Water Supply for 'Honam' Chip Complex Faces Feasibility Concerns

South Korea's National Research Service for Parliament questioned the stability of water supply for the Honam chip complex. The complex needs about 650,000 tons of industrial water per day, but annual dam inflow fluctuations reach +84% and -72.2%.

• Honam complex requires about 650,000 tons of industrial water per day
• Plan: 300,000 tons from Dongbok Dam, 100,000 each from three dams, and 50,000 from Chuam Dam
• Inflow fluctuations: +84% in 2024 and -72.2% in 2022
• Another 300,000 tons per day planned from Gwangju sewage treatment plants