No water - it's time CAAF fired someone!

[TamaraEnLaPlaya]

Well that didn't last for long 😢

[Bill]

Sorry to hear that Tamara

[TamaraEnLaPlaya]

Radio Sintonia:

Water Emergency Plan And the shortage situation on the island.

The Cabildo of Fuerteventura reviewed this morning, Thursday, June 15, the state of the Water Emergency situation of the island through the appearance of the president, Sergio Lloret, in extraordinary plenary session where the status of the works of the works contemplated within the PICABAS was also updated.

In the first place, Lloret referred to the latest incidents experienced last weekend when "on Saturday we suffered a breakdown in the frequency inverters of the high pressure pumps of modules A and B of the desalination plant in Puerto del Rosario, which reduced the production capacity of the plant from 27,000 to 13,000 cubic meters of water", commented Lloret.

A problem that "on Sunday evening was solved," he points out, but that "as always when this type of incident occurs, the service has taken a couple of days to recover normality due to the absence of those more than 14,000 cubic meters in the network," he says.

Currently, the supply is practically restored and works normally "except for some points of Tindaya and Ampuyenta, which will be resolved during the morning of today, although we have been reinforcing the service with tanks to guarantee water at these points", he concludes.

Seven PICABAS works are still in progress
On the other hand, the status of up to seven works that are part of the Insular Plan for Cooperation in Actions to Guarantee the Domestic Water Supply of Fuerteventura (PICABAS) was also updated. These works are distributed as follows: three in the Corralejo plant, two in Puerto del Rosario and two in Gran Tarajal.

"The works continue at the expected pace and are progressing normally. Work is already underway on the remineralization of the Corralejo and Gran Tarajal plants on which a modification had been processed," said Lloret, "while we continue working on the procedures for the expansion of these two plants, which have specific administrative viability." However, last week the Gran Tarajal desalination plant also incorporated the new sand filters necessary for its operation.

In addition, the president recalled that "work continues on the expansion of the flow of the Puerto del Rosario plant that in a period of ten to twelve months will increase the supply to the network with more than 7,200 additional cubic meters".

At the same time, he highlighted the progress of the work of the new impulsion of Puerto del Rosario to the deposit of La Herradura. A network that needs this expansion to support the expected increase in flow and that, in addition, has caused numerous incidents in recent months, "has broken twelve times in the last two years; and five times in the last five weeks," laments Lloret, "we expect the new system to be fully operational in a couple of weeks."

Incorporation of flows to the general network
Likewise, President Sergio Lloret informed during the appearance of the actions that are being carried out to address, immediately, the situation of 'Water Emergency' in which Fuerteventura is located.

It is planned "the incorporation of external flows to the Island Network to avoid possible cuts during the peaks of demand that may occur in summer" pointed out Lloret. For this, a transfer has been made from the Aguas de Antigua plant to the south with a maximum technical capacity of 1,800 cubic meters of daily flow, "for more than two weeks we have been sending up to 1,500 cubic meters per day without presenting incidents".

In other areas of the island such as La Lajita, it is planned to expand the flow from 250 to 1000 cubic meters per day with the incorporation of a new module to supply the demand of the beach and the valley of La Lajita, as well as the neighboring town of Tarajalejo and also have a surplus reserve for emergencies.

In Las Salinas, next to the tourist area of El Castillo Caleta de Fuste, "the network has a capacity of 3000 cubic meters per day, but only a thousand are being injected, so work is being done to incorporate a new pumping plant into the system to be able to supply the general network with the remaining 2000 cubic meters of capacity. These actions would put an end to the existing deficit in Fuerteventura and could face the peak demand that is experienced every summer" concludes Lloret.

The increase in the flows of the general network is positive for the whole island since it allows a better distribution of water resources and facilitates the recovery of deposits in all points of the majorera geography.

[TamaraEnLaPlaya]

Radio Sintonia:

The Cabildo foresees the incorporation of external flows to the Insular Water Network to assume the peaks of demand in summer.

The Cabildo reported at the General Meeting of the Island Water Council of Fuerteventura (CIAF), held in the Plenary Hall of the Cabildo, the status of the situation of 'Water Emergency', as well as the status of implementation of the Insular Plan for Cooperation in Actions to Guarantee the Domestic Water Supply (PICABAS), which seeks to find solutions to the lack of water that crosses the island.



During the Meeting, the acting president, Sergio Lloret, reported on the actions that are being carried out to address, immediately, the situation of 'Water Emergency' in which Fuerteventura is located.

It is planned "the incorporation of external flows to the Insular Network to avoid possible cuts during the peaks of demand that may occur in summer" said the first insular councilor. To this end, a transfer has been made from the Aguas de Antigua plant to the south with a maximum technical capacity of 1,800 cubic meters per day. "For more than two weeks we have been sending up to 1,500 cubic meters per day without incidents," said Lloret.

In other areas, such as La Lajita, it is planned to expand the flow from 250 to 1,000 cubic meters per day with the incorporation of a new module to supply the demand of the beach and the valley of La Lajita, as well as the neighboring town of Tarajalejo and also have a surplus reserve in case of breakdowns.

In Las Salinas, next to the tourist area of Caleta de Fuste, the network has a capacity of 3,000 cubic meters per day, but only a thousand are being injected, "so work is being done to incorporate a new pumping plant into the system to be able to supply the general network with the remaining 2,000 cubic meters of capacity. These actions would put an end to the existing deficit in Fuerteventura and could face the peak demand that is experienced every summer, "explained Lloret.

Seven works of island interest in progress

Likewise, the first insular councilor updated the status of up to seven works that are being carried out and that are part of the three Projects of Insular Interest: three in the desalination plant of Corralejo, two in Puerto del Rosario and two in Gran Tarajal.

"The works continue at the expected pace and are progressing normally. Work is already underway on the remineralization of the Corralejo and Gran Tarajal plants on which a modification had been processed," said Lloret. "Meanwhile, we continue working on the procedures for the expansion of these two plants, which have administrative viability," he said.

In addition, the president recalled that "work continues on the expansion of the flow of the Puerto del Rosario plant that in a period of ten to twelve months will increase the supply to the network with more than 7,200 additional cubic meters per day".

At the same time, he highlighted the progress of the work of the new impulsion of Puerto del Rosario to the deposit of La Herradura. A network that needs this expansion to support the expected increase in flow and that, in addition, has caused numerous incidents in recent months, "has broken twelve times in the last two years; and five times in the last five weeks," lamented the acting president. "We expect the new system to be fully operational in a couple of weeks," he said.

Improvements at the Gran Tarajal
desalination plant

In his appearance, the acting president also announced the progress of the work at the Gran Tarajal desalination plant, such as the installation of two new sand filters.

This action is part of the commitment of the CAAF and the Cabildo to guarantee the supply of drinking water on the island, as well as part of the actions of 'Water Emergency'.

This involves the assembly of two new sand filters at the Comarca Sur plant. These filters represent a significant improvement in the quality of the water entering the desalination plant, as well as in its operational performance, allowing to reduce the number of maintenance stops.

Lloret highlighted the importance of this investment and pointed out that "with the installation of new sand filters we are strengthening production capacity and improving the quality of the water supplied to our citizens".

[TamaraEnLaPlaya]

Noticias:

Water cuts return to the north of Fuerteventura.


With the exception of tourist areas such as Corralejo that have assured supply with the company Aguas de La Oliva, the rest of the municipality currently has a serious supply problem.



This Saturday dawned without water many homes and businesses in towns such as Lajares, Villaverde or El Cotillo and so far no notice has been received from the CAAF or the Cabildo. It is striking that in the period until the inauguration of the next government team in the Island Council there is no one providing information to that effect.



The problems in the water supply service have been a constant this legislature and in this sense everything seems to indicate that the obsolescence of the facilities will continue to give problems to the inhabitants of the maxorata. Patience!

Tamara: I can confirm that our water (Tindaya) ceased to flow before I got up this morning

[TamaraEnLaPlaya]

Still no water here, and no communication from CAAF in the online news sites 😡

[TamaraEnLaPlaya]

and still not a drop in Tindaya, or any communication from CAAF or Cabildo - this is getting beyond a joke

[TamaraEnLaPlaya]

As before, nada 😡

[Tardis]

As before, nada 😡

Have you tried sending a WhatsApp message to CAFF on 606 99 95 25? If you are lucky, they might be able to let you know what is happening.

[TamaraEnLaPlaya]

That's the number I use to report leaks. They got quite cross with me the last time I tried to get info about a cut in service using that number. Thanks for the thought.
I've sent an email.
I'm thinking of calling in for a complaint form.