PROGRAMME TITLE: EA 06/2018: Winterization Relief in Eastern

PROGRAMME LOCATION: Ukraine, buffer zone, Government Controlled Area (GCA) and Non-Government Controlled Area – oblast

DATES COVERED: 01.08.2018 – 25.10.2018

SITREP NUMBER: 4

SUBMITTED BY: Caritas Ukraine

1. SITUATION OVERVIEW

Current military conflict in Ukraine greatly worsened the situation with the water supply in the settlements of the Donetsk region. WASH cluster reports that there are serious problems with water supply for settlements both in GCA and NGCA close to the line of conflict. Water communications are repeatedly fell under fire. Water systems which have been subject to damage by shelling are close to collapse due to lack of maintenance and because repair works are in most vase not possible because of risk of fire. The number of gusts is increasing, and the quality of water has become awful. Most of the rural population in the affected zone remained without drinking water with the only opportunity to use technical water as drinking one. Unfortunately, the risk of a complete termination of centralized water supply in the region have increased significantly.

 6.09.2018, 19.00: the power lines that feed the Donetsk filtration station (DFS) were damaged by the fire which caused termination of water supply in . The provision of bottled water to the people affected was organized by the humanitarian organizations and State Emergency Service. Water supply to the city was restored only on September 13.  17.09. 2018, 12-00: during the repair works on the restoration of the pipeline #1 with 1400 mm diameter in the "red zone", the pumping station of the South Donbas water pipeline was stopped. It supplies with water from the channel Siversky Donets-Donbass four filtering stations: Karlivska (water supply of Belozersk, Bilitsk, Gornik, Dobropillya, Mirnograd, Novogrodovka, Pokrovsk, Selidove, Ukrainsk; urban areas: Oleksandrivka, Vodyanske, Vyshneve, Zhelanne, Kurakhovka, Novodonetsk, Svyatogorivka, Island, Tsukuryne); Velikoanadolska (water supply of Volnovaha, Dokuchaevsk, Vugledar and Novotroickoe); Starokrymska #1 and #2 (, Sartana, Old Crimea). In total about 75 000 people were left without water supply.  22.09.2018: in Avdiivka, which is the closest to the line of conflict big settlement the workers of the "Water of Donbass" company were shot while performing emergency repair works. All the works were immediately stopped and the workers were evacuated to the safe place. This incident left without water supply Avdiivka, , Mariinka, Kurakhovo, Pavlopil, Selidove and Volnovaha.  As of 27.09.2018, only one third of the required for the people in the region capacity of water was supplied. Some improvement started after 28.09 when drinking began to come to the reservoirs in and Vugledar. It is expected that in the nearest future the water will return to some other settlements, supplied from Velikoanadolskay filtration station (Dokuchaevsk, Vugledar, Novotroitsk, Volodymyrivka, Zhovtneve, Ol'ginskoe, Blagodatny, Blizhnoe, Yasnaya).  Despite of small improvement of situation with water supply to South Donbas water pipeline and four filtration stations: Karlivska, Velykoanadolska, Starokrymska #1 and #2 the situation remains extremely tense.  15.10.2018, 13-30: due to the new damage to the water supply line "-", the supply of water to the city of Toretsk and settlements , and Shcherbynivka was stopped. The water pape was damaged as a result of fighting.  20.10.2018: the repair crew failed to start repairs, because the damage was found to be in the gray zone where gunshots are heard from time to time.

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 23.10. 2018: the truck of the company "Water of Donbass" was hit the mine, truck driver and an excavator driver also travelling in the cab of the truck, were injured. Bu the repair team already started the works on the water pipe line "Horlivka - Toretsk" in no-man’s land.  24.10.2018: reconstruction works on the Horlivka-Toretsk water pipeline have been completed. Currently the water supply of Toretsk is restored.

2. CARITAS RESPONSE

2.1. WASH Component

After assessment and analysis of the situation in the region, Caritas Mariupol team decided to make some corrections to the previous plan of the project implementation by planning works in the settlements suffering from lack of drinking water - Mariinka, Andriivka and Myrne.

Potential sites for drilling in these settlements were selected and noted. Meetings with representatives of local Military-Civilian Administrations (MCA), State Agency «Donetskgeology» (DG) and managers of local communal services were held. As a result, the number of agreements were made on the full assistance of local MCAs in the solving of possible bureaucratic problems, issuing of necessary permit documents: the allocation of land for drilling, permits for works etc. Places for drilling in Mariinka were approved by MCA and DG. The process of preparation of the technical specification for the tender for the selection of the drilling company has been launched.

As of 25.10. 2018. the drilling company has been selected and the necessary documents for drilling in all the above-mentioned settlements have already been obtained. The process of drilling wells has partly started. In Myrny the expected depth of drill is already reached, but the water debit is 0.4 m3 per hour, which is less than expected to cover the needs of all local citizens. Taking into account the critical situation with water supply in Myrny it was decided to equip a pump room on the well. In Andriivka, due to the weather conditions, the planned start of drilling was postponed, and in Mariinka the works were put on hold because of shelling.

Picture 1. Place for drilling in Andriivka: Picture 2: Place for drilling in Myrne:

Picture 3: Place for drilling in Mariinka Picture 4. Already preserved well in Myrny

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Emergency Response

Because of emergency in Toretsk and surroundings, where as more than 60,000 people were left without water supply, it was decided to provide assistance to the affected people with drinking water. 10,000 liters of bottled water were delivered and distributed to the most vulnerable groups of population. As of October 24, the water supply in the city was restored. Caritas Mariupol team returned to the implementation of the EA project in regular approach.

Pictures 5-6. Distribution of bottled water in Toretsk

2.2. Winterization Component

As of October 19, the fuel for heating (coal) was provided to 708 families and the most vulnerable groups of the population in NGCA. According to the decision of the senior management of Caritas Ukraine the activities were stopped. According to the current budget, the positive balance for assistance in these areas is 27,000 euros. The local team is in the process of finishing the process of gathering appropriate documents from the beneficiaries and completing of their work. In total, 1420 tons of coal were distributed to the beneficiaries

Pictures 7-8: Distribution of fuel for the winterization needs (Donetsk, Horlivka)

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3. COORDINATION

The project is implemented in close cooperation with funds and public organizations working in the region as well as local administrations and state regulatory bodies. The main principles are coordination of activities to avoid duplication, exchange of information and experience. Regular coordination communication is provided.

During the reporting period such coordination meetings were organized:

№ Date Organization Name of person Purpose 1 04.09.2018 Andriivka (village council) V. Kalynychenko Sampling from existing sources 2 05.09.2018 Chermalyk (village council) E. Tabiya Sampling from existing sources 3 06.09.2108 UNICEF Alvaro Vadillo Cooperation 4 07.09.2018 Kamyanka T. Karadzeli Sampling from existing sources 5 11.09.2018 Meeting of representatives of O. Romanyuk Discussion of the situation with Caritas Ukraine and Caritas drinking water in the region, the Internationalis with the head of issues of cooperation Boykisvka regional administration 6 12.09.2018 Meeting of Caritas Maiupol staff Discussion of the project related with representatives of Caritas issues, reporting on the work Ukraine and Caritas Internationalis already done. 7 13.09.2018 Meeting of representatives of Discussion of the situation with Caritas Ukraine and Caritas drinking water in the region, the Internationalis with ADRA Mariupol issues of cooperation and UNICEF 8 17.09.2018 Oasis Project M. Anikiejev Questions of cooperation and documentation. 9 18.09.2108 Kamyanka T. Karadzeli Search of potential location for drilling 10 19.09.2018 Myrne (village council) A. Lavrenyuk Needs assessment and passport of settlement. Search of potential location for drilling 11 25.09.2018 Volnovakha, Andriivka, Myrne, Heads of locals Search of potential location for Kamyanka councils drilling 12 26.09.2018 Volnovakha, Andriivka, Myrne, V. Lubynets Inspection of potential drilling sites Kamyanka and meeting with V. Lubynets, Chairman of the Volnovakha Local Administration 13 28.09.2018 Volnovakha, Mariinka V. Lubynets, Y. Needs assessment (Mariinka), Shanov discussion of project activities (Volnovakha) 14 16.10.2018 Toretsk Local Emergency Appeal to the start of the needs Service, MCA assessment and response 15 22.10.2018 Myrne In coordination with Drilling and as a result reaching the local MCA water layers 16 23.10.2018 Toretsk In coordination with Completion of rapid response in local MCA Toretsk 17 26.10.2018 Andriivka In coordination with Start of drilling local MCA

4. MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS

Rapid Response in Toretsk  https://caritas-ua.org/news/karitas-zabezpechuye-pytnoyu-vodoyu-zhyteliv- toretska/?fbclid=IwAR17wmrpFPJbDJhH297wpS0dEBVPnv-3XuPflKjyD5zJsFunwkQ7EqzEiGA  TV-channel UA-Donbass: https://youtu.be/opCuTPc_QO4

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Media coverage:

 https://www.0629.com.ua/news/2150194/karitas-i-unicef-pytautsa-resit-problemu-vodosnabzenia- prifrontovyh-sel  http://www.voda.dn.ua/novosti/content-elements/novosti-kompanii/2001-iz-za-poryva-vodovoda-ostanovlena- nasosnaya-stantsiya-yudv  https://korrespondent.net/ukraine/4014780-na-donbasse-bez-vody-ostauitsia-sem-horodov  http://www.voda.dn.ua/novosti/content-elements/novosti-kompanii/2001-iz-za-poryva-vodovoda-ostanovlena- nasosnaya-stantsiya-yudv  https://www.ostro.org/donetsk/society/news/555785/  https://www.06277.com.ua/news/2169638/bitva-za-vodu-cto-proishodit-na-uznodonbasskom-vodoprovode  http://www.avdeevka.city/news/view/bitva-za-vodu-chto-proishodit-na-yuzhnodonbasskom-vodoprovode  https://www.ostro.org/donetsk/society/news/555108/  https://donbass.live/2018/09/21/v-doneczkoj-oblasty-ostanovlena-nasosnaya-stanczyya---bez-vod--naselennx- punktov/  https://donpress.com/news/24-09-2018-nvf-obstrelyali-sotrudnikov-voda-donbassa-remont-vodovoda- prekrashchen  http://www.voda.dn.ua/novosti/content-elements/novosti-kompanii/2015-ostanovlena-podacha-vody-gorodu- toretsku  https://www.uadonbas.com/news/zhiteli-torecka-vosmu-dobu-zalishayutsya-bez-vodi  http://www.voda.dn.ua/novosti/content-elements/novosti-kompanii/2024-vedetsya-remont-vodovoda- Horlivka-toretsk  http://www.voda.dn.ua/novosti/content-elements/novosti-kompanii/2025-vodovod-Horlivka-toretsk- zapushchen-v-rabotu  http://mcaritas.org/novini/322-voda-bez-neji-ne-vizhiti-shcho-robiti-lyudyam-koli-voda-prosto-jde  https://www.facebook.com/caritasmariupol/posts/2049754258578540  https://caritas-ua.org/news/karitas-vyrishuye-problemu-z-vodopostachannyam-u-bufernij-zoni/

5. PLEDGES AND CONTRIBUTIONS - N/a

6. KEY CONTACTS

Head of Humanitarian Department: Hryhoriy Seleshchuk Email address: [email protected] Phone: +380 97 447 8800

Project Manager: Valentyn Bebik E-mail: [email protected] Phone: + 380 96 176 8979 www.caritas-ua.org

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