Process of
establishment of Water Supply Agency
To
deal with increasing demand of municipal water, Japanese Government made Water
Resources Development Promotion Law and Water Resources Development Corporation
Law in 1962, and urgently started developing water resources in urban areas.
In northern
Then,
we, two cities and nine towns in the Chikugo basin in
southern Fukuoka Prefecture, established Kurume and
Wide Area Municipalities (based on Water System Promotion and Arrangement
Summary for Wide Area Supply in municipalities by Ministry of General Affairs)
in July 1970 and we made Plan for Wide Area Water Utility as one of the most
important plans aiming at the guarantee of water supply for all usual domestic
purposes.
In
fact, the population served by water supply as percent of the total population
is 59.6% in this area in March 1970 and itfs very low in comparison of 72.8% , the average ratio of
In
order to carry out this plan,
1. make efficient use of city
water supply widely
2. avoid overlapping
investment by each community
3. efficient disposition and
management in each facility
4. try to introduce financial
support from the Government
From
these points of view, three cities and four towns in this area including Chikugo city cooperated and established
Outline of our business
activity
We
started this business in March 1973, and supplied 76,740㎥/day at that time. Then, we began water supply partially in June 1976. Later
on, we started 1st.Expansion Project in 1983 according to the expansion
of water supply for Omuta city and two towns .Due to
this project, we completed the facilities which could supply 93,700㎥/day max.
Further,
we started 2nd Expansion Project to expand the maximum amount of
water supply up to 150,400㎥/day in 1989 according to
the expansion of water supply for Yame city and two
towns and in 1993 we began water supply for these places which newly joined us.
Then we got the permission of the amendment
of 2nd Expansion Project telling the maximum amount would be 157,640㎥/day according to the expansion of water supply
for Amagi city(merged and called Asakura
city at present) and Chikuzen town(seven cities, five towns and a water supply agency at present) in March
2005. Now this project is under construction.
History of Southern Fukuoka Water Supply Agency
|
Date |
Main projects |
|
1971/5/17 |
the committee for the purpose of establishing Water Supply Agency
established by Kurume city, Okawa
city, Joujima town, Oki town, Mizuma
town and Kitano town |
|
8/12 |
Chikugo city join the committee |
|
10/30 |
permission for the establishment of |
|
1973/3/30 |
permission for a partial
amendment of the rules from Fukuoka Governor (Yanagawa
city joins) (consist of 4 cities and 4 towns) |
|
3/31 |
submit the application
for the approval of water wholesaler to Minister of Health and Welfare and it
is approved at the same date |
|
1977/4/1 |
Kitano town withdraws and
Ogori city, Kitano town and Tachiarai
town join after establishing Mii Water Supply
Agency (consist of 4 cities, 3 towns and 1 water supply agency) |
|
6/1 |
start water supply from
the Chikugo river intake |
|
1980/6/10 |
request of making a plan
for development of water supply in wide area to Fukuoka Governor |
|
1983/1/19 |
permission for a partial amendment of the rules from Fukuoka Governor (Omuta city, Yamato city and Takada town join)(consist of
5 cities, 5 towns and 1 water supply agency) |
|
7/29 |
start 1st
Expansion Project according to the approval from Minister of Health and
Welfare ( 93,700㎥/day max) |
|
1986/7/1 |
complete Omuta
water transmission project and start water supply |
|
1989/10/1 |
permission for an
amendment of the rules (below) from Fukuoka Governor (consist of 6 cities, 7 towns and 1
water supply agency) Etransform
the name to Southern Fukuoka Water Supply Agency EYame city, Hirokawa town and Tachibana
town join Eadd
waterworks as joint affairs (except for a project the entities
concerned works on by itself ) E adoptgfull-time presidenthsystem |
|
12/26 |
start 2nd
Expansion Project according to the approval from Minister of Health and
Welfare (150,400㎥/day max) |
|
1994/4/1 |
start water supply for Yame city, Hirokawa town and
Tachibana town |
|
1995/8/1 |
start distributing water
according to the completion of Yame water intake
facility |
|
1998/3/25 |
complete Minami and Omuta water transmission connecting pipes |
|
2002/10/1 |
permission for an amendment of the
rules from Fukuoka Governor AmagiEAsakura Wide Area Municipal
Union joins (Amagi city, Miwa town and Yasu town) (consist of 6 cities, 7 towns, 1 water
supply agency and 1 union) |
|
2005/2/5 |
form |
|
3/21 |
Yanagawa city, Yamato town and Mitsuhashi town merge and form Yanagawa
city |
|
3/22 |
AmagiEAsakura Wide Area Municipal
Union withdraws and Amagi city and Chikuzen town join (Miwa town and Yasu town merge and form Chikuzen
town) permission for an
amendment of the rules from Fukuoka Governor (consist of 7 cities, 5 towns and 1
water supply agency) |
|
3/25 |
start 2nd Expansion Project(amended)
according to the approval of Minister of Health and Welfare |
|
2006/3/20 |
Amagi city, Asakura
town and Haki town merge and form Asakura city Asakura city joins
|
|
10/1 |
Joyo town merges with Yame city |
|
2007/1/29 |
Setaka town, Yamakawa town and Takada town merge and form Miyama city (consist
of 8 cities,4 towns and 1 water supply agency) |
|
2008/8/27 |
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|
2009/4/1 |
start
water supply for Asakura city |
|
2009/7/1 |
start
water supply Tikuzen town (consist
of 8 cities, 4 towns and 1 water supply agency) |