"It looks like this will last all summer." A district of 40 residents in the Omsk region has been without water for almost a week.
In the Isilkul district of the Omsk region, home to approximately 40 residents, there has been no water since June 5. Omskvodoprovod reported that the outages were caused by a main water main failure, "abnormally hot weather, and a large water consumption." Water is being cut off from homes. give according to the schedule, but in reality it is not followed.
"It looks like it's been like this all summer. They promise water by the hour, but there's no water; the water coming out of the pump is brown. For the past few years, there have been water problems every summer, either a nonexistent break or low pressure," Ksenia, a resident of the area, told NeMoskva.
Another resident of the area, from the village of Solntsevka, confirms the problems.
"I've been without water at home for five days now. It happens on some streets, but not always. There's a schedule: it's turned on for three hours in the morning and three hours in the evening. They say it's a breakdown, but it happens every year," Tatyana told NeMoskva.
According to Ksenia, there's no sign of any work being done in the villages—no pipes being replaced or anything else.
"Our residents walked the highway, checking the areas where the break was supposedly, but there was nothing there. Vodokanal isn't giving any timeframes anymore—the last time they promised to turn it back on was June 11th, but now they're saying again it's unknown when," Ksenia added.
Local publics write that is organized water delivery in the city of Isilkul. However, local groups note that the water arrives Only to the streets where the local "elite" lives. In Solntsevka, there's no water delivery at all—there are no cars or drivers.
“The water delivery vehicle in the joint-stock company is broken and there is no driver;
"Entrepreneur Dik O.V. doesn't have a drinking water delivery truck. The district just acquired one, but it's the only one for the entire district and the city. Today is the first day of water delivery in Isilkul," the village administration reported.
