Dnieper
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Dnieper River Released Early to Ease Water Woes in Crimea
10 Apr 2013 - 07:54 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Ukraine, SIMFEROPOL — Water from the Dnieper River has been released ahead of schedule to fill reservoirs in Crimea and supply the Ukrainian peninsula with irrigation and drinking water, regional authorities said last w
Ukraine to Supply Sevastopol With Water From Dnieper River
3 Apr 2013 - 08:08 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Ukraine, SEVASTOPOL — Ukrainian authorities plan to start supplying the Black Sea city of Sevastopol with water from the Dnieper River this week.
Ukraine Faces Environmental Catastrophe Due to Poor Condition of Kyiv Treatment Plant, Utility Warns
20 Dec 2012 - 01:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Ukraine, KYIV — If the Bortnicheskaya wastewater treatment plant in Kyiv is not rehabilitated in the near future, the capital and areas of the country downstream of the Dnieper River will face an environmental cat
Decreasing River Levels Affect Water Quality in Ukraine
29 Oct 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Ukraine, KYIV — The level of Ukrainian rivers has fallen sharply, and this is affecting the quality of water used for drinking and domestic needs, according to Igor Vildman, former deputy environment and natural
Ukraine Develops Water Sector Modernization Plan
10 Aug 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Ukraine, KYIV — The Ukrainian government has developed a plan to modernize the country’s water supply systems, Minister of Regional Development, Building, Housing and Utility Services Anatoliy Bliznyuk told report
Kyiv Tap Water "Poison," Undrinkable Even After Boiling, Industrial Waste Blamed
25 Apr 2012 - 12:29 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Ukraine, KYIV — Tap water in Ukraine is “poison,” the director of the Ukrainian Institute of Colloid and Water Chemistry, Vladislav Goncharuk, told reporters on April 15.
Ukraine Fears Cholera Outbreak Following Sewage Plant Accident
1 Feb 2012 - 10:10 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Ukraine, KYIV — Ukraine’s Ministry of the Environment is warning of a possible mass outbreak of cholera following a serious accident at a sewage treatment plant on the Dnieper River earlier this month.
Ukraine, Belarus Sign Deal on Beloozersk Supply System
21 Dec 2011 - 10:39 by Local Press Report
KYIV (Interfax (Ukraine)) — Head of the State Property Fund of Ukraine Oleksandr Riabchenko and Director of the State Property Fund of Belarus Natalya Zhernosek signed an intergovernmental agreement on the status of infrast
Russia, Ukraine in Diplomatic Spat Over Seym River Sewage Pollution
3 Aug 2011 - 09:55 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Russia, KURSK — A minor diplomatic spat has broken out between Ukraine and Russia following a massive release of untreated sewage in the Kursk Region of Russia.
Ukrainians Drink Polluted Tap Water: Environmentalist
8 Jun 2011 - 09:04 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Ukraine, KYIV — As many as 35 million people living in areas that source tap water from the Dnieper River are drinking water that does not meet state standards, said Vladimir Goncharenko, head of the Movement fo
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