We deny the populist statements that some individuals made yesterday on the alleged pressure on inspection authorities and fabricated repeated analysis of water from the lake next to Delta Shopping Mall by presenting concrete facts.
The inspection was conducted on 17 June upon receiving an initiative asking to inspect the manner in which the lake next to Delta SM is filled, while the citizens of Banja Luka do not have basic conditions for living and do not have water at 40 C.
On that day technicians from the Republic of Srpska Public Health Institute, in the presence of a republic inspector, sampled water from 12 pipes filling the artificial lake, which is covered by official documentation. After the analysis conducted at the Republic of Srpska Public Health Institute, seven samples were found to be drinking water, which is stated in the Test Report made on 23 June, 2025, while five samples were found not to be drinking water.
Therefore, these are the results determined a month ago and present irrefutable facts, which raise suspicion on the origin of water used to fill the lake, because it is not possible for the samples to give different test results if the lake is filled from the same source.
A testing of one sample covers different parameters which in the end give the final result. Due to not very clear presentation of the seriousness of established facts and all analysed items this situation was misinterpreted. The test results are available for viewing to all interested citizens and sent to the media in order to inform the public accurately and to supress unfounded speculations by ill-intended individuals.
Considering that there are reports and reasonable doubt that last year the lake was filled with city water, and that is currently also partially filled from the city water supply, further actions of the inspectors would be to determine whether there is a discrepancy between the performed works on the water supply in relation to the project documentation. It is necessary to establish whether the water from the city water supply has been illegally connected to the well that is used to fill this artificial lake.
