About

Korea Water Resources Corporation (K-water) was founded in 1967 as a state-owned corporation, responsible for water resources development and management in the Republic of Korea. It has eight regional headquarters, 65 branch offices nationwide and nine branch offices overseas. Its total assets are valued at US$ 16.8 billion and its annual revenue was US$ 5.4 billion in 2011. It provides 11 billion square metres of source water a year, which is 43% of the total amount of source water supplied in Korea.

Awards

Hwaseong, KR - Lighthouse award in Productivity

Jan 2023

The plant retooled itself for a climate-changed operating environment in which raw-water quality is more volatile and demand harder to predict. Operators converted a conventional, manually steered treatment process into an AI-led autonomous operation supported by a digital twin and machine-learning maintenance. The result was a 14% cut in chemical use, a 9-10% cut in energy and CO2 per cubic metre, and a 78% gain in labour efficiency.