes the lead in supplying healthy water and developing national businesses by producing and supplying high-quality tap water and operating and managing sewerage system and developing key technologies related to industrial waste water.

To develop future water supply technologies connected with new management strategies, it operates TF which is a planning group for securing smart water-management techniques and is also conducting a research to secure K-Water's Smart Water Grid (SWG) at present.

The development of technique for constructing dispersal-type water supply system and vertical water treatment design developed by performing tasks of research group of Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport for the purpose of safe and stable water supply suitable for paradigm of future society were nominated for "100 excellent performances of national research and development" by Ministry of Science, ICT, and Future Planning and "Project Innovation Awards" which is a award to be given by International Water Association after evaluating the excellence and innovativeness in water engineering areas in the world and Honor Award were received in East Asia and other global areas.







[Vertical water treatment instantiation facilities] Cheongju filtration plant, 1,000m/day)

Furthermore, it does its utmost to provide high-quality, safe and healthy tap water to the nation through the development of water quality-customized water treatment process and techniques for operating and managing smart meter-based smart water pipe network



[Travelling water treatment plant]
(Surface water: 60m/day, underground water: 90m/day)



[Smart meter system]



[Ultrapure Water production pilot plant]
(25m/day)



[Inorganic industrial waste water treatment plant]
(10m/day)

It also contributes to the realization of water welfare of the nation with strengthened commercialization of seawater desalination techniques and conducts researches to lead future technologies in 100 years, developing Microorganism Fuel Cell (MFC)-based self energy supporting water treatment technique and sludge-reducing technique.



[Microorganism Fuel Cell (MFC) pilot plant]
(Gyeryong terminal disposal plant
of sewage, 1m/day)



[K-water's advanced sewage sludge reduction technique]
(K-EBR" 5m/day: thermohydrolysis device
(THP) + Electrosorption device (CDI))

It supports K-Water as well as water supply and drainage operation efficiency project, developing techniques for designing, operating, and managing field-customized water supply facilities. It does its best for continuous water supply by solving current pending issues through the development of water treatment technique for controlling smelly substance and algae causing filtration failure, the optimal operation of drainwater from filtration plant, and the development of BAT technique and also makes great efforts to supply healthy tap water safely to home by developing pipe-cleaning technique for managing the water quality of water pipe network.



[Model water supply pipe-cleaning plant and smart flushing equipment]



[Pipe-cleaning demonstration project]

Research Institute for Water Supply and Drainage will continue to do its utmost for the advancement of techniques for water supply and drainage in Korea, achieving practical research performance by developing various researches with the utilization of site of water supply and drainage, model, and demonstration plant infrastructures being operated by K-Water.



[Water treatment demonstration plant]
(2,000m/day)



[Water treatment facility]
(filtration plant in Seongnam)



[Model plant facility]
(drainwater treatment)



[Industrial water facility]
(Hyundai-Steel in Dangjin)