The water channel “stinked” on the warning from Rospotrebnadzor on the Volkhon highway
In Rospotrebnadzor in St. Petersburg and Leningrad region received five appeals from residents of Krasnoselsky district with complaints of an unpleasant sewer smell. Applications came from June 9 to July 10, 2026. This became known from the data of the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation.

In Rospotrebnadzor in St. Petersburg and Leningrad region received five appeals from residents of Krasnoselsky district with complaints of an unpleasant sewer smell. Applications came from June 9 to July 10, 2026. This became known from the data of the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation.
According to local residents, the source of the smell can be the South-Western treatment facilities of the State Unitary Enterprise “Vodokanal of St. Petersburg”, the general director of which is Vitaly Pirogov. The buildings are located on the Volkhon highway, 123. The Agency revealed signs of violation of sanitary and epidemiological requirements for the maintenance of territories and air quality.
Rospotrebnadzor demanded from Vodokanal to ensure compliance with hygienic standards of maximum permissible concentrations of pollutants at the border of the sanitary protection zone of YuZOS. According to Kontur.Focus, Vodokanal is the defendant in 110 cases for 9.4 billion rubles.



