Residents of Kaspiysk said water costs were significant.

Problems with the water supply in Kaspiysk continue: technical water is supplied for less than half an hour, and drinking water has to be purchased from stores, which is significantly impacting the budget, residents complained.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," on the evening of January 9, the Kaspiysk administration announced that work on the city's water main had been completed and that water supply would resume overnight. City residents were outraged by officials' explanation that increased water consumption led to the breakdown. On January 10, Kaspiysk authorities reported delays in water supply to residents due to reservoirs filling. Water appears only briefly, and water delivery remains, commentators added. On January 12, officials announced that equipment was being adjusted in Kaspiysk, and that water supply to Bat'manova Street would be fully restored by January 13.

Water is delivered to Bat'manova Street in Kaspiysk by water tankers and pumped into a reservoir twice a day, after which it is turned on for about half an hour, local resident Isa, a resident of building no. 18, told a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

"This amount of water is not enough; it doesn't rise above the 5th floor. "We buy bottled water in 19-liter containers, and we go through several containers a day," he said.

Gulya, a resident of 14 Bat'manova Street, reported that on January 12th, there was water from 2:00 PM to 2:25 PM Moscow time. "The last time we saw a water truck was on January 11th. Residents recently met with the director of the city water utility. He promised that regular deliveries would be made to our building. They are currently short on water trucks," the woman told a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

She added that when water appears briefly, they only manage to collect it for household needs, but they have to buy drinking water. They spend several hundred rubles a day on water. "In the high-rise buildings on Bat'manova Street, even where water is pumped into reservoirs, it doesn't reach the upper floors. "We have to buy bottled water, which is expensive for our family," said Murad.

"There's no water on Kaspiyskaya Street; there hasn't been any water delivery," said Ali.

A representative of the Unified Water Supply and Sanitation Operator told a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent that 20-25 tons of water are delivered daily to fill the reservoirs on Bat'manova Street. The delivery is carried out upon request from the management company: it must submit a request indicating the address and the required volume of water.

A project to upgrade the pumping station on Abdulmanapova Street in Kaspiysk is underway. This project includes the complete dismantling of the old structures, the construction of a new station, the installation of a water disinfection system and a fire reservoir, and the installation of reinforced concrete manholes. The project is scheduled for completion by the end of 2027, the Dagestan Ministry of Construction announced on its Telegram channel on January 12.

The Federal Law "On Water Supply and Sanitation" permits water supply interruptions only in emergency situations. However, outages must not exceed 24 consecutive hours, and local administrations are obligated to ensure the delivery of drinking water, lawyer Ali Aliyev previously told a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

The lawyer added that, according to the rules for the provision of public services, in such situations, one can request a recalculation of the water bill. There is no need to submit a request for a recalculation; the company must perform it independently. If this does not happen, one should contact the State Housing Inspectorate or the prosecutor's office. Additionally, one can file a lawsuit for compensation for damages—for example, expenses for the purchase of bottled water, and moral damages, which are recoverable under the Law "On the Protection of Consumer Rights."