Tulagorvodokanal, joint stock company

History

1915

In 1915 about 130 thousand inhabitants lived in Tula, the water supply system had the power of 4.3 thousand m3 a day that made 32 liters on 1 person.

1926–1929

Eventually expansion of capacities of a city water supply system became a vital necessity, however the lack of the city water disposal system was an essential restraining factor. Construction of the first stage of the city sewerage in 1926-1929 became an incentive for expansion of a city water supply system.

In the thirties in the city large industrial and civil engineering begins, the population of the city quickly grows. Are under construction the New and Tula steel works, the New Tula plant is nowadays Kombaynovy plant, extend the Tula small-arms factory, Cartridge and some other the enterprises.

1934

Construction of the Medical Vienna water intake powerful for those times begins, in 1934 it comes into service and gives to the city in addition 11.5 thousand m3 a day.

1959

Water from station II of raising of the Medical Vienna water intake on a pressure head wooden conduit with a diameter of 500 mm came to Shcheglovsky reservoirs, further by gravity – to Of Tolstoi under - the zemny reservoir at Stadionny Drive from where water was pumped by pumps in a water tower which existed till 1959, and from a tower – to a water supply system of the city.

In the thirties in Tula a lot of work on construction of the parting networks with installation of water folding columns which worked only in the afternoon was unrolled, for the night was closed by inspectors on the lock.

1938

By 1938 the population of the city increased to 280 thousand people, rapid development of the industry required additional amount of drinking water.

The office on design of water supply and the sewerage of the inhabited places of "GOSVODOKANALPROEKT" in 1938 in "The detailed design on reconstruction of water supply of Tula" considered perspective water supply only at the expense of superficial water sources – water reservoirs on the rivers of UPA, Sezha, Tulits, confluence Big and Small Krushma and from the Oka River.

After comparison of technical and economic indicators of options of reconstruction a choice was made for benefit of construction of the Gnezdinsky water reservoir on the Tulitsa River by design capacity of 64 thousand m3 a day.

1939–1940

In 1939-1940 its construction began. Patriotic war of 1941-1945 forced to stop construction of a water reservoir.

1952–1958

In days of the Great Patriotic War the Tula Vodokanal continued to work steadily, providing citizens with drinking water and taking away drains In 1952-1958 the water intake in the 7 thousand m3 Komsomol park in day was constructed.

At the same time the Medical Vienna water intake extends. The general water supply to the city reaches already 76 thousand m3 in days. Despite large volumes of construction of facilities of water supply, after all they lagged behind rates of commissioning of housing.