20:26, 13 January 2026

Officials in Kaspiysk are under investigation due to a prolonged lack of water.

A criminal case has been opened in Kaspiysk due to a prolonged water outage. For some residents, normal water service has still not been restored.

As reported by "Kavkazsky Uzel," 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.

On January 8, residents of Kaspiysk complained about a prolonged water outage. According to city residents, there has been no water in their homes for about a week, and numerous appeals to Gorvodokanal and the city administration remain unanswered. Residents are also outraged that the mayor's office is not informing them of the progress of repairs. The prosecutor's office promised to provide a legal assessment of the situation. On the evening of January 9, the Kaspiysk administration announced that work on the water main supplying the city with water had been completed and that water supply would resume overnight. City residents were outraged by officials' explanation that increased water consumption led to the accident. On January 10, Kaspiysk authorities reported delays in water supply to city residents due to filling of reservoirs. Commentators added that water only appears briefly, and there is still no water supply. 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.

Publications about the prolonged water outage in Kaspiysk have attracted the attention of investigators. The Kaspiysk Investigative Department has opened a criminal case under the article on negligence , the Dagestan Investigative Committee reported today on its Telegram channel.

The investigation also promised that "as part of the investigation, a legal assessment will be made of the actions (inactions) of officials responsible for ensuring uninterrupted water supply to the population." "The causes of the incident, as well as the circumstances that led to the violation of residents' rights, are being determined," the agency said in a statement.

Dagestan Head Sergei Melikov criticized the work to resolve water supply issues in part of Kaspiysk, the head's press service reported today.

"This situation began long before the New Year holidays, and people should have been explained the difficulties in resolving it. Of course, we should have tried to resolve the problems not on January 8-9, but on December 29-30. Where this is impossible, we should have taken emergency measures to avoid causing dissatisfaction among the population with the holidays and your work," the head of Dagestan noted in his address to Kaspiysk Mayor Boris Gontsov.

This afternoon, the Kaspiysk administration reported on the delivery of drinking water to residents on its Telegram channel. By 7:30 PM Moscow time, the post had garnered over 900 views and 23 comments. Commenters under the post said that this water doesn't even last an hour.

"Omarova 14-a, no water," wrote Shamil Akhmedov.

"According to the schedule, they should at least have turned it on; this is complete mockery of people," lamented Abdulaevna.

"There has been no water on Akulinicheva for 10 days, even temporarily. Give people water already, stop torturing us. The children need to get ready for school, do laundry, clean, cook. We've already been forced to contact the prosecutor's office and file a police report. We have no other options," indignant Zarina.

"Today is the 13th, and the water utility promised to fix the entire water supply problem by this day! Where's the water? Why not "Are you providing any information about this? GIVE PEOPLE A NORMAL ANSWER FOR AT LEAST ONCE!" demanded ~Mika~.

"What water supply? Your water is only enough for an hour. They say there's an uninterrupted supply. Aren't you laughing? It takes two hours a day for the water to run. There are no words left. You're simply making fun of people. We need to go out and block the road. So you'll start moving," said Milana.

"Please solve the problem! No specifics for 10 days, no one knows anything! Is there really no one in this republic who can solve this problem? Shame," asked Angelina.

The Federal Law "On Water Supply and Sanitation" allows Water supply interruptions are only in emergency situations, and outages should not exceed 24 consecutive hours, and the local administration is 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 providing public utilities, 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 do it itself. 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."

Translated automatically via Google translate from https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/419896