East SOS Donates Over a Ton of Reagent to Ensure Stable Water Treatment in Mykolaiv

Access to quality drinking water remains a serious challenge for Mykolaiv. After russian shelling in 2022 severely damaged the city’s water supply system, Mykolaiv lost the ability to receive drinking water through traditional means. Today, the resilience of the city’s water infrastructure depends heavily on deep purification systems.

Yet the extremely hard and saline water causes rapid membrane wear in these systems. To operate effectively, they require a special reagent – antiscalant, which prevents mineral deposits from forming and helps extend the lifespan of the equipment. Without it, the purification process becomes unstable and the treatment facilities cannot work at full capacity.

To support the uninterrupted operation of Mykolaiv’s water treatment systems, the East SOS team purchased and delivered 1008 kg of antiscalant to Mykolaivoblteploenergo. The total value of the assistance exceeded UAH 145,000.

“We work alongside communities facing extremely difficult living conditions every day. We don’t just respond to crises – we help where our support makes a real impact. Antiscalant may seem like a small detail, but it is essential for keeping the stations operational, ensuring water access for residents, and reducing the strain on the system,” – Oleksandr Shmaniov, Infrastructure Manager, Reconstruction Department at East SOS.

Thanks to the delivered reagent, the city will ensure uninterrupted operation of 81 drinking water points, which collectively serve nearly 450,000 Mykolaiv residents each month.

Recently, East SOS installed a hybrid solar power plant at one of the city’s pumping stations, enabling autonomous and continuous operation even during power instability. The supply of antiscalant is another important step in strengthening Mykolaiv’s critical infrastructure.

This assistance was provided within the project “Comprehensive Humanitarian Assistance to Conflict-Affected Ukrainians and Third-Country Nationals in Ukraine, Poland, Romania, and Moldova”, supported by Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe and funded by the German Federal Foreign Office.

Earlier, the East SOS reconstruction team joined webinars of the Solar Resilience Academy.