The wastewater treatment facilities of the city of Kyzyl-Kiya are in emergency condition.
The wastewater treatment facilities in the city of Kyzyl-Kiya have been operating since 1974. Reconstruction, chlorination, and drainage are required; currently, it flows through a mudflow channel into the Jal-Sai River, which runs into Uzbekistan.
It is no secret that there is often no biological treatment of wastewater. According to a report from the Ministry of Emergency Situations, about 70% of wastewater treatment facilities in the country are not operational. This is official statistics; however, specialists believe that in reality, 95% of the treatment facilities are non-functional. These issues seem to be "deservedly forgotten" because, due to the constructed economy, solving them does not generate income.
In the entire country, only in the capital, Bishkek, is wastewater fully treated in a three-stage process, while in other places, large fractions, packaging, and everything that does not dissolve in water are caught with special devices, and so on, which come through the sewage networks. The chemical and biological composition of the water remains... as it is.
Unfortunately, today the water supply system in Kyrgyzstan is in a deplorable state in many villages. Not all Kyrgyz citizens have access to tap water, and people are forced to take water for cooking and drinking from open sources.
Instances of non-compliance with wastewater treatment have been identified in the cities of Karakol, Naryn, Kyzyl-Kiya, Batken, and others. In some rural settlements, the sewage system is completely absent. An analysis of existing systems and facilities in rural areas showed that they lack devices for sedimentation, water filtration, and disinfection. The absence of these facilities affects the quality of wastewater, which is discharged into the nearest bodies of water, leading to situations that result in outbreaks of certain diseases.
Experts acknowledge that water quality is declining. Today, the structure of economic entities in Kyrgyzstan has changed, and accordingly, the structure of pollution has changed. Industrial pollution has decreased, while domestic pollution, related to existing treatment facilities through which wastewater enters rivers, prevails. "The major rivers of Kyrgyzstan are currently experiencing significant anthropogenic impact. In the coastal zone, household and construction waste, the dumping of plant waste, agricultural animal waste, and municipal solid waste landfills are found. This disrupts the river ecosystem, and waste is already being discharged directly into the river floodplains. Treatment facilities in Karakol, Cholpon-Ata, Balykchy, Jalal-Abad, Tokmak, Maili-Suu, Naryn, and other cities are in critical condition and need reconstruction.
The capacity for collecting wastewater in three regions is 70% of the water supply capacity. All settlements with wastewater collection systems are equipped with treatment facilities. However, many of them operate inefficiently, and some do not function at all. There is a lack of necessary control over the effectiveness of wastewater treatment.
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