A new water supply system is being laid in Domanivka, Mykolaiv region, thanks to assistance from Denmark

The streets of Domanivka. Photo: Mapio.net

The village of Domanivka in Mykolaiv region has launched a water supply project. The community received part of the money for the work from Denmark.

This is described in the article NikVesti: «Drinking Trouble: Why tap water in Mykolaiv Region poses a risk».

Denmark has recently approved the sixth support package for Mykolaiv region in the amount of DKK 200 million (over EUR 26 million). Among the projects to be funded is the provision of quality water to the residents of Domanivka.

Oleksandra Sokhan, deputy head of the Domanivka village council, said that last year the community received pipes from UNICEF and began replacing them in the village. The next step in the project is to lay a water pipeline from the village of Zbroshkove in Bashtanka district.

«The water pipeline stretches from Zbroshkove village, where there is an underground lake, to Domanivka. Zbroshkove is already supplied from this well. Now we are extending it to Domanivka. And then there will be a branch in Domanivka itself. There will be an additional reservoir and the networks will be interconnected. There will be two additional wells in Domanivka that meet the requirements for drinking water, and they will also be used to fully supply Domanivka with quality water. We are already starting to replace water pipes in the streets, replacing old cast iron pipes with new plastic ones. Last year, UNICEF provided us with materials and water pipes. We will invest in the repair of the existing water supply network», she said.

According to Oleksandra Sokhan, the water supply line to Domanivka will be 7 kilometres long. Then there will be a branch in the village.

«We have a centralised water supply in Domanivka, but the wells we have do not meet water quality requirements. Over the past two years, the water level in our wells has dropped, and we don't have enough water in the summer. And the water from Zbroshkove village will solve the issue of permanent water supply for the population», she added.

It is also worth reminding that in the Halytsynove community of Mykolaiv region, arsenic was detected in water samples from wells and the water supply network in 2023 and 2024. However, no one knows how it got into the water.