Necessary measures are being taken to ensure the stability of drinking water supply in the summer

Necessary measures are taken by “Azersu” OJSC to ensure the stability of the population's drinking water supply during the summer season. Starting from autumn 2021, the operational condition of water treatment plants, main and distribution pipelines, reservoirs and pumping stations was inspected, repair work was carried out at hydraulic facilities.

The reserve capacity of the Jeyranbatan reservoir with a special share in the drinking water supply of the Absheron Peninsula, has been provided by 90 percent. The third stage of the Jeyranbatan classic treatment plant, powered by this source, has been restarted and the processing capacity of the plant has been increased to 9 cubic meters per second. Taking into account the increase of organic matter in raw water in summer, the receiving lines of Jeyranbatan Ultrafiltration Water Treatment Plant, water supply chamber, mechanical filter workshop and raw water reservoir were washed and disinfected and 50% of membrane filters were renewed.

The operation of control systems along the Jeyranbatan-Binagadi, Jeyranbatan-Mashtagha, Jeyranbatan-Zira transmission mains was inspected, major repair and restoration work was carried out in the emergency sections and new valves were installed.

Over the past period, repair and restoration were carried out on the inspection wells along the route of the Shollar and Second Baku water pipelines. Pumps of 20 sub-artesian wells at the Oguz-Gabala-Baku water source had been renewed.

Along with the Absheron Peninsula, current repair work was carried out at the floating pumping station, radial and horizontal diluents and filter shop to supply water to the Kura water treatment plant, which supplies drinking water to Aran region. At the same time, the operational condition of the Kura-Baku, Sabirabad-Saatli, Shirvan-Mugan group water pipelines was inspected.

As part of preparations for the summer season, 24 central reservoirs with a total volume of 882,000 cubic meters in Baku were washed and disinfected and current and major repairs were carried out at pumping stations. 900 km of main water distribution lines were inspected in the city, repair work was carried out on expired and high-risk water lines. Measures to prepare 8 water treatment plants, 28 drainage receivers and sub-artesian wells for the summer season had been completed in the regions.

Necessary work is being done to supply special equipment, as well as inventory for the operative elimination of accidents in water supply systems during the summer season. At the same time, new water trucks and repair equipment were purchased.