STUDY GUIDE ON HYDROECOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE – A JOINT PROJECT BETWEEN TWO UNIVERSITIES (2023)

Abstract

The article presents and analyzes the study guide “Hydroecological aspects of water supply and sewerage”, published in 2023 by V.K. Khilchevskyi (Taras Shevchenko Kyiv National University), M.R. Zabokrytska and V.Yu. Stelmakh (Lesia Ukrainka Volyn National University). The study guide “Hydroecological aspects of water supply and sewerage” has 12 chapters, which can be conventionally structured into five parts: the role of the components of the chemical composition of water in human life (chapter 1); water resources and water use (chapter 2-3); technological aspects of water supply, rationing and control (chapter 4-7); technological aspects of sewerage, regulation and control (chapter 8-10); water supply and drainage in the cities of Kyiv and Lutsk (Chapter 11); water quality assessment of water bodies for water supply and environmental purposes (Chapter 12). The authors of the study guide emphasize that when using water objects for water supply, it is necessary to take into account the possibility of their contamination – the excess of pollutants or indicators of the physical properties of water in maximum permissible concentrations, which causes a violation of water quality standards. In Ukraine, there have been many changes related to both water monitoring and the regulatory framework for water quality assessment for various purposes, which is due to the course of integration with methodical approaches in this field in the European Union. A significant incentive for this process was the signing of the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the EU in 2014, which led to the reform of many spheres of activity, including those related to the management of water resources and their quality. The study guide is intended for students studying in the educational programs “Hydrology” and “Management and ecology of water resources” specialty 103 “Earth sciences”. It can also be useful for students of other educational programs of specialties 103 “Earth Sciences” and 106 “Geography”, in which they study issues of water resources, water supply and drainage.