Garbage Collects in South Korea’s Water Supply

After an unusually hot summer and a drought earlier in the season, heavy rain has come to the central regions of South Korea, washing in with it piles of garbage in a main water source.

Daecheong Lake, South Korea’s third largest artificial lake built between 1975 and 1980, is the main water-supply for Chungcheong Province. It supplies roughly 1.5 billion tons of water to the region and is normally known for its clear water beautiful setting at the foot of Mt. Yasan.

However, the lake has now collected copious amounts of garbage that has been washed in with the heavy rain. 

The Korea Water Resources Corporation has been attempting to stop the flow of trash into the reservoir by using floating barriers.

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