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06 August 2026, 22:05
Odessa has prepared a contingency plan in case of a water shortage
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An extraordinary meeting of the Commission on Technogenic and Environmental Safety and Emergency Situations was held in Odesa. The meeting was convened to address the need to ensure a stable water supply for the city amid extreme summer heat, low river levels, active algal blooms, and ongoing military threats.
This was reported by the Odesa City Council.
At the commission meeting, the city government’s actionplan and recommendations for utility companies were approved. Specifically:
- The “Infoksvodokanal” branch will prepare generators for pumping stations, build up fuel reserves, and optimize energy consumption to minimize the impact of potential power outages.
- All municipal healthcare and educational facilities must inspect and fill their internal drinking water reservoirs to capacity.
- Additional locations have been identified for water collection by tanker trucks to deliver water to residential areas.
- District administrations, in collaboration with international humanitarian missions, must build up a stockpile of bottled water and coordinate emergency delivery protocols with major retail chains.
- All available reservoirs—both municipal ones and those located on the premises of private or inactive enterprises—will be inspected. This is necessary to ensure sufficient resources for firefighting and technical needs.
In the event of emergency power outages, water suppliers are exploring solutions to supply water at reduced pressure or according to a strict schedule.
Previously, the Odesa Executive Committee did not support a proposal to raise rates for centralized water supply and wastewater services, so the decision was not adopted. Not a single member of the Executive Committee voted in favor of the relevant draft resolution.
