No. 7,250 in Russian
водоканал
"Vodokanal" refers to a water utility or company responsible for water supply and wastewater management.
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Мы обратились в водоканал за консультацией по водоснабжению.
We contacted the water utility company for a consultation on water supply.
Here, 'водоканал' represents a governmental or municipal organization managing water utilities and is used formally.
Водоканал предупредил о временном отключении воды в районе.
The water utility has announced a temporary water outage in the area.
In this sentence, 'водоканал' is used to indicate the institution responsible for managing water services in the community.
Работы по модернизации систем проводит местный водоканал.
The local water utility is carrying out modernization of the systems.
This usage of 'водоканал' refers to its role as a functional entity that provides specific infrastructure services.
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