The Ministry of Construction of the Russian Federation wants to scale the Samara experience of dealing with sewage clogs
Approaches of Samara utilities to the prevention of sewage blockages were approved at a meeting of the Council of the Russian Association of Water Supply and Sanitation
The approaches of Samara utilities to the prevention of sewage blockages were approved at a meeting of the Council of the Russian Association of Water Supply and Sanitation. The event was held in the Ministry of Construction of Russia with the participation of Deputy Head of the Department Alexei Yeresko.
The practice of the regional center is recommended to be extended to the whole country - from legislative restrictions to collective lawsuits against manufacturers of washable napkins.
In Samara alone, specialists annually eliminate more than 5,000 blockages, and the vast majority of them arise from items that do not belong in the toilet. Dense debris disables expensive pumps of sewer stations, disrupts the biological processes of wastewater treatment and threatens the environmental well-being of the territories.
Each such case turns into unscheduled repair costs additional load on the tariff for consumers.
In addition to emergency washing and preventive cleaning of networks, employees of the enterprise conduct systematic explanatory work with the population. They prepare memos on the rules for the use of sewerage and take legislative initiatives.
Participants of the meeting from other cities confirmed that the problem is of an all-Russian nature.
Following the discussion, it was decided to work out three specific measures. The Rules for the provision of utilities, approved by the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 354 of May 6, 2011, proposed to introduce a direct ban on the dumping of garbage into the sewer.
It is also planned to prepare collective claims against management companies for damage to the property of water utilities and to manufacturers of napkins labeled “water-soluble”, if the tests do not confirm the declared properties.
An additional measure will be the placement in the media of social advertising about the inadmissibility of clogging networks. Experts emphasize that it is necessary to solve the issue comprehensively - through education, legal norms and the responsibility of manufacturers.
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