The taps in the houses of the residents of the old part of Železnik have been dry for seventeen days, and the water has been contaminated with feces before. The pipes in this municipality are old and porous, so the beginning of summer means water restrictions for the residents of Železnik
To the citizens of the old part of Železnik, drinking water seems more and more like a luxury, and they have long since lost trust in the competent institutions. The settlement has been without water since June 24, with the exception of two days when water was temporarily turned on.
This kind of problem is not new in Železnik, given that the pipes often burst because they are old, porous and asbestos. It was similar last summer, when they were without water for a total of 20 days.
Water contaminated with feces
The problem is that on the two occasions when the water was released to them, the competent institutions did not inform them that it was contaminated with feces, so the locals used such water for bathing and drinking until they themselves realized that something was wrong with it.
Revolted citizens claim that they have lost trust in the competent institutions and that they are now left without technical water.
"First, our water was turned off four times, and from June 28 to July 5, we were left absolutely without water. Then on June 29, a notification came that water contamination was suspected. We were informed that sampling is in progress and that we will receive technical water at some point," she told za N1 local Mirjana Ilić.
Accidents in the Waterworks
Director of the Center for Local Self-Government, Nikola Jovanović, told "Vreme" that it had happened before that water from the water supply was mixed with sewage due to burst pipes, in the municipalities of Zemun and Palilula.
"This is a scandal for which someone must be held accountable." Breakdowns in the Belgrade water supply occur due to a lack of investment and poor maintenance of the existing network. The problem is that the Makiš-Mladenovac regional water supply system has not yet been completed," Jovanović points out.
Jovanović says that it is necessary to repair the main pipe, but also to provide people with technical and drinking water from cisterns.
On June 29, it was announced on the website of Vodovod that, due to a failure of the pipeline, due to possible contamination, in 29. november Street in Železnik, JKP Belgrade Waterworks and Sewerage stopped supplying water to consumers.
"The teams of JKP BVK removed the fault on the pipeline and performed all the necessary activities on the installation of the closing equipment and the hydrant necessary for flushing the street water network. The process of disinfection and flushing of pipelines is in progress. Only after the thorough flushing of the water supply network and the results of the analysis of the physico-chemical and bacteriological correctness of the water will the conditions for the continuation of the regular supply of water be met," the Waterworks stated.
However, Vodovod did not answer the citizens' questions about the planned replacement of water pipes in Železnik.
Source: H1
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