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EVENTUALLY HOW MUCH WATER IS LEFT FROM LAKE SEVAN?
12:30 February 24, 2015
PanArmenian Environmental Front
It's commonly known that the water let out from Lake Sevan is used
to produce electricity in Sevan-Hrazdan cascade. "Sevan-Hrazdan
Cascade" CJSC with its seven HPPs was transferred into the ownership
of "International Energetic Corporation" CJSC on 17 July 2003,
who published an information booklet in English and Russian in
2005. The first page of this booklet literally says, "...at least
350-440 million cum water will be annually let out for irrigation
and energetic purposes without causing any harm to Lake Sevan..."
These lines evidently show while transferring the cascade to the
Russian party in 2003, it was guaranteed to let out such volumes of
water from Lake Sevan, otherwise these figures wouldn't appear in
the official booklet of International Energetic Corporation.
Taking into consideration the fact that less water is transferred
through Arpa-Sevan tunnel to Lake Sevan in recent years than it used
to flow in 2002-2010, while Vorotan-Arpa tunnel hasn't been exploited
so far, it becomes clear why the increase in the lake level stopped
after 2010.
The public has serious concerns, which will be grounded, if the
following measures are taken:
1. To immediately operate an automatic system for daily monitoring
to control the volumes of water let out from Lake Sevan and flowing
through Vorotan-Arpa-Sevan tunnel, so as each Armenian citizen could
follow this process.
2. To present clear and precise explanations to public, why
Vorotan-Arpa tunnel is not operated at all, and why the rehabilitation
works of Arpa-Sevan tunnel are so prolonged and when will they finish.
3. To display daily information on the official websites of MES
Hydromet Service and Nature Protection Ministry about the volumes
of water flowing into and out of Lake Sevan, as well as to provide
information about the fullness of the main reservoirs in Armenia.
http://ecolur.org/en/news/sevan/eventually-how-much-water-is-left-from-lake-sevan/7057/
From: A. Papazian
12:30 February 24, 2015
PanArmenian Environmental Front
It's commonly known that the water let out from Lake Sevan is used
to produce electricity in Sevan-Hrazdan cascade. "Sevan-Hrazdan
Cascade" CJSC with its seven HPPs was transferred into the ownership
of "International Energetic Corporation" CJSC on 17 July 2003,
who published an information booklet in English and Russian in
2005. The first page of this booklet literally says, "...at least
350-440 million cum water will be annually let out for irrigation
and energetic purposes without causing any harm to Lake Sevan..."
These lines evidently show while transferring the cascade to the
Russian party in 2003, it was guaranteed to let out such volumes of
water from Lake Sevan, otherwise these figures wouldn't appear in
the official booklet of International Energetic Corporation.
Taking into consideration the fact that less water is transferred
through Arpa-Sevan tunnel to Lake Sevan in recent years than it used
to flow in 2002-2010, while Vorotan-Arpa tunnel hasn't been exploited
so far, it becomes clear why the increase in the lake level stopped
after 2010.
The public has serious concerns, which will be grounded, if the
following measures are taken:
1. To immediately operate an automatic system for daily monitoring
to control the volumes of water let out from Lake Sevan and flowing
through Vorotan-Arpa-Sevan tunnel, so as each Armenian citizen could
follow this process.
2. To present clear and precise explanations to public, why
Vorotan-Arpa tunnel is not operated at all, and why the rehabilitation
works of Arpa-Sevan tunnel are so prolonged and when will they finish.
3. To display daily information on the official websites of MES
Hydromet Service and Nature Protection Ministry about the volumes
of water flowing into and out of Lake Sevan, as well as to provide
information about the fullness of the main reservoirs in Armenia.
http://ecolur.org/en/news/sevan/eventually-how-much-water-is-left-from-lake-sevan/7057/
From: A. Papazian