Yekaterinburg relaxes hot water quality rules until 2032
In three cities of the Sverdlovsk region, requirements for hot water quality have been reduced until 2032. In Yekaterinburg, Verkhnyaya Pyshma, and Berezkoye, requirements for hot water quality have been lowered.
Consensus
- The quality standards for hot water in Yekaterinburg, Verkhnyaya Pyshma, and Berezyovsk were temporarily relaxed until the end of 2032.
- The changes were approved by the company T Plus and confirmed by the regional branch of Rosconsumnadzor.
- The allowed iron concentration in hot water was increased from 0.3 to 0.42 mg/dm³.
- The maximum color intensity of water was increased from 20 to 30 degrees.
- The relaxation was due to a crisis in water supply that began in August 2023.
- The crisis was caused by damage to filters at the Western Water Treatment Plant due to poor water quality from record floods.
- The disruption led to a halt in cold water supply to power plants and boilers, leaving much of Yekaterinburg without hot water.
- Rosconsumnadzor identified contamination in cold water in four districts of Yekaterinburg, including excess manganese, aluminum, chlorine, and presence of odor and turbidity.
- The water infrastructure in the region is severely deteriorated, with 70–100% of pipes in need of replacement.
Points of divergence
- The crisis began in early August when filters at the Western Water Treatment Plant failed, causing a complete halt in cold water supply to thermal power plants and boilers. — tg_moscowtimes_ru
- The crisis was caused by abnormal floods affecting reservoirs, which led to filter failure. — tg_echoonline_news
- The crisis was caused by record floods in the region, which severely degraded water quality in reservoirs, leading to filter clogging. — tg_govorit_nemoskva
- Water quality issues were also reported in Tyumen Oblast, with iron and manganese levels exceeding limits despite official claims of safety. — tg_echoonline_news
- Water quality norms were also changed in Kamensk-Uralsky, and residents were banned from using tap water in Verkhnyaya Saldy due to high ammonia levels. — tg_govorit_nemoskva
Coverage (4 sources)
- Hot water in Yekaterinburg and two cities of the Sverdlovsk region will be lower in quality until 2032 — SOTAvision
- In Yekaterinburg, dirty water use was permitted after prolonged water supply problems — The Moscow Times
- In three cities of the Sverdlovsk region, requirements for hot water quality have been reduced until 2032 — ЭХО / Новости
- Water of Euro-2 standard? Requirements for hot water quality temporarily reduced in the Sverdlovsk region — Говорит НеМосква