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- "We do not want to be alarmist, but the facts are the facts, and apparently it is not an isolated case, if the water has that coloration, it has bad taste and smell, it is logical that something does not work as it should, I do not know if will be the state of the pipes or something else, but neighbors have the right to know why and the City Council the obligation to safeguard the health of citizens, and establish the relevant preventive measures urgently, "said the local spokesman of Cs

On the occasion of the information published today by the newspaper La Verdad, which echoes the denunciations of some residents of Isla Plana due to the turbidity of water in the filters of some homes, the spokesperson for Citizens in Cartagena, Manuel Padín, has indicated that "we were aware of this situation last week, when our president in the Neighborhood Board of Isla Plana-La Azohía, María Dolores Díaz, told us that she had received a complaint in this regard for the bad smell, the bad taste and brown color of water, at that precise moment we sent a letter via email to the Department of Consumer Affairs, Health and Environment, and I personally communicated with the responsible councilor to transfer this logic local concern of which I received promptly answer".

Manuel Padín also called Hidrogea to alert of these complaints.

According to Citizens, the City Council has to carry out the necessary steps as soon as possible to clarify what is happening and to promote the necessary measures to reassure the neighbors, "we will be in permanent contact with the councilor responsible for the area to inform us of their actions, so that we can transfer this information to our president in Isla Plana and therefore to the neighbors. "

"We do not want to be alarmist, but the facts are the facts, and apparently it is not an isolated case, if the water has that coloration, it has bad taste and smell, it is logical that something does not work as it should, I do not know if it will be the state of the pipes or something else, but the neighbors have the right to know why and the City Council the obligation to safeguard the health of citizens, and establish the relevant preventive measures urgently, "said Manuel Padin.

"I hope that before the next ordinary plenary session the situation has already been fixed, but if this is not the case, we are ready to ask for explanations at the next plenary session."

Source: Ciudadanos Cartagena