Major Water Supply Disruption in Lviv Affects Tens of Thousands: Causes and Consequences
Approximately 50,000 residents of Lviv have been left without water service following a significant rupture in the city’s water pipeline network, impacting about 10% of the population.
According to the Lviv City Council, the damaged sections are located in the Zalezhnichnyi and Shevchenkivskyi districts.
Emergency crews are working tirelessly, distributing water via tanker trucks until full system restoration.
The older pipelines, especially when refilled under pressure after being drained, tend to suffer hydraulic shocks leading to further pipe bursts.
Local authorities warn that total replacement of the city’s water infrastructure would cost over 10 billion hryvnias.
The city plans to seek funding for large-scale modernization projects aimed at preventing such incidents in the future.