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Dr. Chun-Su Chon has been an exemplary engineer through his life in academic and industrial engineering. He taught as lecturer, assistant professor and adjunct associate professor at the Universities in USA and Korea, and gave lectures for the reeducation of the government officers. He also partici-pated in various Civil Engineering affiliated

Societies such as KSCE, ASCE, Geotechnical Engineering Society, Geosynthetics Society of Korea and International Geotechnical and Soil Mechanics and Foundation Society, and etc. Dr. Chon was selected as a member of the National Academy of Engineering of Ko-rea in March 1997 and became an Honorary member in March 2008, a Fellow member of KSCE in April 2009, and Fellow member of ASCE in September 2002. Dr. Chon has a Professional Civil Engineer license in Korea, New Jersey, and California, USA. He also has Class A Contractor License in California, USA and Topographical Surveyor License in Ko-rea. He has been the President of the ASCE Korea Group since 1997. Dr. Chon has actively participated in inter-national work in USA, UAE, Libya, Angola, Iran, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Indonesia and etc., in the field of geotechnical engineering. As

Director and Vice President of KSCE, he has been responsible for overseas coopera-tion with other international Societies and Institutes. He visited many countries to par-ticipate in international conferences, and to sign the Agreement of Cooperation between KSCE and other overseas Organizations such as ASCE of the USA, ICEs of Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nepal, and Philippines.From April 2001 to August 2004, Dr. Chon was selected as the Secretary General of the ACECC. As the Secretary General, he operated and managed the ACECC success-fully during his term and also assisted for the successful completion of the 3rd CECAR held in in Seoul in August 2004. He has been an excellent supporter of the ACECC activities even after his term was ended. He retired in 2008 from Daewoo Engineering Company as Vice Chairman.

2013 ACeCC Civil engineering Achievement Award

Chun-Su Chon (Ph.D., P.E., F.KSCE, F.ASCE)

K-water, a water management organization in South Korea, has upgraded infrastruc-ture for water supply and contributed to the improvement of people’s quality of life and welfare by developing and managing water resources in an integrated way. As a government water management orga-

nization engaging in flood control, water supply, improvement of river water quality, and etc. through developing and operating multi-purpose dams, K-water has played a leading role in the successful implementa-tion of the Project for the Government.With a lot of practical and technical experi-ences in the field of water resources man-agement for over 40 years, K-water has

played an initiative role in conducing the 4 Major Rivers Restoration Project (4MRRP). Totaling up to KRW 22.2 trillion (USD 19.3 billion) in terms of scale, the Project will be conducted from 2009 to 2012, to re-store the 4 major rivers [i.e., the Han River (255km), the Nakdong River (470km), the Geum River (272km), and the Yeongsan River (269km)], based on inter-ministerial

2013 ACeCC Outstanding Civil engineering Project Award

4 Major Rivers Restoration Project by K-water

Introduction

The ACECC Civil Engineering Achievement Award is presented to a person belonging to a member society of ACECC who has made a significant contribution to the advancement of international civil engineering or to the development of social infrastructure in Asia or in ACECC member economies, and who has gained recognition for that contribution from the community for which he/she has worked.The KSCE is proud to announce that the 2013 ACECC Civil Engineering Achievement Award has been given to Dr. Chun-Su Chon for his extensive contribution to the development of civil engineering in Asia and in ACECC member economies.

involvements. There are five key objectives to the project:1) to secure abundant water re-sources against potential water scarcity; 2) to implement comprehensive flood control; 3) to improve water quality and restore the ecosystems that both rely on and feed the river system; 4) to create multi-use spaces for local residents; and 5) to create condi-tions for further revitalization of these river systems under regional authorities.The remarkable benefits of the 4MRRP include flood control, water security, improvement of water quality and river environment, generation of green energy, and etc. With dredging and multi-purpose weir-building, it will be possible to secure 920 million m3 of flood control capacity; as of September 2011, during the extreme flood events, it was revealed that water level had decreased by 2.1~3.8m. It is projected that, around the time the Project has been completed, water level will drop by 0.4~3.9m even under potential design flood. 1.17 billion m3 of storage capacity, additionally secured through developing new weirs, would not just contribute to the improvement of water utilization of service areas that use the 4 major rivers as water sources.The operation of movable weirs, fish ways and small hydropower will be helpful in maintaining the dynamic flow of rivers, reducing pollutants, and thereby, improving the quality and ecology of river water and groundwater. The impoundment of water using newly developed weirs that can be used to offset the impacts of any events causing water pollution, will enable pollut-ed drinking water to recover what it used to be like before pollution, 3 times faster than without the weirs. Also, green energy generated through constructing small hydropower plants at 16 weirs in the riversides can be used to replace 470,000 barrels of oil, reduce 150,000 tons of greenhouse gas, and thereby, contribute to the prevention of global warming. The project results in the creation of many new jobs, furthering economic growth that

also broadens the horizon of Korea’s green growth initiative. It was introduced by the Korean Government in January 2009 as part of its “Green New Deal” policy. It was later included in the five-year national plan released in July 2009, with a total budget of KRW 22.2 trillion, or approximately USD 19 billion.K-water has initiatively conducted envi-ronment-friendly energy projects to reduce

greenhouse gas emissions and various overseas projects [e.g., ODA (Official De-velopment Assistance) projects] to assist developing countries solve water problems using its own technical and best practices. As you know, solving water problems caused by climate change requires the joint involvement of the international com-munity, not just a single country.

Project Photographs

•• Culture Pavillion "The ARC"

•• Ipo Weir

•• Gangjeong Goryeong Weir

•• Gangcheon Weir