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Domeikava residents were alarmed when smoke began to flow through their sewer networks. People were outraged that Kauno Vandenys carried out such tests without warning. However, the company’s specialists explained that special equipment is being sought for residents who have illegally connected rainwater collection systems to sewage networks. Once these residents are found, flooding backyard problems can be controlled.
People complaint
A resident of Domeikava applied to the editorial office of the portal kauno.diena.lt. She was outraged that the Kauno vandenys company conducted tests near her home, during which steam began to flow through the sewer system. A resident of the Kaunas district is convinced that people should have been warned about this in advance and have now experienced stress.
“I would like to share my experience about the irresponsible behavior of Kauno Vandenai. On March 4, in our residential neighborhood of Domeikava, company employees were looking for a drain illegally connected to the domestic sewer network and they did so using a smoke blower . It did not warn the population and caused a lot of stress and inconvenience. After connecting the smoke blower, both in my house and in some of the neighbors’ houses, smoke began to come out of a properly connected sewer, which was very scary. and it caused a lot of inconvenience, ”said the local neighbor.
“Such behavior is unjustifiable, no apologies or explanations were received from the staff,” the reader continued, hiding his outrage.
Purpose of inspections
However, the resident is not exactly right in this situation, as Kauno Vandenys can conduct inspections without notifying residents. Because if warned, people who have illegally connected the storm drain system to the system could remove the accesses and the inspections would not yield any results.
It did not warn the population and caused a lot of stress and inconvenience.
“According to the Wastewater Management Regulation, surface rainwater and domestic wastewater must be collected and treated separately. However, there are houses in Kaunas, in many cases newly built neighborhoods in densely populated areas, where residents or developers of real estate projects have arbitrarily connected rainwater systems to domestic ones. To clarify these cases, the company carries out inspections with a dry steam generator, ”explained Andrius Nanėnas, spokesperson for Kauno Vandenai.
He pointed out that the normal company is already aware that there are illegal connections in the area and that these users have already been contacted before the inspection. Disconnect alerts are sent first, followed by checks. When illegal connections are found, the elders are informed and the goal is to solve the problem of illegal connections in good faith.
“During inspections, the generator injects steam into the domestic sewage wells and company employees check if the steam does not come out of the downspouts. If you smoke, the resident rain collection systems are connected to the home. Theoretically, steam should not enter the neighbors’ facilities, but there are isolated cases if the siphons in the sinks or bathrooms are incorrectly installed ”, explained the representative of Kauno Vandenai.
“We apologize to the residents if they experience any inconvenience as a result of the inspections, but this is not smoke, but dry steam, which is not dangerous to human health and dissipates quickly enough,” A. Nanėnas assured residents.
Photo by Kauno Vandenai
Problem areas
Kauno vandenys cautions that in some city and district settlements there are often cases where residents connect surface water and sewage to a network. As a result, pipes become clogged, sewage levels rise, and cleaning systems cannot clean everything. In addition, the behavior of these neighbors sometimes floods the courtyards.
“In Domeikava, illegal connections of rainwater systems to the domestic sewage network were found in some houses on Vaisių Street, Aušros Street, Beržų Street, Saulės Street, Radikių Street, Mildos Street, Austėjos, Plačioji. Street, Topolių St. According to the inspectors of the Exploitation Department who carried out inspections for the operation of sewage, almost all the houses on Bajorų Street were illegally connected to domestic waste water. According to the specialists who carried out the inspections, there is also a new block of houses under construction in Domeikava, where there are still no houses, and the rainwater is already connected to the domestic ones ”, commented the representative of Kauno Vandenai on the results of a inspection.
He noted that there are problem areas due to improper sewage treatment not only in Domeikava. Most messages are also received from Garliava, Romainiai, Rokai, Sargėnai. Residents who call emergency services mainly complain about the elevated surface water level in the areas and courtyards below. The main causes of these accidents are domestic sewage wells and pumping stations overflowing with meltwater, which are not suitable for collecting surface water.
“As the company’s specialists are constantly looking for illegal connections to the sewer network with a dry steam generator, it is settlers or new district builders in these areas who often connect surface rainwater harvesting systems to the network. domestic sewerage, although the legislation requires and domestic wastewater will be treated separately, “said a representative from Kauno Vandenai.
Photo by Kauno Vandenai
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