The water level in the Irpin river has dropped in the Bilohorodka community after a hydraulic structure near Hnativka was damaged. Downstream, near Stoianka, a mass fish kill was recorded. Specialists are establishing the causes and consequences, and restoration of the sluice has already begun.

Bilohorodka village council announced this on 15 September.

What is known

The incident has been recorded by the relevant services. Since 15 September the Middle Dnipro Basin Water Resources Authority has been working to restore the sluice. The council warns that the water level will return gradually and that this “will take a certain period of time”.

The sluice on the Irpin river near Hnativka with a low water levelPhoto: Bilohorodka village council
The sluice on the Irpin near Hnativka after the water level fell.

Whether the fish kill near Stoianka is linked to the drop in the water level, and what exactly happened to the sluice, the announcement does not say — “specialists are working to establish the causes and assess the consequences”.

What residents are asked to do

  • not to visit the hydraulic structures and work sites;
  • not to obstruct machinery and specialists;
  • not to try to operate the structures themselves;
  • to report new changes on the river to ecooffice.btg@gmail.com.

The council thanked residents for their vigilance: it is thanks to people’s reports, it says, that such situations can be dealt with faster.

As a reminder, in Myla, after the warehouse fire, residents were told not to drink well water — even the artesian well proved contaminated.

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