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<p style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0pt; color: #000000; text-indent: 0pt; line-height: 160%; font-family: "휴먼명조"; letter-spacing: -0.84pt; text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #000000; line-height: 22.4pt; font-family: 휴먼명조,한컴돋움; letter-spacing: -0.84pt; text-align: justify"> 합천군은 정양늪 생태복원사업을 완료하여 생태환경을 복원하고, 탐방로 조성으로 늪지로서 옛 모습을 되살렸다고 17일 밝혔다.</span></p>
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<p style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0pt; color: #000000; text-indent: 0pt; line-height: 160%; font-family: "휴먼명조"; letter-spacing: -0.84pt; text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #000000; line-height: 22.4pt; font-family: 휴먼명조,한컴돋움; letter-spacing: -0.84pt; text-align: justify"> 군은 정양늪 생태보존을 위해 국비 15억, 도비 8.5억원 등 총 사업비 65억원을 들여 </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #000000; line-height: 22.4pt; font-family: 휴먼명조,한컴돋움; letter-spacing: -0.42pt; text-align: justify">2009년</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #000000; line-height: 22.4pt; font-family: 휴먼명조,한컴돋움; letter-spacing: 0pt; text-align: justify"> 착공하여 금년 1월 완공을 보게 되었다.</span></p>
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<p style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0pt; color: #000000; text-indent: 0pt; line-height: 160%; font-family: "휴먼명조"; text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #000000; line-height: 22.4pt; font-family: 휴먼명조,한컴돋움; letter-spacing: 0pt; text-align: justify"> 2009년 1차사업으로 정양늪내 퇴적토 준설을 통한 유로 조성과 </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #000000; line-height: 22.4pt; font-family: 휴먼명조,한컴돋움; letter-spacing: -0.14pt; text-align: justify">함께 갯버들 이식 사업을 </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #000000; line-height: 22.4pt; font-family: 휴먼명조,한컴돋움; letter-spacing: -0.28pt; text-align: justify">완료하였으며, 2010년 6월 2차공사를 착공하여 매립지 준설을 통한 습지 87,367㎡ 확장,</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #000000; line-height: 22.4pt; font-family: 휴먼명조,한컴돋움; letter-spacing: -0.14pt; text-align: justify"> 수생 탐방로 및 정양늪 일주산책로 3.2㎞ 조성 등 복원사업을 금년 1월 </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #000000; line-height: 22.4pt; font-family: 휴먼명조,한컴돋움; letter-spacing: 0pt; text-align: justify">완료했다.</span></p>
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<p style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0pt; color: #000000; text-indent: 0pt; line-height: 160%; font-family: "휴먼명조"; letter-spacing: -0.14pt; text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #000000; line-height: 22.4pt; font-family: 휴먼명조,한컴돋움; letter-spacing: -0.14pt; text-align: justify">  정양늪은 합천군 대양면 정양리에 위치한 곳으로 황강의 지류인 아천천의 </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #000000; line-height: 22.4pt; font-family: 휴먼명조,한컴돋움; letter-spacing: -0.56pt; text-align: justify">배후습지이며,</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #000000; line-height: 22.4pt; font-family: 휴먼명조,한컴돋움; letter-spacing: -0.42pt; text-align: justify"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #000000; line-height: 22.4pt; font-family: 휴먼명조,한컴돋움; letter-spacing: -0.84pt; text-align: justify">자연경관이 빼어나고 다양한 동.식물의 서식지로 생물학적</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #000000; line-height: 22.4pt; font-family: 휴먼명조,한컴돋움; letter-spacing: -0.42pt; text-align: justify">, 생태학적 보존가치가 매우</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #000000; line-height: 22.4pt; font-family: 휴먼명조,한컴돋움; letter-spacing: 0pt; text-align: justify"> 높은 습지로 보고되고 있다.</span></p>
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<p style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0pt; color: #000000; text-indent: 0pt; line-height: 160%; font-family: "휴먼명조"; letter-spacing: -0.28pt; text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #000000; line-height: 22.4pt; font-family: 휴먼명조,한컴돋움; letter-spacing: -0.28pt; text-align: justify">  그러나 합천댐 건설로 최근 황강의 수량과 수위 감소로 육지화되고 인위적인 매립으로</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #000000; line-height: 22.4pt; font-family: 휴먼명조,한컴돋움; letter-spacing: 0pt; text-align: justify"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #000000; line-height: 22.4pt; font-family: 휴먼명조,한컴돋움; letter-spacing: -0.84pt; text-align: justify">수질악화가 가속되어 습지로서의 기능이 점점 상실되었으나 </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #000000; line-height: 22.4pt; font-family: 휴먼명조,한컴돋움; letter-spacing: 0pt; text-align: justify">금번 복원 사업을 통해 옛 모습을 되살리는데 성공했다.</span></p>
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<p style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0pt; color: #000000; text-indent: 0pt; line-height: 160%; font-family: "휴먼명조"; text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #000000; line-height: 22.4pt; font-family: 휴먼명조,한컴돋움; letter-spacing: 0pt; text-align: justify"> 정양늪 생태복원사업을 완료함으로써 고니</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #000000; line-height: 22.4pt; font-family: 휴먼명조,한컴돋움; letter-spacing: -0.14pt; text-align: justify">, 흰빰검둥오리, 기러기 등 수천마리의 철새들이 </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #000000; line-height: 22.4pt; font-family: 휴먼명조,한컴돋움; letter-spacing: -0.7pt; text-align: justify">찾아옴으로 철새 개체수가 다량 </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #000000; line-height: 22.4pt; font-family: 휴먼명조,한컴돋움; letter-spacing: -0.98pt; text-align: justify">증가하여 철새 도래지로 자리 매김하였으며</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #000000; line-height: 22.4pt; font-family: 휴먼명조,한컴돋움; letter-spacing: -0.42pt; text-align: justify">,</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #000000; line-height: 22.4pt; font-family: 휴먼명조,한컴돋움; letter-spacing: -0.28pt; text-align: justify">  억새와 갈대의 어울림으로 훌륭한 경관을 연출해 웰빙코스로 자리잡아 관광객이 즐겨 찾고 있다.</span></p>
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<p style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0pt; color: #000000; text-indent: 0pt; line-height: 160%; font-family: "휴먼명조"; letter-spacing: -0.28pt; text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #000000; line-height: 22.4pt; font-family: 휴먼명조,한컴돋움; letter-spacing: -0.28pt; text-align: justify"> 또한, 담수량 증가 및 정체수역의 물을 공급하여 수질을</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #000000; line-height: 22.4pt; font-family: 휴먼명조,한컴돋움; letter-spacing: 0pt; text-align: justify"> 개선함으로써</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #000000; line-height: 22.4pt; font-family: 휴먼명조,한컴돋움; letter-spacing: -0.42pt; text-align: justify"> 정양늪은 옛모습을 찾아, </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #000000; line-height: 22.4pt; font-family: 휴먼명조,한컴돋움; letter-spacing: -0.7pt; text-align: justify">동.식물에겐 소중한 서식지로 주민들에겐 생태학습장으로 활용할 계획이다.</span></p>
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<p style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0pt; color: #000000; text-indent: 0pt; line-height: 160%; font-family: "휴먼명조"; text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #000000; line-height: 22.4pt; font-family: 휴먼명조,한컴돋움; letter-spacing: 0pt; text-align: justify"> 앞으로 가야산국립공원, 해인사, 황강레포츠, 합천댐 등 합천8경과 영상테마파크를 연계한 또 다른 관광벨트로 자리매김하여 생태환경을 복원함은 물론 관광객 증가로 지역경제 활성화에도 크게 기여할 것으로 기대된다.</span></p>