In October, the Zarechnaya sewage pumping station to be launched in a test mode

The main works on the construction of the Zarechnaya sewage pumping station (SPS) in Kazan have been completed, and commissioning works are underway at the facility since mid-summer. It is planned to launch the SPS in a test mode in October. Ilsur Metshin, the Mayor of Kazan, inspected the progress of construction and preparation works for the launch of the station.

The Zarechnaya SPS is one of the most important infrastructure facilities of the municipal economy. It will allow us to develop an additional 4 million sq.m. of housing for 250 thousand residents, - said Ilsur Metshin. – According to our colleagues from the Ministry of Construction, Housing and Utilities of Russia, this is the largest project in the housing and utilities sector in Russia over the past five years. Moreover, there is no station of such high capacity with underwater pumps even in Europe.”

The construction of the Zarechnaya station began in 2016 under the investment program of “Vodokanal” and with the support of Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, the Mayor reminded. “We faced a lot of problems, in particular, the builders found a high head of ground water. We used the latest technologies to solve this issue,”- the head of the city said.

At the first stage, the station will operate with a capacity of up to 15 thousand cubic meters per day and will allow building up to 4 million sq.m. of housing. "This will open up new opportunities for us in the construction of housing and social facilities in Zarechye", – the Mayor emphasized.

Commissioning works at the station began in mid-summer 2020. At the same time, the facility is currently working on finishing the office building, additional regulation of automation units and other types of work.

After commissioning, the SPS will provide wastewater transportation to Aviastroitelny, Kirovsky, Moskovsky, Novo-Savinovsky and part of Sovetsky districts. Currently, this work is the responsibility of the Verkhnaya SPS, whose productivity does not exceed 12 thousand cubic meters per hour. It was put into operation in 1973 and operates without a power reserve with a large overload. After commissioning of the new pumping station, this station will be closed down.

“After the launch of the Zarechnaya sewage pumping station, we would breathe a sigh of relief and won’t worry about the old unsafe station”, - said Andrey Yegorov, Director of the MUE Vodokanal. – Its maintenance requires high repair costs, and the rate paid by the population includes the renovation fund. Therefore, we also expect lowering costs for the customers”.

Despite the fact that the Zarechnaya sewage pumping station is less energy-intensive, it is much more powerful than other similar facilities: at the first stage, the station will provide sewerage to almost half of the city's population. Moreover, at the second stage of construction, it is planned to build two new pressure collectors with a length of more than 10 km and reconstruct the existing collector. According to A. Yegorov, after this, the capacity of the station will increase from 15 to 20 cubic meters per hour, and it will be able to provide additional wastewater transportation to 700 thousand people.