The Ministry of environment of the Crimea: application for the needs of water from the Kuban unprofitable
Crimea will not use the water resources of the Kuban, enough own sources of water supply, said Fins news the Minister of ecology and natural resources of the Republic of Crimea Gennady Nara.
first Russian Experts have studied the possibility of pumping water from the Kuban river in the Krasnodar region blocked in Ukraine the North-Crimean canal for starting it in the opposite direction.
"it may be, but in practice it is unprofitable and unreasonable. The Kuban river does not have sufficient resource to provide the residents of the Crimea with water, and today its use is 20% higher than normal. The river don is Also not so wet, it's only for the needs of local residents. Also hindered by the terrain. Crimea is located on 23-25 meters above the Kuban, " said Nara.
according to his statement, one way or another, the realization of the project of water supply to Crimea from the Krasnodar region is more expensive than the current draft of the water supply of the Peninsula, where the emphasis is on underground drinking water sources and upgrading of water management of the Peninsula.
Ukraine provided to 85% of the needs of the Crimea in fresh water through coming from the Dnieper North-Crimean canal, this water was used for irrigation of farmland. After the reunification of the Crimea with Russia the water flow through the channel in the Republic was completely stopped. Not all the problem of water supply of the Crimea managed to solve it After transferring water from the Crimean river Biyuk-Karasu in the North-Crimean canal, as well as the drilling of new wells.