[ad_1]
The Sendai City Sanitary Works Bureau announced on 16 that a kerosene-like odor was confirmed in the Okura River in Aoba district and that water intake was suspended at the Kunimi and Nakahara water purification plants in the same district. It is believed that the cause was the leakage of kerosene from a private house in the upper reaches of the earthquake on the night of the 13th. The entire city of Shiogama, which draws water from the Okura River through the Kunimi water purification plant, was isolated. The city of Sendai is also expected to be isolated from early morning until morning on the 17th in some areas.
About 21,000 households were left without water in Shiogama. In the city of Tagajo, which receives water from the city, about 2,600 homes were affected.
The water cut in Sendai City is expected to be from 0 to 8 am on the 17th. The target areas are Aoba Ward in the west, Aiko, Ochiai, Kuriyu, Imozawa, Akasaka Ward and Taihaku Ward in Akiumachi Baba, Nagabukuro , Sakaino district. It is expected to affect around 18,600 households, and the Office of Sanitary Works has proceeded with the opening of an emergency water supply station.
According to the Sanitary Works Bureau, at around 9:30 a.m. on the 16th, the personnel of the Kunimi and Nakahara water purification plants conducted an inspection of the odor of the water taken, confirmed the smell of kerosene and stopped the supply of tap water. 10 am … No unpleasant odor was detected in the water after the water purification treatment.
The Office of Sanitary Works investigated the area upstream of both water purification plants. In a private house in the basin about 2 km from the Okura dam and the Okura river intake, the plumbing from the house’s tank that stores kerosene was disconnected. It is believed to have been damaged by the earthquake on the night of the 13th.
The policy is to clean the facilities of both water treatment plants and resume the intake and supply of water when the odor disappears from the water before and after the purification treatment. Restoration work is expected to be completed by 8:00 am on the 17th.
The Kunimi Water Purification Plant will supply about 113,000 units and the Nakahara Water Purification Plant will supply about 32,000 units. The Sanitary Works Bureau responded by increasing the supply of Moniwa (Taihaku District) and Fukuoka (Izumi District) hydraulic works that do not use the Okura River as a water source until restoration, and the amount of water received from the water supply of the wide area of Miyagi prefecture. , but Nakahara’s drinking water supply The possibility of water cuts in some areas has increased.
Shiogama City takes water from the Okura River from the water outlet to Kunimi water purification plant in a joint water purification plant, separates it within the water purification plant and transports it to the purification plant. of water from Umenomiya in the city through a single water pipe. . In Shiogama City, the water from this route accounts for almost 90% of the supply.
