Contract allows poisonous water supply?
"It still hasn't been proven that the massivie poisoning in Nubarashen was from the water. The case is still being examined," Head of Contract Management and Legal Affairs of Yerevan Water Company Artak Malkhasyan said during a press conference today.
According to him, based on Yerevan Water's contraact, the company could have had 5% flaws, including supply of polluted water, but that makes up only 0.5 percent in the 5th year of the contract and the case in Nubarashen" fits in that 0.5 percent".
More than 60 residents of Nubarashen were poisoned this summer, and doctors say the main reason was the polluted water.
The Yerevan Water official presented a report stating that the company provides 88.6 percent of water supply in Yerevan.
Why is water supply interrupted or lacking in the Nubarashen, Erebuni and Ajapnyak communities to supply water for car washes and villas, according to the residents? In response, Malkhasyan said it was because those subscribers receive water through the same water tube. He added that there may be illegal acts and that the company is working on revealing them.
The lower threshold for continuation of the average water supply throughout the day is only 8 hours, but the company representatives say it will be 22 hours within five years.
