WYPEK Water Purfication Facility

The WYPEK Water Purification Facility is an area within Juno, mainly inside of the secondary depot. It consists of two above-ground fluid storage units, filled with water contaminated by fungal spores caused by the Novichok-2 gas experiments which took place in 1986.

Overview
The plant was established during 1971 by the WYPEK water company, mainly to be used for the upcoming military camp which would be erected in the area of Ramynsk. It remained unchanged for most of its service to the military and residents. Most military personnel particularly liked it more than the ones back home, as it allegedly contained "much colder, nice water" according to a small troop of MVD Spetsnaz who were interviewed in 1984. Little did they know that this plant would become a sign of irony within the Ramynsk zone.

During 1986, the Russian scientists of project FOLIANT deployed a large amount of Novichok-2 gas, causing the plant to become contaminated and many military personnel to die of its horrific effects on the human body. The purification plant became full of tiny spores mainly blown over from Radio, probably because of all the dead bodies building up containing a solid, fungal form of the Novichok-2 gas. Eventually, residents of the zone rerouted the WYPEK pipeline to take freshwater directly from the Dyartlov river, which managed to remain unaffected by the gas. Most people barely noticed a difference between their source of drinking water.

The Braindeads
People who drank the water during the contamination of the plant experienced stranger symptoms due to the fungus being watered down and atomically broken apart within the incredibly cold water. When ingested, the fungal spores would mainly route directly into the bloodstream and subsequently, the brain. This would cause them to absorb blood, causing clots within the brain mainly in the rear cerebrum areas. This caused major brain damage within all subjects who drank the contaminated water. They are known as "braindeads" to the rest of the residents who lie within Ramynsk.