Mykolaiv water supply system has been launched. The city will start receiving fresh water again

Autostrada Co. has announced the completion of a new 68-kilometer, UAH 6.3 billion water main to Mykolaiv, replacing the system destroyed by Russian forces in April 2022. On Thursday, Sept. 4, the completed facility was shown to Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko, according to reports from the company, the Recovery Agency and the prime minister's press service.

The water supply system was filled with water in stages throughout August. The water has passed the entire length of the network, including three pumping stations, and is already entering the water treatment facilities of Mykolaivvodokanal.

"In two weeks, fresh water will completely replace salt water in all city systems," the prime minister said.

The water supply system is powered by diesel generators as a temporary solution. After the facility's balance holder is appointed and connected to a permanent power source, the system will switch to a fully automated mode.

This will be the final stage before commissioning.

The new water supply system will provide Mykolaiv with 120,000 cubic meters of water per day. Additionally, integrated irrigation systems will provide up to 50,000 cubic meters per day to farmers in Nova Odesa and Mykolaiv district.

To protect the system from possible Russian attacks, the pumping stations were placed in monolithic reinforced concrete structures with partial bunkering, and power substations and cable lines were laid underground.

Protective shelters are being built for personnel, and backup diesel generators have been installed.

Svyrydenko also said that the government had approved a list of facilities for the construction and reconstruction of water supply systems in Vinnytsia, Dnipro, Odesa, and Poltava regions to scale up similar projects.

• In April 2022, Russian troops destroyed the water pipeline, which Mykolaiv used to get drinking water from the Dnipro. It was not restored. Mykolaiv was left without water for some time. Subsequently, salt water from the estuary was introduced into the city's networks, and then the city began to receive river water of worse quality than the Dnipro water.
• The long-term solution to the problem is to build a water intake from the Southern Bug River and a main water supply system to the regional center.