Report of the 6th A1-HRD meeting held in Daejeon, Korea!

The 6th A1-HRD meeting was held in Daejeon, Korea, from October 30 to November 1, 2013. The host of

this meeting was Korea Water Resources Corporation (K-water), and the main topic was “Expert training

programs in waterworks” consisting of presentations, a question and answer session, and discussions.

Participating waterworks utilities are as follows. The next meeting will be held in Bangkok, Thailand next

year.

Participating waterworks utilities (Taiwan) Taiwan Water Corporation (TWC)

(Thailand) Metropolitan Waterworks Authority (MWA)

(Korea) The Office of Waterworks, Seoul Metropolitan Government

Korea Water Resources Corporation (K-water)

(Japan) Bureau of Waterworks, Tokyo Metropolitan Government

A total of 27 participants from five waterworks utilities from four countries and regions took part in the

meeting. Each waterworks utility made presentations outlining issues and initiatives that they run related to the

meeting topic, followed by a question and answer session.

After the presentations were made, time was made available for participants to discuss topics that interested

them, with the main topics being “Non-revenue water management” as raised by MWA of Thailand, and

“training of international human resources” as suggested by the Bureau of Waterworks, Tokyo Metropolitan

Government. Participants also aired their views on the future operation of the meetings, and agreed to talk

about to more technical oriented topics while retaining a key focus on human resources training.

Participants also proposed moving to a 2-session meeting, and the next meeting will be held over two

sessions to discuss two separate topics.

Tours of K-water Academy facilities were also conducted, including tours of the water quality management

center, water resource management center and Daecheong Dam.

Questions and opinions raised during discussions

★ What requirements are there to be certified as an expert? What is the most important factor for being

selected?

★ (for waterworks utilities with a focus on Non-revenue water management) What type of training is available,

and how many courses are provided?

★ Please provide information on new training sessions at each waterworks utility.

★ What type of training or lecturer education is available for each training lecturer?

★ Measures against non-revenue water is one of the most important matters for our waterworks utilities. We

would like to hear about initiatives taken by more advanced waterworks utilities to prevent water leakage.

A vibrant question and answer session was held during the meeting on the presentations made by each

waterworks utility, where participants were able to share knowledge and experience with each other on the

various initiatives and issues that they faced. Each waterworks utility also raised a range of opinions on the

operation method of the network into the future, which resulted in a valuable exchange of opinions. The

relationship between members of the network felt more cohesive with the range of opinions shared during the

meeting and tours, and despite its short time, the meeting proved to be a valuable event for interaction.

7th A1-HRD Meeting MWA will be host of the 7th meeting for 2014, to be held in Bangkok, Thailand. The two topics of the meeting

will be “Activities to enhance trust of the tap water (Improving water quality and publicity aimed at customers)”

and “Introductions of present good ideas with more technical content,” with various presentations and

discussions planned.

Scene from the meeting

Meeting venue Presentations Tour of facilities

K-water Water Management Center Scene from a tour Tour of Daecheong Dam