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The mayor warned that "there is no plan planned to address the in-depth review of these facilities in the center of Murcia" so it sees possible that there are new incidents

NOW MURCIA points out that the number of pipe breaks in the municipality "is typical of a developing country", since according to data from the company Aguas de Murcia (Emuasa), there are more than a thousand incidents of this Type that are not detected in time, some of which end up as outrageous as those happened the last two weekends in Santa Eulalia and Sagasta street.

Councilman Luis Bermejo met today with the manager of the company, José Albaladejo, to know firsthand these events as well as the situation of the supply network.

Bermejo, in any case, highlights the work of Emuasa workers, "who yesterday repaired the breakage of Sagasta in less than 7 hours."

The councilman stresses that "in the investment plan approved for 2017, the majority are focused on districts and in the field of Murcia, while there is no plan planned to address the in-depth review of these facilities in the center of Murcia, numerous Of which, like the last ten days, are more than 70 years old. "

Bermejo warns that this planned lack of investment makes him fear that "in the future new breaks of these characteristics may occur, and even more so when the reason for the rupture produced yesterday in Sagasta Street is unknown."

"Although Emuasa always shows that it has an advanced level of technological development and have a private partner, Hidrogea," he adds, "when it comes to the truth it turns out that in issues such as pipe breaks in the network Despite the enormous investment plan approved every year and despite the good work of Emuasa employees, the management of the municipal water network is not adequately addressing the needs of the municipality".

Specifically, Bermejo points out that "the private part of Emuasa, Hidrogea, has profits of more than 2 million euros every year, the neighbors suffer the most expensive water tariff in Spain and the City does not know the real situation of the networks Supply and sanitation, all of which leads us to point out once again the need for a profound change in water management in the municipality, moving to a 100% public management model with greater transparency and citizen participation. "

Source: Ahora Murcia