Odesa's Water Fountains: Providing Access to Clean Water
Odesa is home to 17 water fountains with varying well depths ranging from 80 to 120 meters. All fountains are managed by the Municipal Enterprise «Service Center». The water from these wells is freely available to everyone.
Every day, the employees of the Municipal Enterprise «Service Center» begin their shifts by preparing the equipment for providing drinking water to the city's residents. They also maintain the areas surrounding the fountains.
The municipal workers also carry out the following tasks:
- disinfection of the water dispensing taps;
- sanitary cleaning of the water dispensing areas and the sanitary zone of the artesian well;
- cleaning of adjacent territories;
- systematic cleaning of the roofs of the fountain buildings from fallen leaves and other debris.
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According to the agreement between the «Service Center» and the State Institution «Odesa Regional Center for Disease Control and Prevention of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine», the quality analysis of the artesian water in the fountains is conducted once a month.
