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The water found in the Sea of Azov can be used as drinking water after processing, said in a presentation published by Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin on the results of the construction and utilities industries in 2021.
The presentation notes that the water is low-mineralized and technical, that is, it can be used for irrigation, heating and cooling systems.
“If the necessary water treatment is available, the water can be used as drinking water,” the document says. The work on finding drinking water for Crimea continues.
The first samples of water from the bottom of the Sea of Azov were obtained in the summer of 2021. In November, the Deputy Prime Minister said that according to the results of the first samples, the discovered water may be drinking, but the final results of the examination will be known in 2022, TASS reports.
The authorities have estimated how much water supplies in Crimea will last
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