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Samara Walk of Fame for William H. Lindley

Samara (Russian Самара, in the years 1935–1991 Kuybyshev, Куйбышев) - a city in Russia, a river port on the Volga. The capital of the Samara region.

In October 2016, on the occasion of the 130th anniversary of the Samara waterworks, in front of the main entrance to the SKS-Samara Ltd. (Municipal Systems in Samara), the Walk of Fame was opened, on which the names of prominent representatives of the municipal water and sewage industry were placed.

Every year, the Avenue of Stars is replenished with new names of "stars". Their role is played by slabs of gray elegant local stone.

In 2016, on the Walk of Fame, the names of the founders of the city's water supply and sewage network were immortalized: William H. Lindley, Alfred von Vacano, Peter Alabin and Nikolai Zimin.

William Heerlein Lindley is the author of the first Samara sewer design.

In 1906, the Samara City Hall (Duma) decided to build a sewage system in the city according to his design. The main parts of the sewage system have survived to this day. In 2019, 110 years have passed since this event. The letter "H", an abbreviation of Heerlein, part of his surname (according to the British tradition of his mother's name) is missing from the record. We asked to supplement it. Perhaps our Russian friends will make this necessary adjustment.

Alfred Josef Marie Ritter von Wellho Vacano (Альфред фон-Вакано) (1846-1929), Austrian subject, entrepreneur, philanthropist, owner of a brewery in Samara. Initiator and sponsor of the construction of the first sewage system in Samara. In 1909, a 4.2 km long trial sewage system financed by him was put into operation.

Opening ceremony in  2016

Peter Alabin (1824-1896) served as mayor from 1884 to 1891, and in this position he largely contributed to the opening of the first waterworks in Samara in 1886.

Nikolay Zimin is the author of the design of the first waterworks in Samara.


In 2017-2019, the Avenue of Fame was enriched with another four boards.

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The photographs were kindly offered to our Society by courtesy of Director General SKS Samara Vladimir Biryukovowi (Главного управляющего директора ООО "Самарские коммунальные системы" Бирюкова Владимира) and Maria A. Almazov, head of the PR department of SKS (Мария Александровна Алмазова, начальник отдела по связям с общественностью ООО). 

World Water Days and the Coronavirus 2020

 

Today, instead of joint public festivities we propose  „Wirtualne zwiedzanie Stacji Filtrów” (Virtual visit to the Museum of Warsaw Water Works)

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Lindley street in Warsaw completely refurbished

Easter greetings 2019

World Water Day 2019 – Leaving no one behind

World Water Day, on 22 March every year, is about focusing attention on the importance of water. This year’s theme, ‘Leaving no one behind’, adapts the central promise of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development that as sustainable development progresses, everyone must benefit.

W.H. Lindley in action:

https://www.facebook.com/warszawa/videos/326369684902586/

Sustainable Development Goal 6 is crystal clear: water for all by 2030. By definition, this means leaving no one behind. But today, billions of people are still living without safe water – their households, schools, workplaces, farms and factories struggling to survive and thrive. Marginalized groups – women, children, refugees, indigenous peoples, disabled people and many others – are often overlooked, and sometimes face discrimination, as they try to access and manage the safe water they need.

http://www.unwater.org/world-water-day-2018-2/

This World Water Day, 22nd March, is about tackling the water crisis by addressing the reasons why so many people are being left behind. Get familiar with the issues – why are people being left behind without safe water and what can be done to reach them?

On March 23, 2019, the Warsaw Waterworks organize an ecological picnic on the occasion of the World Water Day. On Saturday, March 23, 2019, in the Multimedia Fountain Park, from 11.00, residents of Warsaw will be able to enjoy a number of attractions free of charge.