ADR Nord signed a new 63.4 million lei contract on 22 October for the Prut–Fălești water pipeline, with a supply line to the village of Gherman in Sculeni. The February contract was terminated after the contractor refused to carry out the works, according to the agency.
Apă-Canal Ungheni announced a drinking water cut on Thursday, 22 October, between 15.00 and 17.00 (estimated) on O. Ungureanu, Victoria and T. Arghezi streets and part of M. Sadoveanu Street, to fix an unforeseen leak on the 150 mm pipe at 15 O. Ungureanu Street. The day before, the operator had announced a water cut on the same four streets between 08.00 and 17.00 for reconnection works at the same address.
Apă-Canal Ungheni is cutting off the drinking water supply on Wednesday, 21 October, between 08.00 and 17.00 (estimated), on O. Ungureanu, Victoria and T. Arghezi streets and on part of M. Sadoveanu Street. The reason: works to reconnect a branch to the water main at 15 O. Ungureanu Street.
PLASTICWISE, a cross-border project funded by the European Union, is monitoring plastic pollution in the Prut — the river from which the town of Ungheni draws its drinking water. On 25 June, partners from Romania and Moldova met at the Ungheni District Council and went down to the bank of the Prut, by «Micul Cluj» Park. The measurement results are not yet public — the study is still under way. And how dangerous microplastics in drinking water really are remains, according to the World Health Organization, a question without a final answer.
