The Ministry of Ecology of the Republic made a proposal to reduce water consumption through the Kuibyshev reservoir hydroelectric unit in order to prevent a critically low water level
The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan took part in the regular meeting of the Interdepartmental Working Group on regulating the operation modes of the reservoirs of the Volga-Kama Cascade in the videoconference mode.
The meeting, organized by Rosvodresurs, was attended by members of the working group – representatives of Rosrybolovstvo, Rosmorrechflot, the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia, the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia, Rosvodresursov, Roshydromet, JSC "SO UES", PJSC "RusHydro", JSC "Tatenergo" and executive authorities of subjects located within the boundaries of the Volga-Kama basin, including representatives of Ulyanovsk and Samara regions.
Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Alexander Shadrikov and Deputy Kazan Interdistrict Environmental Prosecutor Olga Melnik took part from the Republic of Tatarstan.
During the meeting, the issue of establishing the operating modes of the reservoirs of the Volga-Kama cascade for the period from July 11 to August 10, 2023 was discussed.
Today, the level of the Kuibyshev reservoir is 51.78 m BS. The Minister of Ecology, Alexander Shadrikov, made a proposal to reduce water consumption through the Kuibyshev reservoir hydroelectric unit to 4,000 cubic meters/s. in order to maintain the water level in the reservoir at the current level. This position was supported by representatives of the Samara and Ulyanovsk regions, whose territories also border the Kuibyshev reservoir, as well as representatives of the energy industry.
In order to ensure the operation of water intakes for economic and drinking purposes of the Astrakhan region and agricultural intakes of the Lower Volga, the operating mode of the Kuibyshev reservoir with discharge costs of 5,000 cubic meters/s was established by a majority of votes.
The established modes will be published on the official website of Rosvodresurs.