Inspectors of the Ministry of Ecology of the Republic of Tatarstan revealed excess in the Kazanka River in the Arsky district
According to the information received from the villagers of Kachelino Arsky district about an unpleasant smell from the Kazanka River, inspectors of the Northern Territorial Department of the Ministry of Ecology of the Republic of Tatarstan promptly went to the place. During the survey of the territory, the complaint was confirmed, presumably an unpleasant smell could come from the treatment facilities of LLC Vodokanal-Service in Arsk. Environmentalists took samples of natural water at the place of wastewater discharge from the treatment facilities of Vodokanal-Service LLC. Also, samples of natural water were taken downstream. According to the results of the analysis, exceedances of the maximum permissible concentrations were revealed. At the first point, in terms of biochemical oxygen consumption by 7.3 times, in terms of ammonium ion by 11.2 times, in terms of nitrites by 7.6 times, in terms of sulfates by 1.7 times, in terms of phosphates by 4.9 times, in terms of total iron by 2.9 times. At the second point, environmentalists recorded an excess of 2.7 times for ammonium ion, 2.3 times for nitrites, and 2.7 times for total iron.
Since the BTP LLC Vodokanal-Service is subject to federal environmental supervision, all materials were sent to the Volga-Kama Interregional Department of Rosprirodnadzor to take response measures.