As part of multi-billion dollar K-Water municipality development, Xylem has won a major contract to treat municipal drinking water for a new high-tech industrial zone in Korea.

The contract will see ultraviolet (UV) advanced oxidation process (AOP) technology utilised for the first time in a municipal drinking water system in South Korea.                                                                                                                             

The 101,000 m³/day water treatment facility will be the first step in the development of a new USD$3 billion ‘Sihwa Multi-Tech Valley’ project; a Government-backed regional industrial development initiative being implemented by the K-Water municipality.

The first phase of the project will use UV advanced oxidation process technology to treat over 101,000 m³ of water per day and is due to be completed by July 2014.

The second phase will involve upgrading infrastructure to treat 28,000 m³ of water per day. Technology installation on site in the Gyeong-gi province in South Korea is set for early 2014.

Xylem’s Wedeco UV K-reactors and Wedeco AOP technology will be used in the existing Siheung wastewater treatment plant - the first UV AOP application for a municipal drinking water system in South Korea, according to the company.

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