No water - it's time CAAF fired someone!

[TamaraEnLaPlaya]

Noticias:

The collection pump of the desalination plant arrives this afternoon at 16:00 p.m. on the island.

The new rupture of one of the pumps that captures seawater that will later be desalinated at the Puerto del Rosario plant has once again put the Fuerteventura water system in check. It happens that it is the second time that this breakdown occurs in the last month.



Sources consulted in the Island Council affirm that the broken piece of the bomb will arrive this afternoon, it is expected that around 16:00 p.m. it will be on the island for installation.



The loss of flow that occurs due to the lack of this pump should cause loss of flow throughout the island, due to the height of the storage levels in the different tanks.



It is expected that throughout the day there will be a lot of stress in the system and there will be loss of supply until the start-up of the pump and the recovery of the levels.

[TamaraEnLaPlaya]

Radio Sintonia:

Restored the sanitation water supply network in Los Pozos Beach, Puerto del Rosario.



The City Council of Puerto del Rosario has announced the successful completion of the repair work in the sanitation water supply network that affected the pumping station on the popular beach of Los Pozos.

As of 16:00 p.m. today, the repair intervention was terminated, ensuring the full operation of the sanitation service in the area.

Although the fault has been solved, a preventive measure has been implemented in response to possible spills. As a result, access to water at Los Pozos beach has been temporarily banned. While water quality analyses are carried out, the evaluation of the health authorities is awaited to guarantee the healthiness of the aquatic environment. Once confirmation is received, the area will be reopened, ensuring the safety and well-being of visitors.

The councilor for municipal services David de León, thanks "the immediacy and professionalism of the companies that have participated in the repair, for their involvement and effort until the wee hours of the morning, and of course, all the municipal staff involved"; In addition, the councilor on behalf of the City Council of Puerto del Rosario adds "we apologize for the inconvenience caused by the closure of Los Pozos beach, but in such a situation, we decided toprioritize the safety of the residents of the municipality."

[TamaraEnLaPlaya]

Radio Sintonia:

The Cabildo begins urgent contracting of hydraulic works worth 18.5 million euros.

The Cabildo initiates urgent contracting of hydraulic works worth 18.5 million euros. These hydraulic works were declared an emergency by the technical commission of the Insular Plan for Cooperation in Water Supply Guarantee Actions (PICABAS), due to their immediate importance.



To date, the Infrastructure area has already formalized the contracting of six of these interventions, and it is expected that the rest will be contracted in the coming days. These works, focused on ensuring water supply, respond to the priority needs identified by PICABAS and seek to strengthen the island's hydraulic infrastructure to face present and future challenges in relation to water supply.

The focus on contracting these works urgently reflects the commitment of the Cabildo de Fuerteventura to ensure a safe and sustainable water supply for its inhabitants. The planning and execution of these actions will contribute significantly to improving the resilience of the island to possible situations of scarcity and to strengthening its hydraulic infrastructure in a comprehensive manner.

The president of the Cabildo, Lola García, points out that "the actions marked as immediate are already beginning to be contracted, with the aim of starting to be executed in the shortest possible time in order to improve the supply in the north, center and south of Fuerteventura "

For his part, the Minister of Infrastructure, Blas Acosta, points out that "its emergency was declared by the Cabildo this August and the first of these priority works have already begun to be contracted to continue renewing the networks, increase production and storage capacity throughout the island territory. "

The Minister of Water, Adargoma Hernández, provides details on the set of ten hydraulic interventions considered emergency. These works include the renovation of distribution networks at strategic points to achieve improvements throughout the island territory. Specifically, the improvement of several crucial pipelines has been identified as a priority, which will contribute to the overall advancement of supply throughout the island.

Among the urgent interventions, the pipeline from the Calderetilla deposit to Tiscamanita stands out, along with the improved link between the La Oliva deposit and Tindaya. In addition, the optimization of the connection of the Morro Francisco deposit with Lajares will be addressed.

Likewise, the modernization of the modules in the Puerto del Rosario plant is contemplated, on which 85% of the total supply in Fuerteventura depends. This initiative seeks to increase production throughout the island and expand storage capacity in the main reservoirs, which supply the head tanks that distribute water in all municipalities. These measures reflect the Cabildo's commitment to improving water infrastructure and ensuring a reliable and efficient supply throughout the island.

[TamaraEnLaPlaya]

Radio Sintonia:

Reopening of Los Pozos beach.

The City Council announces the reopening of Los Pozos beach. The Department of Public Health has confirmed that the analysis of the samples collected indicate that the water has an adequate quality so that citizens can bathe again. After following the necessary protocols, Los Pozos beach has been reopened.



Toñi Fdez. Aragón, Councilor for Beaches of the City Council of Puerto del Rosario, appreciates "all the actions carried out by all the areas involved to be able to return from enjoying the beach of Los Pozos, a space of the capital's coast of great affluence".

For the head of Public Health, Jenifer Cabrera: "this is good news that confirms the good work done, to be able to open the beach as soon as possible with all the guarantees and enjoy the space and the activities planned for the next few days and for the whole family".



After the opening to the public of the beach, the activities programmed in the project "Summer activities, family fun" are resumed, which will begin tomorrow at 9 in the morning and will take place until 1 in the afternoon. These activities will run on August 24, 25, 28, 29 and 30.

[TamaraEnLaPlaya]

Radio Sintonia:

Contracted hydraulic works declared of emergency to start them in September.

Contracted hydraulic works declared of emergency to begin them in September. The Cabildo of Fuerteventura has contracted all the hydraulic works that were declared of emergency for immediate execution with the aim of reversing the situation of water shortages on the island.



"Some actions that amount to almost 18.5 million euros and that must begin to be executed this September," said the president of the Cabildo, Lola García, in a meeting with the media.

According to Lola García "we are aware of the enormous difficulties that the population of Fuerteventura is going through. For this reason, as a government group we have worked from the outset to give speed and urgency to the actions that have been determined as immediate by the technical commission of PICABAS."

"In less than two months they are already contracted and we must thank the work of the technicians who have worked immediately so that the works can begin as soon as possible," he added. The president also explained that one of the criteria for the award of the works has been the reduction of the execution period, given the urgency and seriousness of the situation.

The Vice President and Minister of Infrastructure, Blas Acosta, stressed that "the speed with which the emergency works have been contracted demonstrates the commitment of this government group to improve the situation of lack of water."

"We have put all the economic resources to carry out the planning and to be able to have in the short term greater guarantee of production, storage and distribution. From the Ministry of Infrastructure, all the necessary resources will be invested to expedite all the actions of the Insular Plan of Cooperation in Actions of Guarantee of Water Supply (PICABAS)", added Blas Acosta.

Simultaneously, production has experienced a significant increase thanks to the lease acquisition of a portable module in Gran Tarajal and the increase in the purchase of surpluses in La Lajita. These changes translate into an additional capacity of 2,000 cubic meters per day. These measures will play a crucial role in mitigating the current situation until the planned emergency actions are carried out.

For his part, the Minister of Water, Adargoma Hernández, explained that "from the first minute when we took office, our first meeting as a government group was at the CAAF facilities to coordinate the different issues. Likewise, we incorporated surpluses to the CAAF budget for more than 10 million euros and we have covered positions in different services to continue working on different procedures in human resources".

For Hernández, "it is also important to carry out maintenance tasks in the production modules and we have done so, and we must continue working to reduce the percentage of non-registered water, both leakage and in the meters themselves."

In addition, work has been done to speed up a fundamental work in execution such as the impulsion to the deposits of La Herradura and work continues on others such as the expansion and improvement of the desalination plants of Puerto del Rosario and Corralejo.

In an investment valued at approximately 18.5 million euros, the hydraulic works declared of emergency have been contracted with the financial support of the Canary Islands Development Fund (FDCAN). The main objective of these measures is to expand production through the modernization of two modules at the Puerto del Rosario desalination plant. This will result in an increase in production by 6,000 cubic meters per day. Additionally, a new seawater catchment well will be drilled at the same facility.

In order to strengthen storage, improvements will be implemented in the main deposits of La Herradura, in addition to an expansion in the capacity of its pumping station. This series of improvements will ensure the availability of the necessary volume of water in the central reservoirs that supply the entire island territory.

In order to optimize distribution, the urgent need to improve a series of strategic pipelines has been identified. These improvements will be critical to the overall improvement of the water supply across the island. The improvement in the channeling that extends from the Calderetilla deposit to Tiscamanita is contemplated, as well as the connection between the La Oliva deposit and Tindaya. Additionally, improvements will be implemented in the connection between the Morro Francisco deposit and Lajares.

[TamaraEnLaPlaya]

Radio Sintonia:

Water cut scheduled next Tuesday in Fuerteventura due to the works of the highway.

Due to the execution works of the section of the Airport-Caldereta motorway, the General Directorate of Roads of the Government of the Canary Islands requests the Water Supply Consortium to Fuerteventura a scheduled cut to be able to make a cut and diversion in a pipe that supplies Puerto del Rosario at the height of the La Oliva link. An action that is necessary to be able to continue the works.



This performance will take place on Tuesday, August 29, between 06.00 and 15.00. The task will also serve the CAAF to carry out the maintenance and replacement of hydraulic elements that will improve the supply to Puerto del Rosario and Playa Blanca. In addition, the filters will be cleaned later.

The CAAF apologizes to the people who may be affected in the areas of Puerto del Rosario, Risco Prieto, El Hospital, Urbanización de Las Granadas, Urbanización Playa Blanca, Aeropuerto, El Matorral, Llanos de La Mareta and Puerto Lajas.

[TamaraEnLaPlaya]

Noticias:

New cuts on the island due to a breakdown in Puerto del Rosario.

The CAAF repairs from this morning an incident in the general impulsion network in Puerto del Rosario



The Fuerteventura Water Supply Consortium (CAAF) explains in a press release that "repairs from early this morning, Saturday, September 2, an incident produced in the main impulsion network that goes from the Puerto del Rosario plant to the La Herradura deposit".



As it is the main line of impulsion to the main deposits of La Herradura, "cuts can be caused in some areas of the island territory". The note states that "the CAAF has acted immediately for its repair hoping for the total restoration of the service in the shortest possible time and apologizes for the inconvenience caused."

[TamaraEnLaPlaya]

Noticias:

Work on Gran Tarajal desalination plant could cause supply problems.

The CAAF will carry out improvement work at the Gran Tarajal plant next Tuesday, September 19



The Fuerteventura Water Supply Consortium (CAAF) will carry out maintenance work at the Gran Tarajal desalination plant next Tuesday, September 19, from 07.00 hours to 16.00 hours in the afternoon.



The CAAF apologizes to users who may be affected by tasks aimed at improving the installation and performance of the desalination plant, consisting of changing the sand filter inlet/outlet collector.

Tamara: we've had about 1 hour when the water has been flowing this weekend, in Tindaya. Most peoples' tanks are empty. There has been no info about why or how long or .....

[TamaraEnLaPlaya]

Radio Sintonia:

The water emergency in Fuerteventura is extended for a period of one year.

The Cabildo de Fuerteventura has extended the water emergency situation due to the serious decrease in available flows that endanger the water supply on the island. This was approved this Wednesday, September 20, by the Board of the Island Water Council in extraordinary session.



The declaration of water emergency approved in March 2023 was valid for six months. However, due to the fact that the circumstances of shortages remain, and with the aim of promoting the emergency actions that were contracted this August for more than 18 million euros, "the emergency is now extended for a period of one year," explains Lola García.

Likewise, "other priority actions must be completed, such as the pipeline from the Puerto del Rosario plant to the main deposits of La Herradura". All of them actions aimed at improving the production, distribution and storage of water in Fuerteventura.



Digitalization of the water cycle

Likewise, the Island Water Council has approved signing an agreement with the Autonomous Community to improve the knowledge and use of water resources, moving towards the digital transition in the water sector. The project is called ''PERTE of Digitalization of the Water Cycle, Objective A' and is subscribed with the Ministry of Water of the Government of the Canary Islands, with European funds Next Generation, within the State Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan.

[TamaraEnLaPlaya]

Tamara - yet again we've had no water for the weekend!

Noticias:

The Fuerteventura Water Supply Consortium (CAAF) repairs a new incident detected today in the main impulsion network that goes from the Puerto del Rosario plant to the La Herradura reservoir.



As it is the main drive line, cuts could occur in different areas of the island territory. "The CAAF hopes to resolve the incident in the shortest possible time and apologizes for the inconvenience caused," he says in a press release, since there will almost certainly be water cuts throughout the island.



The first insular institution the CAAF recall that "work is being done on the renewal of the main pipeline from the Puerto del Rosario plant to the main deposits of La Herradura, one of the priority actions to be completed in the short term to improve the supply throughout the Island", while the situation is solved, Breaks and cuts continue to happen.