Recultivation of worked-out bleaching clay is being carried on in parallel with improving of technological processes of oil refining. Biological methods of clean-up including the use of microorganisms permit to reach the level of soil fertility equal to that of adjacent soils with reconditioning of grassy turf. A recultivated, ecologically clean area 6.5 hectares was given over by ONOS to the city in 2009.
While eliminating stored wastes of outdated technologies ONOS processes the new wastes at maximal grade. All the quantities of slop products up to 45 thousand tons per year resulting from oil processing and cleaning of reservoir park are delivered to special plants and the excreted product is delivered for recovery.
In 2010 the works at the industrial ground will be continued. “RussNeft” os planning to assign for this purpose 20 million rubles. Ecological measures implemented by the oilmen are aimed at improving of ecological situation in the city an in the region on the whole.