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CHRONICLES OF THIRST: DOCUMENTING MYKOLAIV'S WATER SECURITY CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS IN A WAR-AFFECTED CITY Table 1.1 Average values of water quality indicators supplied to the centralized water supply system of the city of Mykolaiv compared to the standards of Ukraine and the EU Inticator Units of measurement Meaning MPC, Ukraine MPC, EU рН 8,1 6,5 – 8,5 6,5 – 8,5 Taste, aftertaste points 0 до 2 до 2 Smell, 20 о С points 1 до 2 до 2 Chroma points 14 до 20 до 20 Coli index CFU/100K 0 0 0 Microbial number CFU/l 12 до 100 Phytoplankton cells/l 5000 Dry residue mg/l 10408 1000 1500 Oxidative permanganate mgО 2 /l 5,2 5,0 5,0 Total rigidity mg-eq/l 32 1,5–7 1,2 Alkalinity mg-eq/l 4,1 0,5–6,5 Chlorides mg/l 4400 350 250 Nitrates mg/l 81,1 45 50 Nitrites mg/l 0,015 3 0,5 Sulfates mg/l 712 500 250 Phosphate mg/l 0,43 3,5 0,7 Cyanides mg/l 0 0,035 0,05 Phenols mg/l 0 0,001 0 Common ferrum mg/l 0,2 0,3 0,2 Ammonium Nitrogen mg/l 0,1 2,0 0,5 Aluminum mg/l 0 0,5 0,2 Arsen mg/l 0 0,05 0,01 Sodium mg/l 4380 1000 Nickel mg/l 0 0,1 Organic carbon mg/l 18,3 Mangan mg/l 0 0,1 0,05 Molybdenum mg/l 0 0,25 Cobalt mg/l 0 0,1 Cuprum mg/l 0,065 1,0 2,0 Plumbum mg/l 0 0,03 0,01 Silicon mg/l 1,16 10,0 - Common chromium mg/l 0 0,55 0,05 Zinc mg/l 0,048 5,0 5,0 Periodization and mechanisms of transition to water intake from the Ingulets River The use of the Inhulets River as the main backup source of water supply to Mykolaiv covered the period from 2023 to 2025. This time period can be divided into several key stages, each of which was accompanied by specific man-made and natural challenges. The transition to water from Inhulets became possible due to the functioning of the Main Pumping Station of the Inhulets River Canal Administration (GNS Ukri), which provided water 39