The water supply in Crimean reservoirs is enough for 220 days

On October 1, the Crimean Department of Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring reported that the water level in natural flow reservoirs in Crimea, due to the dry period in September, decreased by 1.3 million cubic meters compared to August. m to 113.3 million cubic meters. m. In August, due to the drying up of the rivers, the flow of water into the Chernorechenskoye and Partizanskoye reservoirs stopped.

Even without taking into account possible inflows in the future, with existing volumes of water consumption, the useful volumes in drinking reservoirs of natural flow will, on average, be sufficient to supply water for drinking and household needs of the population for up to 220 days, — says the response to the request, signed by the Deputy Chairman of the State Committee for Water Resources, Roman Zakharov.

He noted that as of October 2, 2024, the total volume of filling Crimean reservoirs is 168 million cubic meters. m or 42% of the total design volume. Of this, the reserve in drinking reservoirs is 159 million cubic meters. m.

These are normal volumes for the current time of year. In general, the situation with water supply in the Republic of Crimea is stable and controlledZakharov emphasized.

According to the State Committee for Water Resources, there are 23 reservoirs on the territory of the republic with a total volume of 398.4 million cubic meters. m: 15 natural flow reservoirs with a total volume of 235.05 million cubic meters. m and 8 liquid tanks, filled from underground sources, with a total volume of 145.35 million cubic meters. m.

source: TASS