The Mayor of Kazan holds a working meeting at the construction site of the Zarechnaya sewage pumping station

Today, the Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin monitored the progress of construction works at one of the most important infrastructure facilities in the city – the Zarechnaya sewage pumping station (SPS) with a capacity of 20 thousand m3 of wastewater per hour. Construction of the first stage of the station has entered the home stretch – it is planned to start commissioning in test mode in July. Commissioning of the new SPS will allow the city to open new opportunities for the construction of millions square meters of housing and social facilities and will serve as a springboard for the capital of Tatarstan in its development, Ilsur Metshin said.

The construction of the Zarechnaya station is one of the key projects for the city, said Ilsur Metshin, the Mayor of Kazan. “We have entered the final stage at one of the most important infrastructure facilities in the city. This is a project that we have been dreaming about for a very long time. These are the blood systems of the city, crucial for its development- said the Mayor. - Thanks to the investment program of Vodokanal and the support of Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, we are finally completing the first stage. This will allow us to open new opportunities for construction of several million square meters in the city, to build new social facilities, housing, and business facilities. This is a huge step forward for us”.

Commissioning of the pumping station will allow MUE Vodokanal to receive an additional 2.5 thousand m3 of wastewater per hour at the first stage. And when all stages of construction are fully completed, the pumping station will enter its full design capacity of 20,000 m3/h. About 650 thousand residents will be provided with normal sewerage.

Zarechnaya station will ensure receiving and waste water transportation to biological sewage treatment plants in the Northern part of the city.

Presently, Verkhnaya station performs this work, but its productivity does not exceed 12 thousand m3 per hour. It was commissioned in 1973 and operates without a reserve capacity with a large overload, said Andrey Yegorov, Director of the Vodokanal Municipal Unitary Enterprise.

Commissioning of the station will allow receiving and transportation sewage in the amount of up to 15 thousand m3 per day and provide sewerage to 4 million sq. m. of housing.

In total, according to A. Yegorov, the first stage of the station construction is 75% completed.

The final completion of the first stage of the station construction was constantly postponed, said Azat Nigmatzanov, first deputy head of the Executive Committee, because the builders had to face a number of difficulties, including underground water issue.