Six deposits in the Vitebsk region have been recognized as promising for drinking water extraction

June 8, Vitebsk / Diana Kurilo - BELTA /. Six sites in the Vitebsk region have been recognized as promising for the extraction and industrial bottling of fresh groundwater, the Vitebsk Regional Committee for Natural Resources and Environmental Protection informed a BELTA correspondent. According to scientific research, the reserves and composition of the waters allow for the creation of drinking water bottling enterprises in Dokshytsy, Begoml, the villages of Velevshchina (Lepel district), Azino (Polotsk district), and the settlements of Rossony and Ushachi. As noted by the committee, currently, 4 enterprises and organizations in the region are engaged in the extraction and bottling of drinking water, and another 9 are involved in the extraction and bottling of mineral water. According to the State Water Cadastre, the natural groundwater resources in the Vitebsk region amount to 3.36 cubic kilometers per year, and the total proven exploitable groundwater reserves are 0.34 cubic kilometers per year. -0-