THE DEVELOPMENT PATH OF WATER SUPPLY AND SEWAGE SYSTEMS DURING THE FOURTH FIVE‑YEAR PLAN IN THE USSR

Authors

  • Salkov Nikolai Andreevich MIREA - Russian Technological University image/svg+xml Author
  • Zakharova Olga Nikolaevna Moscow State University of Geodesy and Cartography image/svg+xml Author
  • Evgeny Vladimirovich Orlov Moscow State University of Civil Engineering image/svg+xml Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55287/22275398_2026_60_137-142

Keywords:

water supply, wastewater disposal, city, construction, treatment facilities, water intake facilities, wastewater, life support systems

Abstract

  The article outlines the tasks that the government set for the USSR’s water supply and sewage systems during the post‑war five‑year plan. It presents the main ways to address these tasks and also shows the issues that were assigned to various research and design organizations. During those years, domestic experience in the design, construction, and operation of water supply and wastewater systems began to be widely used. The norms, design deadlines, and technical conditions for system design were revised. Maximum consideration was given to the specifics of local conditions during the design and construction process in order to identify the most cost‑effective solutions for the construction and operation of individual structures. It was possible to set many important tasks and solve them in the shortest possible time in order to restore the damaged water supply and wastewater disposal systems, as well as to create new and improved systems.

Author Biographies

  • Salkov Nikolai Andreevich, MIREA - Russian Technological University

    Associate Professor, Candidate of Technical Sciences
    Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education “MIREA — Russian Technological University” (RTU MIREA), Moscow

  • Zakharova Olga Nikolaevna, Moscow State University of Geodesy and Cartography

    Associate Professor, Candidate of Technical Sciences,

    Moscow State University of Geodesy and Cartography (MIIGAiK), Department of Architectural Design

  • Evgeny Vladimirovich Orlov, Moscow State University of Civil Engineering

    Associate Professor, Candidate of Technical Sciences,

    National Research Moscow State University of Civil Engineering, Department of Water Supply and Wastewater Disposal, Moscow

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Published

2026-10-19

Issue

No. 60 (2026): System technologies 3(60)

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Civil Engineering and Building Services

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Salkov N.A., Zakharova O. N., & Orlov E. V. (2026). THE DEVELOPMENT PATH OF WATER SUPPLY AND SEWAGE SYSTEMS DURING THE FOURTH FIVE‑YEAR PLAN IN THE USSR. The System Technologies, 60, 137-142. https://doi.org/10.55287/22275398_2026_60_137-142