Kaspiysk authorities attributed water supply problems to a new accident.

Water supply to Kaspiysk districts, which had not been restored to normal operation since late December, has been interrupted due to a new water main failure. Work was scheduled to be completed on the evening of January 15, but officials later promised to complete it "by morning."

As reported by "Caucasian Knot," on January 10, Kaspiysk authorities reported delays in water supply to residents due to reservoirs filling. Commentators added that water appears only briefly, and there is still no water delivery. On January 12, officials announced that equipment adjustments were being made in Kaspiysk, and that water supply to Bat'manova Street would be fully restored by January 13. Residents complained that they have to buy drinking water from stores, which is significantly impacting their budgets. On January 15, city residents complained that water supply had not been restored everywhere, and where it had been restored, the pressure was weak or intermittent.

The Unified Water Supply Operator of Dagestan reported a new accident at the Khazar pumping station on the afternoon of January 16. According to the agency, the accident occurred on a 1000 mm diameter main water pipeline, as a result of which water supply to Kaspiysk districts was again limited.

Residents confirmed that the water supply, which had not been restored everywhere after the previous accident, had been cut off again. "There's no water again at 14, 16, and 18 Bat'manova Street," Isa told a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent. There's also no water in the area around the new Anzhi Arena, Murad complained. "We just restored the water supply, now what? What accident? No water again, we didn't even stock up," said Raisat, a resident of Akulinicheva Street. "The emergency restoration work is scheduled to be completed by 8:00 PM this day. Due to the work being carried out during this period, there may be a drop in pressure, interruptions in the water supply, or a complete lack of water at the following addresses: "Batmanova, Omarova, Kaspiyskaya, Akulinicheva, Molodezhnaya, Lenina, and the Camping microdistrict," the official Telegram channel reported.

The Dagestan Ministry of Emergency Situations, in turn, reported that three 10-ton water tankers continue to deliver water to residents of Kaspiysk. According to the agency, each tanker makes 10-12 trips per day.

At 8:16 p.m. Moscow time, the Unified Operator published a further post, stating that "emergency restoration work being carried out on the main water pipeline (...) requires additional time due to identified technical difficulties."

"In this regard, the completion date for the work has been extended until 3:00 a.m.," the post stated. It also noted that additional time may be required to fill and stabilize the system.

Officials promise to supply water "by morning"

The Kaspiysk administration, in turn, reported at 00:01 Moscow time today that "restoration work will be completed by morning." "First Deputy Mayor of Kaspiysk Arsen Sherifov and Head of the Technical Inspection Department of the Kaspiysk Housing and Utilities Department Karimullah Magomedov are at the site of the leak," officials reported.

Telegram users expressed outrage under posts about the new water main failure, recalling that water supply problems in Kaspiysk have been ongoing since late December. "What have you been doing since December 28th?" M J chided utility workers. "Everything is stable in Kaspiysk," Abdullah ibn Abiyya remarked.

"Haven't they repaired it yet? It's a disgrace," Ramazan wrote. "Put public toilets in the courtyards. Or are we going to come to you?" Sergey suggested.

"You had commissioning work there the day before yesterday, and the reservoirs were supposed to fill within 4-5 hours? What went wrong?" Eugene Dubson asked.