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| Eight work teams are in charge of reviewing and caring for the facilities every day from the cleaning of the glass, the diffusers, the pumping equipment or the debug filters | Workers carry out these tasks in accordance with the protection and security measures derived from the state of alarm to combat Covid-19José Guillén: "The priority of these works is to treat water to maintain its hygienic-sanitary conditions and the safety of citizens"The Parks and Gardens Service, dependent on the Department of Urban Development and Modernization of the Administration, which José Guillén directs, continues during this period of state of alarm with the maintenance and cleaning of the lakes and fountains of the municipality of Murcia with in order to control the healthiness of the water to avoid diseases and possible technical problems."These facilities require constant review, on the one hand, for health reasons for citizens, as it is necessary to control the quality of the water to avoid legionella situations, and, on the other hand, it is necessary to control the mechanisms themselves to prevent losses or leaks that may cause wetlands and technical problems of the highest economic cost, "explains the councilman.In this way, the workers continue with the tasks of maintaining the lakes and sources of the municipality in accordance with the action protocol derived from the state of alarm to combat Covid-19.1,200 cleaning and disinfection actions per monthFive cleaning teams - three in the urban area, one in districts and the other for unforeseen events that may arise - are in charge of reviewing and caring for these facilities daily, from cleaning the glass, unlocking the diffusers, pumping equipment or filters water purification.

Likewise, three other plumbing, electricity and civil works teams are in charge of maintaining pumping groups, treatment plants, diffusers, tanks, paint and structures.Similarly, abroad, dry cleaning of curbs and railings is also carried out, as well as the removal, on the surface, of leaves, branches, bags, bottles and repair of possible vandalism that may occur.All these actions, carried out by STV, are planned in time to define when it is necessary to intensify the tasks.

Thus, one of them takes place with the arrival of heat, at which time the cleaning and disinfection of all sources and lakes is increased."The priority of these works is to treat the water to maintain its hygienic-sanitary conditions and the security of the citizenry," says José Guillén.In addition to the aforementioned works, some 200 preventive, weekly and qualified professional actions are carried out, and corrective, based on the repair and solution of breakages, citizen claims, as well as vandalism."We continue to work intensively within the Alberca Plan, seeking to turn our green areas into a meeting point for Murcians, betting on the revitalization of sources that were not in use, as well as the creation of others for the enjoyment of the residents," concludes the councilor.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia