The Importance of Managing Rain Gutters to Prevent Flood Damage: A Guide for Effective Rain Gutter Maintenance

2023-06-24 18:56:00

[앵커]

We are now entering the rainy season in earnest.

In order to prevent flood damage in the city, it is very important to manage rain gutters so that they are not clogged.

However, it is often clogged with garbage or completely covered.

This is reporter Park Jong-hyeok of HCN Chungbuk Broadcasting.

[기자]

When the sewage treatment team members pull up the rainwater inlet trench, all sorts of garbage is revealed in full.

From cigarette butts to plastic straws and paper cups, there are various types.

[서정찬 / 충북 청주시 상당구청 기동반장 : 페트병이라든가 담배꽁초 등 잡쓰레기 등이 많아서 (빗물받이 안에) 망이 있는데 망을 (쓰레기가) 막아버리면 물 전체가 안 내려가는….]

The rain gutter installed between the sidewalk and the road is one of the important flood prevention facilities that drain rainwater from the city.

However, when garbage such as cigarette butts piles up, rainwater flows back and causes flooding damage.

Because of this garbage, there are many cases where the rain gutters are covered with rubber plates or piles.

This is because it is aesthetically ugly and smells bad, and it can cause flooding damage around residential areas.

[박인수 / 충북 청주시 상당구청 하수관리팀장 : (빗물받이를 막는) 그런 행동을 절대 하시면 안 되고 악취가 나면 저희한테 민원 전화를 주시면 접수해서 악취 방지 커버를 설치해 드리니까….]

According to the National Disaster and Safety Research Institute, if the rainwater inlet is blocked by a cover and does not function properly, the depth of flooding is twice as deep as usual.

It was revealed that the rate of flooding to the height of the sidewalk block doubled.

[정도준 / 국립재난안전연구원 연구관 : 2015년 저희가 실험했거든요. 빗물받이 덮개를 막으면 침수가 2배 이상, 침수 높이가 2배 이상 증가하는 거고요.]

Even if someone blocks the rain gutter, there is no clear punishment standard, so it is only guidance.

As Cheongju City is supporting the installation of odor prevention covers, it is urgent to improve citizens’ awareness.

This is HCN News Park Jong-hyuk.

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