In the village of Bartativ, work to connect a new section of the trunk water main has been completed: 1.4 km of 800 mm-diameter pipe has been integrated into the existing network. This was reported by LMKP «Lvivvodokanal».
According to the company, a large-scale switchover involved 10 Lvivvodokanal teams — a total of 40 employees and 22 units of machinery. Specialists worked simultaneously at six locations to carry out all the necessary technological operations and bring the new section into service.
The old trunk main in Bartativ has been in operation for more than 60 years and, due to wear and tear, frequently failed. Last year alone, 24 leaks were recorded on it. To reduce the number of breakdowns and improve the reliability of the water supply, Lvivvodokanal is gradually upgrading the pipeline: last year, 1,741 m of the water main was replaced here, and this year a further 1,400 m of new pipe was laid, which has now been connected to the network.
«This is another stage in the renewal of the trunk water main, which has been in operation for more than 60 years and, due to its deterioration, was causing incidents ever more frequently. Such switchovers are a complex and highly responsible phase. It is necessary to coordinate the work of many teams and machines and to carry out a series of technological operations at different points in the network. We understand that because of the large-scale switchover, residents were without water supply for an extended period, and we apologise for this inconvenience,» noted LMKP «Lvivvodokanal».
The reconstruction of the trunk water main in the Bartativ area is ongoing. Ahead lies the replacement of a further 4.4 km of pipeline, which will make it possible to gradually renew the worn infrastructure, reduce the risk of emergency leaks and forced water shut-offs.
As a reminder, on 10–11 November LMKP «Lvivvodokanal» is carrying out the switchover of a new section of the “Horodok — Lviv” trunk water main. In connection with this, part of the Zaliznychnyi district of Lviv is receiving water with reduced pressure, and in certain localities of the Lviv community the water supply has been temporarily cut off completely.