Input string to search. It’s forbidden letter.
Prevention of Discharge of Contaminants and Hygienic Water Conservancy in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

    As a part of projects for the protection of the air environment, the undertakings to prevent the discharge of contaminants and conserve water hygienically are being undergone on a regular basis.

    All the organs, enterprises and organizations are equipped with facilities preventing the discharge of contaminants including smoke, gas and the like capable of polluting air so as to prevent air pollution by running them on a regular basis. Places for the proper storing and purifying toxic materials and vermin’s egg are set so as to prevent soil pollution. In the DPRK, water is divided into drinking, household and industrial water so as to secure the hygienic water conservancy.

    Organs, enterprises and organizations preserve rivers and lakes, reservoirs and underground water utilized in producing drinking water, household water and industrial water on the hygienic basis, and they discharge the used water after thoroughgoing purifying and sterilizing them.

    Facilities for the hygienic conservancy of drinking water and household water and other facilities for hygienic use of water are furnished or repaired after the inspection of hygienic and anti-epidemic establishments. Standard of quality of drinking and household water is set by the Cabinet and a person in charge of drinking water supply is appointed through the agreement of a hygienic and anti-epidemic establishment in the region concerned. Drinking and household water is disinfected through the sterilizations by chlorine, ultraviolet sterilization, ozone and boiling, and water disinfectant and the coagulant and the like are used after the inspection of the hygienic and anti-epidemic establishment in the region concerned.