The reservoirs of Crimea: how many water reserves are enough. There is still deficiency

The current indicators for our reservoirs of natural runoff are 113 million cubic meters. This is less than 45 percent— said Ilya Nikolenko.

Thus, the expert specified, the volume of reservoirs of reservoirs decreased by 13 million cubic meters. At the same time, he added that the total reserves of all reservoirs (natural runoff and bulk — ed.) Are about 149 million cubic meters.

According to Nikolenko, last year there were 177 million cubic meters in the reservoirs of natural runoff, this is about 70% of the filling. He added that this is approximately the average percentage of filling for a 40-year period.

Summer is still ahead. Evasions will grow and water level will decrease. Because we have already exceeded the selection regarding the influx. And the tributaries will now end. Roughly speaking, by September next year there may be a very tense situation,-said Anatoly Kopachevsky, director of the Water Technology Scientific and Production Firm.

He emphasized that, for example, in the case of a partisan reservoir (Simferopol district-ed.), Water reserve is now left for 6-8 months. If it is not replenished in the winter, then the situation will be critical in this reservoir.

In this case, the full load will fall on the underground sources of the Western Crimea, which were drunk and connected to the water supply system in the period 2018-2022— emphasized Kopachevsky.

According to Professor Nikolenko, to make forecasts, you need to analyze the temperature regime.

During high temperatures, loss and filtering losses increase by almost one and a half times. The wind load also affects, ”Nikolenko said.

Ilya Nikolenko emphasized that at the Institute of Biochemical Technologies, Ecology and Pharmacy KFU named after Vernadsky is now opening relevant directions for future specialists.

We begin to train specialists in water technologies for water supply systems, drainage. We are actually one of the first to train specialists in this direction— added Nikolenko.

source: RIA Novosti Crimea