Abstract
The study of the problems of providing drinking water to the population in small settlements allowed us to identify the most important ones in the extraction of water, its preparation and transportation. The conclusions are based on statistical data on water supply problems. The causes of problems are identified and the directions of development of water supply systems are determined. The dynamics of aging of water supply systems in small settlements is analyzed. Various water supply options were investigated. Various water supply systems were simulated and a set of calculations was performed. Options for combining existing systems and reconstructing them are modeled. Water supply systems with a water tower are investigated. Variants of the water supply system’s exit from the crisis situation have been developed.
Highlights
The term “small settlements” in this article stands for towns and urban-type settlements with a population of up to 25 thousand people
Additional water wells were drilled near the expansion zone, which were connected to the existing water supply network (Fig. 1, pos. 2, 3, 4) So, a centralized water supply system with decentralized power sources was created, when one or a group of wells provided a certain area with water
When departmental water supply systems were handed over under municipal and private management without providing the necessary material, technical, monetary resources and production facilities, there was a deterioration in the level of technical operation of supply networks
Summary
The term “small settlements” in this article stands for towns and urban-type settlements with a population of up to 25 thousand people. It includes rural settlements (villages) of more than a thousand population. According to the Ministry of Natural Resources and the State Committee for Construction, Architectural and Housing Policy of the Russian Federation, there are 1097 cities, 1836 urban-type settlements and 24464 rural settlements in Russia with a total of "12323 municipal and 50794 departmental water supply systems" [1]. Urban population mainly receives water from surface sources and makes up 68%, whereas population of towns and rural settlements usually use underground sources what is 32% of tap water. The total length of supply lines is 763 thousand km
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