«We supply water to people hourly»: the mayor of Novyi Buh said that the city's water supply system is worn out and needs to be replaced

Pipes damaged by salt water stored at the enterprise «Mykolaivvodokanal», August 2024, photo NikVesti

The mayor of Novyi Buh, Maksym Lahodienko, said that due to the deterioration and breaks in the water supply network, water is supplied to local residents' homes on schedule three times a day.

He said this during the July conference on the restoration of Ukraine in Rome, according to the article NikVesti «URC-2025: Was the largest conference on the restoration of Ukraine useful for Mykolaiv region?».

At the conference, the mayor of Novyi Buh signed memorandums with the companies «Ukrainian Consortium for Reconstruction» and «Megawatt» for water supply, technical re-equipment of boiler houses to improve the heating system.

«This memorandum gives us the opportunity to develop and design water supply improvements for our community in the future. So far, there is no money involved, only intentions: getting to know each other and identifying common ground. I think that the first step will be to install a drinking water treatment plant in the community. And then we will implement our plans,» explained Maksym Lahodiienko, Mayor of Novyi Buh, in a commentary to NikVesti on the sidelines of the conference.

Mayor of Novyi Buh Maksym Lahodienko at the conference on the restoration of Ukraine-2025, photo: «_nikvesti»

The mayor said that the water situation in Novyi Buh is currently difficult, with people receiving centralised water supply on an hourly basis.

«Our water utility was a district water utility until 2021. The water supply network was built in the 60s. In fact, they are worn out and need to be replaced — 350 kilometres of network in the city. This is a long distance that needs to be replaced. Today, water is supplied to people on an hourly basis: in the morning, afternoon and evening. This is a problem. We are now trying to supply water to residents and repair the sections that need critical replacement. This memorandum makes it possible to improve the water quality and increase the supply for consumption,» said Maksym Lagodiienko.

As a reminder, residents of Novyi Buh complained that the water in their taps did not meet the quality of drinking water. At that time, NikVesti asked Mykola Maistrenko, head of the utility company «Water Supply Networks» of the Novyi Buh City Council, for a comment. He said that the water in the taps of the townspeople comes from the Sofiyivka reservoir and undergoes several stages of treatment before being supplied. According to him, the water is filtered to a quality level that allows it to be used for domestic purposes.