Mitryasova, O. CHRONICLES OF THIRST: DOCUMENTING MYKOLAIV'S WATER SECURITY CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS IN A WAR-AFFECTED CITY: Monograph. Mykolaiv: PMBSNU, 2026, 124 p.

CHRONICLES OF THIRST: DOCUMENTING MYKOLAIV'S WATER SECURITY CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS IN A WAR-AFFECTED CITY However, Professor Fyodor Erisman became an obstacle. When the project proposed to take water in the Vodopoy area, Erisman conducted a meticulous examination. His verdict was devastating: the water quality in the area did not meet sanitary standards. For a city that cared about the health of its residents, this was a decisive factor. After five years of difficult negotiations, the contract with Brunhof was terminated. First wells Mykolaiv did not give up and returned attention to artesian horizons. The era of drilling began. It was a real lottery, since out of seven drilled wells, only two - the second and third - produced water that was recognized as suitable for consumption. This period was an important lesson for the city. It became clear that disparate springs and wells were only a temporary solution. Mykolaiv needed a single, powerful and scientifically based system that would not depend on the vagaries of the summer heat or accidental finds. There was a time of great engineering solutions ahead that would forever change the look of the city. Fig. 1.8. Water supply professionals – water carriers. The birth of the centralized system and the loss of the "Spas" The history of water supply in Mykolaiv is not only about achievements, but also about painful losses. One of the oldest and most respected springs, Spasskoye, which fed the city for centuries, went down in history in 1959 (Fig. 1.9). During the large-scale construction of the Central City Stadium, the spring was filled up, forever hidden under the foundations of the sports arena, leaving behind only a memory in the names of districts and in old yellowed photos. However, long before this loss, at the turn of the XIX and XX centuries, Mykolaiv realized that the era of scattered springs and private water carriers had exhausted itself. 16