Alexander Shadrikov: "The subject of our special attention is the pollution of water bodies with wastewater." The results of work in the field of protection of water bodies were announced today at the board
"To date, 82 % of treatment facilities do not meet the established standards. The annual damage caused to water bodies is estimated at more than 650 million rubles, " the Minister of Ecology Alexander Shadrikov informed at the final board meeting. In total, 181 treatment facilities of various forms of ownership operate in the republic, of which 131 discharge into water bodies. "In the specific weight, the share of 10 treatment plants accounts for 87% of the total volume of wastewater discharge. Of these, 42% is discharged from the treatment facilities of the "Vodokanal" Municipal Unitary Enterprise in Kazan. Reconstruction of these treatment facilities is already included in the federal program "Improvement of the Volga". Work on this program will begin this year, - said Alexander Shadrikov.