Balakovo officially recognized as one of the most polluted cities in Russia, where the air pollution index in recent years, ie 15-25 high or very high. These pressures much higher than the established standards and develops the critical situation in which there are significant changes in the landscape, there is a depletion of natural resources, deteriorating living conditions of the population. Relevant are also the problems of soil fertility and land.Water resourcesThe territory of the LMC is located in the northern part of the left bank of the Saratov region. The source of water is Balakovo p. Volga and groundwater alluvial deposits, city water below Balakovo, in the case of an accident may be deprived of the city water supply. The quality of tap water per year from reduced - for the deterioration of water supply systems (50-70% of water samples in the municipal and departmental water pipes are not correct.) Among the industries are the largest consumers of water energy industry enterprises CHP Saratov HPP Balakovo, chemical industry (JSC «Balakovo fiber" OOOBMU '). Due to imperfection of technology and leaks in water systems in industrial production lost significant amounts of water.Land and soil pollutionIn the city and the area has a development of these negative processes, such as flooding of land, pollution of toxicants of industrial origin, littering and violation of land. Reduction of farming contributes to the progression agrogennoy gully erosion, reduce the formation of humus and major plant nutrients, high acidity of the soil, etc. Earth is significantly contaminated by industrial and domestic waste, heavy metals, especially in the city and in the industrial area. On the territory of the BIS has millions of tonnes of phosphogypsum and cinders - waste plant fertilizer, the plant for many years exceeded the maximum permissible concentrations of hydrogen fluoride and still throws this pollutant.