In Irkutsk, old water pumps are being replaced with automatic ones that dispense water by electronic card. 6 have been installed, and nearby residents were given cards with a starting balance of 50 rubles. In total, 22 new pumps were bought for the city, and eventually all 518 city pumps will become automatic.
The replacement of old water standpipes with automatic ones, from which water flows using an electronic card, is currently ongoing.In Irkutsk, 6 water standpipes have already been installed. Water is dispensed from them by presenting a card.
As water is used, money is debited from the account. Cards were issued to residents of those houses near which the new standpipes were installed.
An amount of 50 rubles was credited to each card. The cost of one cubic meter of water is 10 rubles 50 kopecks.
Thus, at the initial stage, residents were provided with about 5 tons of water each. Later, the card account will need to be topped up.
As reported by the press service of the Irkutsk city administration, this can be done at the office of the municipal unitary enterprise Vodokanal, at Sberbank terminals, or through the Gorod payment system.
In total, 22 water standpipes with an electronic control unit were purchased for the city. The first standpipes were installed in the private sector of the Sverdlovsky District.
Employees of the non-departmental security service will monitor the safety of the 16 new facilities. Gradually, all 518 city standpipes will be replaced with automatic ones.