The Mayor of Totana, Juan José Canovas, accompanied by the councilman of Water and Sewerage, Antonia Camacho, met recently with the CEO Water, Andres Martinez French, in order to address the medium term the construction of several projects general interest in this matter affecting this municipality.
The main projects were discussed relate to the construction of two separate new deposits that will improve the service they are paying at present of the cot and Noricum and make delivery of project completion sanitation in El Pareton, whose phase reaches a budget of 500,000 euros and affecting more than fifty homes Cantareros.
In recent weeks there have been precisely by blockage of a pipe in the tank Noricum incidents in the drinking water in the industrial park "The Saladar" and the area totanero field to the road of Mazarrón by works by connecting a section of pipe that broke down, and communicating channel making jump Pallaresa and the deposit of Noricum.
This adaptation project includes two performances at the La Norica: the construction of a new reservoir of 2,000 cubic meters would be added to the current service provided with a capacity of 1,600 cubic meters;
and the works of replacing two kilometers of pipeline from the socket Fast Taibilla to the railroad.
Construction of the new deposit would replace Noricum built in 2002 and ensure the supply of drinking water for the next 20 or 25 years before the expansion and installation of new companies in the industrial park of Totana.
Running the second deposit in this area would guarantee the service for three days around the industrial estate, farms of this council and housing;
covering about 500 subscribers of the service.
In addition, this action would involve the replacement of current pipeline of 150 mm fiber cement by a larger, about 300 mm and ductile iron, according to the councilor of this department, Antonia Camacho.
In the next plenary session July a proposal of this same mayor will rise fully to request the implementation of projects of Noricum.
So would cover the future enlargements and facilities companies in the industrial park, the production process requires large amounts of water, he added the mayor.
Another project, deposit cot
Another project is added to the final settlement of the deposit Cot, that the House has already approved a motion by Councillor Municipal Water Service in April in which the Directorate General of Water requested the construction of a new reservoir in the area where it is located today the cot in the totanera deputation de la Huerta.
This proposal was sought for emergency reasons, finding the current in a deteriorating situation, and to provide service built in its day by the Autonomous Community in the deputation of Vines and Carivete.
The network of water supply called "Virgen de las Huertas" raises the water from the Canal de Commonwealth Taibilla Channel, in the "Partidor of Lorca" and by raising several kilometers, supplies the reservoir Virgen de las Huertas , along the road from Santa.
In addition to distributing the water to the area of ​​the "La Charca" and orchards, from that deposit and gravity feeds the so-called deposit cot, with a capacity of 230 cubic meters, located next to the Rambla de La Santa, opposite the shrine of La Huerta.
The deposit Cot exceeds 40 years old and in a very worrying situation, according to the report made by the municipal officers, which indicates that it requires immediate replacement to meet current and future supply needs in the current zone .
This infrastructure would expand the entire supplied by the network of "Virgen de las Huertas" and the area of ​​the deputation of Viñas-Carivete area, producing substantial savings in electricity if the drive Aledo, built by Commonwealth Channel used Taibilla under the "Water Program".
The construction of new tank capacity 1,200 cubic meters would give a range of 1.5 days in the supply area;
and entail the application Commonwealth Taibilla Channel to hire water filling the new tank from Aledo drive that runs a few meters from the future location.
In addition, since the new tank could be filled by gravity, the Virgen de las Huertas, saving the entire power consumption current and gaining autonomy and quality of supply to the entire area of ​​orchards, Pond, The drylands, La Coronela, among other places.
Also, the launch of the new deposit guarantee filling the built years ago to supply the deputation of Vines and Carivete, using the current drive from the site of the Bastida.
The councilor explained that will be many advantages to improve drinking water supply in highland areas of town and orchards, with practice to a minimum reduction of electricity bill.
For its part, the director general also pledged to help the council to make a study of the water networks that are currently in a yield around 50% and are in the process of indirect management, so that a it increased with new investments in the medium term would ensure public management of guarantees.
