A South Korean company will provide Truskavets with two water purification stations valued at $800,000.

The South Korean company K-water, which specializes in water resources, will deliver two small container water treatment plants with a capacity of 50 m³ per day to Truskavets by the end of 2024. Additionally, the company is willing to participate in the construction of a new filtration station in Truskavets with a capacity of 8,000 m³ per day. The head of the Lviv Regional State Administration, Maksym Kozytskyi, stated on Tuesday, November 12, that the water supply networks in Truskavets are critically outdated.

“Every year, over 200,000 tourists visit Truskavets, but despite its popularity, the resort town faces significant water supply issues. The water supply system experiences frequent accidents and considerable water loss. This is quite a common situation both in our region and in other areas of Ukraine. Truskavets is forced to purchase about 40% of the necessary water volume from an external supplier,” – wrote Maksym Kozytskyi.

He noted that K-water will assist within the framework of a memorandum signed with the Truskavets City Council in June 2024. The head of the Regional State Administration added that K-water is prepared to support the construction of a new filtration station for water purification with a capacity of 8,000 m³ per day. Approximately 4.3 million euros are needed to implement the project.

The mayor of Truskavets, Andrii Kulchytskyi, mentioned in a comment to ZAXID.NET that the two water treatment stations will be installed in neighborhoods where the drinking water quality is the poorest. According to him, the cost of the equipment is approximately 800,000 dollars.

“K-water services all water utilities in South Korea. We have agreed with them on the locations where the stations will be placed and discussed how we will connect them. The project for the construction of a new filtration station is currently in the discussion phase. Korea is ready to finance it, but we first need approval from the Cabinet. Our city station is very old, and there are significant problems with water quality. Depending on the season, we buy from 20% to 40% of our water,” – said Andrii Kulchytskyi.

He noted that capital investment in replacing water pipelines has sharply decreased due to the coronavirus pandemic and the full-scale war.

Additionally, it should be mentioned that approximately 28,000 people live in Truskavets. In 2022, ZAXID.NET reported that the entire city was without water supply for several days.