South Korea will proceed with five of seven dam projects reviewed through public deliberation under the Lee Jae-myung administration, while replacing two others with alternative flood-control measures. The projects span Cheongyang and Buyeo in South Chungcheong, Yeoncheon in Gyeonggi, Gangjin in South Jeolla, Ulsan and Geoje in South Gyeongsang. The program is intended to secure water for technology clusters, whose chip plants can each require about 200,000 tons a day, and strengthen protection against increasingly severe floods. The scaled-back plan is expected to cost about 1.67 trillion won ($1.2 billion), less than half the 4.75 trillion won originally projected for all 14 dams. Jicheon Dam will supply 180,000 tons of water a day to the Chungcheong region, while the Geoje project will store up to 620,000 tons of floodwater. The Hoeya floodgate plan in Ulsan will receive 85.5 billion won in central-government funding. The projects still require preliminary feasibility studies, environmental impact assessments and basic plans, and environmental groups continue to oppose the program, particularly on the grounds that future industrial water demand remains uncertain.