Житлово-комунальне господарство

The city's housing and communal services continue to operate under difficult economic conditions, performing the most important work on landscaping, repairs, and maintenance of the housing stock, municipal facilities, roads, sidewalks, courtyards, etc.

In total, 17 municipal enterprises, or 3.6 thousand people, work in the city's housing and communal services system.

The population's debt for housing and communal services remains significant at UAH 33.0 million (including repayment of debts from previous periods), although the level of payment by the population is 96%. The debt period for all services was 5 months.

A special commission has been established under the city executive committee to organize work on debt restructuring, which has determined the methodology for carrying out this work and organizational measures. 16.1 thousand agreements worth UAH 9.6 million have already been concluded.

The dynamics of the formation of associations of co-owners of apartment buildings and the involvement of private enterprises in the field of housing maintenance are positive. 12 associations of co-owners of apartment buildings have already been created and are operating in the city.

Since the beginning of the year, the Housing and Communal Services Department has carried out work worth UAH 28.5 million.

During the year, repair work was carried out to improve roads on the main streets of the city: Rivnenska, Vidrodzhennia, Molodi, Vynnychenka, Karpenka-Karoho, Dubnivska, Naberezhna, and Voli Avenue. As part of the road repair program, all main streets of the city were repaired. To implement this program, a credit line was opened for the enterprise "Lutskavtodor". During the road works, two modern technologies of surface strengthening and asphalt paving based on modified bitumens were used. During the year, 250 thousand sq. m of road surface were repaired, and about six thousand sq. m of sidewalk tile covering were installed for the amount of 7.4 thousand sq. m. In addition, a project of information signs, reconstruction and renewal of road signs, markings, turnstiles, and traffic light facilities was implemented. The construction of the second stage of the solid household waste landfill in the village of Bryshche is being completed.

Comprehensive landscaping was carried out on Voli Avenue, the square opposite Gymnasium No. 4, the historical and cultural reserve, and Zapovitna Street; comprehensive landscaping of Teatralnyi Maidan has begun, with the reconstruction of the existing fountain using modern technologies, analogues of which do not yet exist in Ukraine.

Every year, about 600 enterprises, institutions, and organizations are involved in comprehensive landscaping.

The volumes of services provided by the city's municipal enterprises remain without significant changes. Thus, the enterprise "Lutskteplo" supplied consumers with 690.95 thousand Gcal of heat energy, which is 16.7 more than last year.

Consumption of heat energy by year, in Gcal.

Years	2001	2002	2003
heat energy, Gcal	678,2	591,83	690,95

The enterprise "Lutskteplo" has 66 boiler houses and 52 heating points on its balance sheet. The length of heating networks is 168.9 km, and the installed capacity of all boiler houses is 951.9 Gcal/h. The volume of water heated by the city's boiler houses averages 334 thousand cubic meters, and the heated area is 3.8 million sq. m. 108.6 thousand city residents use hot water. The average number of employees at the enterprise was 1,152 people, and the average salary of one employee was UAH 467.

The enterprise "Lutskvodokanal" sold 16.8 million cubic meters of water and passed 17.6 million cubic meters of wastewater, which decreased by 5.1% compared to the previous year.

Water consumption and wastewater disposal by year, in million cubic meters

Years	2000	2001	2002	2003
water, million cubic meters	22,011	20,582	17,790	16,849
water, million cubic meters	22,094	21,069	18,655	17,643

Accounts receivable exceed accounts payable (UAH 7.8 million) and amount to UAH 9.2 million. The enterprise employs 594 people, and the average salary of one employee is UAH 398.7.

Average daily water consumption per capita is 270 liters.

The enterprise services 301.6 km of water supply networks and 193.7 km of sewerage networks.

Together with the Polish company "Krewoks", the enterprise is implementing a pilot project to modernize the technological water treatment system with the introduction of energy-saving technologies.

Reconstruction of the city's outdoor lighting continues, and the pilot project "Computer control and management system for the provision of housing and communal services to the city's population" is being implemented in microdistrict 33.

The enterprise "Lutskkomuntrans" provided garbage collection and removal throughout the year with 59 motor vehicles. 0.5 thousand pcs. of euro containers have already been installed in the city. The volume of garbage removed during the year increased by 12% compared to the previous year and amounted to 289.8 thousand cubic meters. The enterprise employs 130 people. The average salary of one employee was UAH 392.

The city's housing stock totals 3.6 million square meters of total area. Each resident has an average of 16.8 square meters of total area. 95% of Lutsk residents' apartments are equipped with gas, 77.5% of all dwellings with hot water supply, 86% with other communal amenities and water supply, sewerage, and central heating.