Kim on wells that were drilled in Mykolaiv

During 2023, 132 new wells were drilled in Mykolaiv and 205 new water treatment plants were installed.

The head of Mykolayiv RMA Vitalii Kim told about this on Tuesday, December 26, during a press conference, NikVesti writes.

Vitaly Kim noted that in the summer, the department of town planning, architecture, capital construction and support of development projects of Mykolayiv RMA announced tenders for the reconstruction of water mains damaged by salt water in various areas of the city for a total amount of 1.3 billion hryvnias.

«Everything is bad with the water supply. We still don't have water. Due to the destruction of the Kakhovska HPP, we are still in the process of recovery. But we have 132 new wells made during this time and 205 new water treatment plants. We have a project to restore the water supply, it is in progress. Delivery of drinking water continues and has not stopped at the moment,» noted Vitalii Kim.

What about the water in Mykolaiv?

Back in April 2022, Russian troops destroyed the water pipeline through which Mykolaiv received drinking water.

Previously, NikVesti wrote that the water in the taps of Mykolaiv residents is dangerous for consumption, as it contains enterococci, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, toxic elements, has an increased content of chlorides, sulfates, dry residue, etc.

More information about the dangers of using «technical» water for citizens and what awaits the city's residents in the future can be found in the material «Mykolaiv. The city that holds the defense of the south suffers from thirst».

In March 2023, the director of Mykolaivvodokanal, Borys Dudenko, announced the possible threat of destruction of the sewage system due to the influence of salt water. According to him, over the past year, the water utility has eliminated more than 1,000 leaks, and after the start of the supply of salty water, the number of accidents per day has increased to 10-15 times. In addition, concrete sewer collectors also begin to degrade.

The European Investment Bank has approved additional credit financing of 20 million euros to improve water supply and drainage in Mykolaiv within the framework of the Municipal Infrastructure Development Program of Ukraine.

Earlier it was reported that 1.2 billion hryvnias are going to be allocated from the state budget for the restoration of the water supply system in Mykolaiv. Such a step is necessary for the city, since salt water corrodes the pipes and over time the entire water supply system will have to be changed in Mykolaiv.

At the same time, the head of the Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration, Vitaly Kim , considers his team's decision to supply the city with salty technical water from the Southern Bug to be the right one after last April, as a result of Russian shelling, the water main from the Dnipro River was damaged.

The Vodokanal is considering six options for arranging a new water intake site to provide Mykolaiv with drinking water.

As you know, the search for an alternative source of water intake began in the summer of last year. At that time, the general director of the water utility Borys Dudenko talked about only a few options, where to get the amount of water necessary to fill the water supply system of our city and its 24-hour operation.

The first option is to go higher along the channel of the Southern Bug, choose a place with high-quality fresh water, build a water intake station there, lay a pipeline to Mykolaiv.

The second is to continue pumping water from the Dnipro-Bug estuary, but to install industrial-scale reverse osmosis units. Such installations are very energy-consuming.

Mayor Oleksandr Sienkevych recently said that the implementation of the project to restore water supply in Mykolaiv will cost 25 million euros.