Waste Threatening the Natural Balance of Lake Sapanca Is Being Cleaned Up

Sapanca Lake, controlled cleaning work

SASKİ continues its cleaning operations without interruption along the receding shoreline areas of Lake Sapanca. Waste that threatens the lake’s ecosystem and uncontrolled reed fields that restrict water circulation are being removed. With the work carried out by the Sakarya Metropolitan Municipality Water and Sewerage Administration (SASKİ) along a 4-kilometer stretch around Lake Sapanca, both the lake surface and shoreline areas have been brought under protection to preserve their natural balance.

All materials harmful to nature—ranging from plastic and glass waste to metal fragments—have been collected. Controlled thinning operations are being conducted in excessive reed areas that prevent Lake Sapanca from “breathing.”

Controlled cleaning work, Sapanca Lake

Waste Threatening the Ecosystem of Lake Sapanca

Within the scope of the operations, dense reed clusters that limit water circulation in the lake’s gradually narrowing shoreline zones have been carefully cleared. SASKİ teams ensure that the natural habitat remains unharmed during interventions in these reed fields. These efforts have created healthier water movement on the surface of the lake, helping maintain oxygen balance and overall water quality.

During inspections around the Lake Sapanca basin, plastic bottles, glass fragments, food packaging, and metal pieces were identified and meticulously collected by the teams. Thanks to these operations, both the cleanliness of the shoreline has been ensured and the habitats of aquatic species living in the lake have been safeguarded.