According to the Deputy Chairman of goskomvodkhoz of Crimea Andrew Lisowski, on information at the end of July main reservoirs of the Republic filled to 80%, which guarantees the supply of water in all settlements of the Peninsula.
"The volume of filling of reservoirs of natural runoff is 151. 5 million cubic meters, or 80% of design capacity (twice more than last year), reservoirs - 45, 5 million cubic meters, or 31, 3% of design capacity," said Lisowski.
according to his statement, at the end of July the water is provided to All settlements of the Peninsula, whereas before (Until spring 2014) 85% of the needs of the Crimea in fresh water was provided Ukraine ? via extending from the Dnieper North-Crimean canal, the water mostly went to agriculture, reports RIA " Novosti ". The problem with the water supply of the Eastern districts of the Peninsula, which were most dependent on the flow of water through the North-Crimean canal, was solved by transferring water from other reservoirs (from Belogorsk and taygan water ? along the river Biyuk-Karasu) and drilling of new wells. Now the natural reservoir of the Crimea fully supply water to Simferopol, Sevastopol, Yalta, Alushta and other cities in the South of the Peninsula, and bulk ? Kerch, Feodosia, Sudak and adjacent localities of the Crimea. In Feodosia reservoir in 2015 filed more than fifteen million cubic meters of fresh water, and in Front - more than 5 million cubic meters, which will enable to supply water to the population of Feodosia and Sudak, said Lisowski. For water supply Kerch and East of the Crimea in the Station reservoir to deliver more than 14 million cubic meters of water, in Lenin ? 1, 6 million cubic meters, in Samolinski reservoir supplies water to the city Shelkino) ? 1, 7 million cubic meters of water, the official said. Remember, on July 21, the head of the Republic Sergey Aksenov said that this year the Crimea has a chance to get up To 10 billion roubles of Federal funds which will be used, among other things, on the development of water supply systems. In early summer Aksyonov told about the project to collect rainwater, which will help to replenish the accumulation of fresh water on the Peninsula." No danger of water we have. All will water get in full without any limitations, special modes to be entered will not be during the holiday season or after. Before the end of the year we water in all directions ", - assured the head of the Crimea. On March 19, the Ministry of emergency situations of Russia warned that the low level of water in five Crimean reservoirs, caused by the low water level of the rivers in the Peninsula, may exacerbate the problem of providing residents with drinking water. In Crimea on March 16 of last year held a referendum on the status of autonomy, more than 96% of participants who were in favor of joining region in Russia. March 21, 2014 Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the law on ratification of the agreement on joining of Crimea and Sevastopol to Russia and signed the decree about formation of the Crimean Federal district.

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