This is reported by Kyiv24
Commission inspection revealed numerous violations in the operation of the station
The State Ecological Inspection of the Capital Region conducted a comprehensive check of the state of the Kalnukha River, adjacent lands, the drainage canal, and the Bortnytsia Aeration Station canal. During the inspection, a source of environmental pollution was identified, which consisted of untreated wastewater entering water bodies.
Discharge of Polluted Water into the Dnipro and Surrounding Water Bodies
According to ecologists, during the inspection, it was found that so-called “conditionally treated” waters are discharged from the station into a canal that stretches nearly nine kilometers. This canal has a direct outlet to the Dnipro River. At the point where the Bortnytsia Station canal connects with the drainage canal, remnants of a cutoff dam were discovered. Previously, this dam prevented water from the station’s canal from entering the drainage canal, and from there – into the Kalnukha River and Zoloche Lake.
As specialists established, a pumping station is located at this point, which is supposed to pump water from the Bortnytsia Aeration Station canal directly to the Dnipro. However, the pumping station operates intermittently, causing polluted waters to enter the drainage canal, and then – into Zoloche Lake. This leads to pollution of both the water body itself and the surrounding land plots.
Conducting Laboratory Analyses
“At this point, as noted by the DEI, there is a pumping station that should pump water from the Bortnytsia Station canal directly into the Dnipro. At the same time, the pumping station operates intermittently, resulting in polluted waters entering the drainage canal, and from there – into Zoloche Lake, contaminating the water and adjacent land plots.”
During the inspection, specialists collected water samples from the Bortnytsia Aeration Station canal, the drainage canal, and the Kalnukha River. Additionally, soil samples were taken from the area near the Kalnukha River for detailed laboratory studies. The results of the analyses are expected to more accurately determine the extent of pollution and provide recommendations for further actions to prevent environmental damage.