[Korean Farmers and Fishermen Newspaper, Reporter Jo Sung-je] Gyeongbuk Provincial Assemblyman Shin Hyo-gwang (Chairman of the Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries Committee, Cheongsong) has introduced the 'Gyeongsangbuk-do Ordinance on Support for Management of Abandoned and Unused Agricultural Wells.' According to the Gyeongbuk Provincial Assembly, agricultural wells are a key facility for overcoming drought and securing agricultural water, but recently, the number of cases where they have been abandoned due to changes in the agricultural environment, depletion of groundwater, and deterioration of water quality has been increasing rapidly. This ordinance is significant as it focuses on 'post-management,' which has been relatively neglected compared to the 'development' and 'use' of groundwater. The main contents of the ordinance include △establishing a basic plan △conducting a survey △handling abandoned facilities.