In Mykolaiv, water quality is improving but still outside the norm: high coloration and turbidity
Chloride levels and total hardness are normal; flushing of reservoirs and networks is expected to be completed within a week or two
During an open operational meeting on April 6, the director of the municipal enterprise Mykolaivvodokanal, Hennadiy Izyumov, reported that the water from residents’ taps in Mykolaiv has improved, but a final assessment of its quality can be made only in about a year.
At the meeting, the head of the municipal enterprise detailed current indicators: some parameters still fall short of the norm. This primarily concerns color, turbidity and oxidizability, while chlorides and total hardness remain within standards.
Water quality has improved. We had somewhat worse readings for color and turbidity. As of yesterday, color is 21° against a norm of 20°, turbidity — 0.8 mg/dm³ against a norm of 0.58. Chlorides and total hardness are within norms. Oxidizability almost constantly exceeds the permissible level.
Izyumov noted that further improvement is possible in the coming weeks: the system is being cleaned, the flushing of reservoirs is being completed, and individual sections of the network are being flushed promptly at residents’ requests. In his view, this may be enough to bring the indicators closer to the regulatory values.
At the same time he emphasized: balanced conclusions require a full annual cycle of operation of the new source taking into account seasonal factors — warming, algal blooms and other processes that affect water quality — as well as the stable operation of the treatment facilities provided by the Avtostrada group of companies.
We will have a conclusion within a year. It is impossible to make it now, because the new source has not yet worked for a full year. Therefore the full picture will be clear when warmer weather comes, when bloom factors are added, etc. Then we will see how the treatment facilities provided by “Avtostrada” will perform.
Previously we wrote:
- Mykolaiv will receive a €45 million grant from Denmark for the modernization of the treatment facilities
- In Mykolaiv they “stabilized” tap water quality, – the management of Mykolaivvodokanal
- “The Southern Bug is a river with sewage discharges,” – Senkevych explained why water in Mykolaiv worsened
- “It will be flushed soon”: in Mykolaiv they again ask to endure water quality for another 1–2 weeks
- Mykolaiv is completing the construction of new treatment facilities: they promise high-quality drinking water already in 2026
