Timeline: 50 years of JS

History

1972

Sewage Works Centre established

First construction agreement with Kawagoe city, Saitama

1973

Sewerage Training Program starts

1974

Technology Evaluation Committee established

1975

R&D Center established

First entrusted WWTP starts running in Motobu town, Okinawa

Japan Sewage Works Agency starts

1983

10,000 participants successfully completed the JS Training Program.

1985

"Oxidation Ditch Process" and gSewage Sludge Composting Technologyg established

1988

Japanfs first POD (Prefabricated Oxidation Ditch) process starts running in Nakanojo town, Gunma

1991

World's first small-footprint Nitrogen removal bioreactor "PEGASUS" starts running in ACE center of north-east Osaka

1995

Recovery support for Kobe Earthquake

1997

JS New Tech Implementation Program starts

1999

Project Management System starts full-scale operation

2001

R&TD Experiment Center starts in Mohka City, Tochigi

gStep-feed multistage nitrification/denitrification processh established

2003

JS restarts as special public organization

gMBRh and gSewage Sludge Carbonization Systemh established

2004

Seven regional offices start up

Recovery support for Chuetsu Earthquake

2005

Energy-saving, environmentally friendly wind-power generation system awarded

Japanfs first MBR starts running in Fukusaki Town, Hyogo

2007

Recovery support for Chuetsu Offshore Earthquake

2008

Total completers of the JS Training Program reached 50,000

"Corrosion Prevention Technology by Sulfuric-Acid-Resistant Mortarg, "Sewage Biomass Energy Systemh established

2009

gOzonation Technologyh and gNitrogen Removal Technology Using ANAMMOXh established

2011

Recovery support for Tohoku Earthquake:Disaster Control Headquarters, Local Support Headquarters, Earthquake Recovery Support Office established

Technology Strategy Department and International Affairs Office established

2012

MOE contructs radioacive investigations to JS

JS' first Disaster Support Agreement with Matsuyama city, Ehime prefecture

2014

First "Technology Verification for International Use" conducted: "Technology Verification" given

2015

Japan Sewage Works Agency Law partially amended: New support for municipal sewerage now available

2016

Recovery support for Kumamoto Earthquake

2018

Japan Sewage Works Agency Law partially amended: International technical support starts

Recovery support for 2018 Hokkaido Eastern Iburi Earthquake

2019

The JS Training Program achieved 80,000 completions

Recovery support for Typhoon Hagibis

2020

Recovery support for 2020 Kyushu floods

LOI with the Wastewater Management Authority(WMA) of Thailand

2021

Japan Sewage Works Agency Law partially amended for flood management

2023

MOU with Korea Environment Corporation (K-eco)

2024

MOU with the University of Calgary

2024

Recovery support for the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake

2025

JS Training Program completions surpassed 90,000

2026

EMOU with Tashkent University of Architecture and Civil Engineering
EOrganizational Restructuring

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Japan Sewage Works Agency
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