▲ 주광덕 남양주시장(사진제공=남양주시청)  © 브레이크뉴스 하인규 기자

(남양주=브레이크뉴스 경기동북부)하인규 기자=남양주시(시장 주광덕)가 불합리한 상수원 중첩규제 개선을 위해 합리적인 핀셋형 규제 완화를 추진한다.

남양주시는 전체 면적의 36.9%가 개발제한구역, 42.6%가 자연보전권역, 42.5%가 팔당호 특별대책지역에 속한다.

또, 상수원보호구역, 수변구역 등 경기도 내 31개 시군 중 가장 많은 9개의 중첩규제로 인해 시민 생활에 막대한 제약이 따르고 있다.

특히 조안면과 화도읍 주민들은 1970년대부터 시작된 상수원보호구역, 수변구역, 개발제한구역 등으로 생존에 직접적인 위협을 받아왔다.

민선8기 남양주시는 기존의 중앙부처에 의존하던 일방적인 방식에서 벗어나 시민과 상생하는 ‘더 나은 규제’ 패러다임을 제시하고, 중앙정부와 지자체, 피해주민 간 협력을 기반으로 과학적이고 합리적인 규제 완화를 적극 추진해왔다.

이에 시는 상수원보호구역과 수변구역 전체를 해제하는 것이 아닌, 수질보호 목적을 유지하면서 오염 우려가 없는 지역을 구체적으로 분리해 규제를 완화하는 ‘핀셋형 규제완화’ 도입을 추진한다.

시는 규제 완화를 위한 기반도 마련했다.

주거밀집 지역에 공공하수처리시설 개선과 연계처리 관로 사업을 완료하며 수질오염 예방시스템을 선제적으로 구축했다.

또한, 환경부 장관 면담을 통해 상수원보호구역 해제를 촉구하고, 문헌 해석 차이로 규제해제가 지연된 수변구역에 대해서는 유권해석을 요청하며 규제 완화를 이끌어내고 있다.

앞으로 시는 지역 국회의원, 시민단체와의 협력을 통해 관련법 개정에도 박차를 가할 계획이다. 이는 규제 완화 노력의 결실을 더욱 공고히 하고 시민들에게 실질적인 혜택을 제공하기 위한 행보다.

주광덕 시장은 “다산 정약용 선생은 목민심서에서 ‘법구폐생(法久弊生)’이란 말로 오래된 법의 폐단을 경고하셨다”며 “오랜 세월 시민의 재산권과 생존권을 침해하고 있는 상수원 규제는 변화하는 시대에 맞는 규제 완화가 필요하다. 시민 여러분이 안심하고 생업에 전념할 수 있도록 행정력을 집중하겠다”고 밝혔다.

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Namyangju Mayor Joo Kwang-deok to promote improvement of overlapping water source regulations

With pincette-type deregulation

- Reporter Ha In-gyu

(Namyangju=Break News Gyeonggi Northeast) Namyangju City (Mayor Joo Kwang-deok) is promoting reasonable pincette-type deregulation to improve unreasonable overlapping water source regulations.

36.9% of the total area of ​​Namyangju City is a development restriction zone, 42.6% is a nature conservation zone, and 42.5% is a Paldang Lake special countermeasure area.

In addition, among the 31 cities and counties in Gyeonggi Province, there are 9 overlapping regulations, including water source protection zones and waterside zones, which are the largest number, resulting in significant restrictions on citizens' lives.

In particular, residents of Joan-myeon and Hwado-eup have been directly threatened with their survival due to water source protection zones, waterside zones, and development restriction zones that began in the 1970s.

Namyangju City, the 8th elected government, has proposed a ‘better regulation’ paradigm that coexists with citizens, breaking away from the existing one-sided method that relied on the central government, and has actively promoted scientific and rational deregulation based on cooperation between the central government, local governments, and affected residents.

Accordingly, the city is promoting the introduction of ‘pincer-type deregulation’ that specifically separates areas where there is no concern for pollution and deregulates them while maintaining the purpose of water quality protection, rather than deregulating the entire water source protection zone and waterside zone.

The city has also laid the foundation for deregulation.

It has preemptively established a water quality pollution prevention system by completing public sewage treatment facility improvement and linked treatment pipeline projects in densely populated residential areas.

In addition, it is urging the deregulation of water source protection zones through interviews with the Minister of Environment and requesting authoritative interpretation for waterside zones where deregulation has been delayed due to differences in interpretation of literature, leading to deregulation.

In the future, the city plans to spur the revision of related laws through cooperation with local members of the National Assembly and civic groups. This is a move to further solidify the fruits of deregulation efforts and provide tangible benefits to citizens. Mayor Joo Kwang-deok said, “Dasan Jeong Yak-yong warned of the evils of old laws in his book Mokminsimseo, saying, ‘Laws for a long time are harmful to life.’” He added, “Water source regulations, which have been violating citizens’ property rights and right to live for a long time, need to be deregulated to fit the changing times. I will focus my administrative power so that citizens can focus on their livelihoods with peace of mind.”