Mykolaiv Oblast is among the top three regions with the highest water debts

The Mykolaiv region ranks among the top three regions in Ukraine in terms of the number of new debts for water supply and wastewater services. Only the Dnipropetrovsk and Sumy regions have higher numbers. 

This is according to data from the OpenDataBot platform.

Since the beginning of the year, 2,191 new enforcement proceedings have been initiated in the Mykolaiv region. Of these, 2,100 are related to lawsuits filed by the municipal enterprise “Mykolaivvodokanal.”

In the Odesa region, 299 proceedings were initiated, and in the Kherson region, 18.

Nationwide, as of early September 2026, the Unified Register of Debtors lists 173,075 enforcement proceedings related to water supply and wastewater treatment debts. One in ten of these cases was initiated this year. At the same time, the number of new cases decreased by 19% compared to the same period last year. Most often, water debts are collected from Ukrainians aged 46 to 60.

As previously reported by Intent, in Mykolaiv, the tariff for centralized wastewater disposal will increase for all categories of consumers starting October 1, 2026. The city council’s executive committee set a new rate per cubic meter for the municipal utility “Mykolaivvodokanal.”

The decision was adopted following consideration of a request from the municipal utility and in accordance with the procedure for setting tariffs for centralized water supply and wastewater disposal services, approved by NEURC Resolution No. 688 of May 5, 2026. The review also took into account NEURC Resolution No. 2304 dated December 31, 2025, which established tariffs for Mykolaivvodokanal.

The new tariff will be 41.256 hryvnias per cubic meter, including VAT, and will apply to all categories of consumers. It will take effect on October 1, 2026.

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