The main pollutant of water bodies in Ukraine is water utilities, not industrial enterprises.

According to Ukrinform, Deputy Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of Ukraine Mykhailo Khorev said this in the "

The Deputy Minister stressed that "

" And in fact, the main polluter today is a person, that is, wastewater from water utilities.. We publish the top 100 largest pollution annually, 70% of which are water utilities. Because they have inefficient treatment facilities, unfortunately. Their modernization is directly related to raising tariffs for the population, and this is an unpopular way. And they are, in fact, in the position of a boa constrictor eating its own tail.. That is, 70% of problems related to water quality are " This is really 70%, "

In this regard, the Ministry of Communities and Territories is developing legislative norms so that all tariffs are approved at the level of local councils.. And the local authorities themselves will decide on the allocation of the necessary funds for the modernization of treatment facilities..

" That is, he is elected, then he decides for himself what is more important - the roads or the health of his citizens who drink low-quality water, "

He noted that the most obvious nature of pollution of water bodies is observed in the Donbass, where after 2014 some industrial enterprises stopped.. Recent studies of the main waterway of the region - the Seversky Donets River - have shown that it can no longer be attributed to the most polluted rivers in the country..

" Because a large number of industries have stopped working in the Donbas recently, "

Among the remaining 30% of water pollutants are farmers who plow up coastal protection zones. And it is necessary to fight more actively with this..

" But here, unfortunately, farmers go there with a tractor, sow corn there, use pesticides there.. Accordingly, this does not add health to our rivers, "

To strengthen control over water resources, the Verkhovna Rada adopted in the first reading bill No. 3091 "

" Because if the environmental inspector has a salary of 7 thousand.

hryvnias, then we understand that he is unlikely to be able to fine enterprises for 10 million hryvnias - the risk of receiving unlawful benefits for them is very high, "

It is also planned to significantly increase the amount of fines for enterprises for not allowing an environmental inspector.

" The sanction for this is only UAH 710. Relatively speaking, if you put a pipe here now, you will dump dirty water, an environmental inspector will come to you. You have every right to prohibit him from taking samples there, to say that everything is fine with you.. He will fine you 710 UAH, and, in fact, you will continue to do what you are doing. By bill No. 3091, we remove this, we prescribe there enough "