UDC 628:001.32
DOI 10.35776/VST.2026.02.06

Chernikov N., Tvardovskaya Nadezhda, Terekhov L. D.

130th anniversary of the first in Russia Water Supply and Drainage Department

Summary

The issues of the history of the Department of Water Supply and Drainage (currently the Department of Water Supply, Sewerage, and Hydraulics at Emperor Alexander I Petersburg State Transport University) are considered, including the period of teaching the fundamentals of water supply, wastewater disposal, hydraulics, and sanitary hydraulic engineering since the founding of the Institute of the Corps of Railway Engineers in 1809. Information is provided on the heads of the Department and some prominent alumni, as well the main research areas.

Key words

water supply , water disposal , scientific school , drainage , Emperor Alexander I Petersburg State Transport University

For citation: Chernikov N. A., Tvardovskaya N. V., Terekhov L. D. 130th anniversary of the first in Russia Water Supply and Drainage Department. Vodosnabzhenie i Sanitarnaia Tekhnika, 2026, no. 2, pp. 51–60. DOI: 10.35776/VST.2026.02.06. (In Russian).

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