災害拠点への水道、耐震化１５％　能登地震受け緊急調査―国交省

　国土交通省は１日、能登半島地震を受けて実施した上下水道施設の耐震状況に関する緊急調査結果を公表した。避難所や病院など災害時に拠点となる「重要施設」のうち、施設につながる管路の耐震化が上下水道とも完了していたのは１４．６％にとどまり、災害発生時の安定的な水道供給に課題があることが分かった。
　損傷すると断水範囲が拡大する恐れがある水道施設を把握するため初めて実施。国交省は結果を踏まえ、優先的に耐震化に取り組むよう自治体などに求めるほか、技術的な支援を進める。（2024/11/01-11:09）

Only 14.6 pct of evacuation centers, hospitals and other "important facilities" in Japan that serve as bases in times of disaster had antiseismic improvements complete for both water and sewage pipelines leading to them, an infrastructure ministry survey showed Friday.
   The result of the survey, conducted in response to a powerful earthquake that struck the Noto Peninsula in central Japan on Jan. 1, suggests that there are challenges in ensuring stable water supply in the event of a disaster.
   The ministry implemented the survey, the first of its kind, on 5,231 water and sewage operators across the country in July-October, in order to identify facilities that, if damaged, could increase the extent of water interruptions. Based on the survey's findings, the ministry will urge municipalities to work on seismic upgrading on a priority basis, and will also promote technical support.
   Of 24,974 important facilities across Japan, such as designated evacuation centers and municipality buildings, 3,649 facilities had all of water and sewage pipelines leading to them undergo seismic upgrading work. By prefecture, the proportion of facilities that had such work complete was the highest for Tokyo, at 52.4 pct, and the lowest for Kagawa, at zero pct.