Odesa Announces Major Water Supply Shutdown for January 23: Affected Areas and Timings.

Water Supply to be Cut Across Odesa and Region on January 23 for Emergency Repairs

According to Novyny.live: Residents of Odesa and the surrounding region should prepare for a significant water outage on Monday, January 23, 2023. The shutdown is necessary to conduct both emergency and scheduled maintenance work on the water supply network. While authorities aim to restore service by the evening, some areas will be without water for most of the day. Such infrastructure work is a common occurrence in cities across Eastern Europe.

The following streets will have no water until 2:00 PM:

• Aivazovskoho Street
• Bolgarska Street

Supply will be cut off until 4:00 PM on:

• Balkivska Street
• 6 Dmytra Ivanova Street
• Holovkivska Street
• Kartamyshevska Street

Water will be unavailable until 5:00 PM in these locations:

• Admiralskyi Prospekt (buildings 33-37)
• Krasnova Street (2-12)
• Liustdorfska Road (25-33)
• StaroBazarnyi Square
• Preobrazhenska Street (74-82)
• Bazarna Street
• Pershotravnevyi Lane
• Lymanna Street (1-26)
• Mykolaivska Road (197-243)

As an alternative, residents can collect free drinking water from 17 public wellspring complexes, known as 'biuvety,' located throughout the city. The water from these wells, which are 80 to 120 meters deep, is provided at no cost and will be a crucial resource during the outage.

City officials advise all residents to stock up on water in advance and plan for potential disruptions.

The extensive water shutdown in Odesa is expected to significantly impact daily life, especially in areas facing prolonged cuts. The network of free public wellsprings remains a vital alternative for people to obtain drinking water. While such maintenance is essential for infrastructure improvements, it inevitably causes temporary inconvenience, making timely public notification and access to alternative water sources critically important.