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The preventative program is held from July 15 to September 15 in 9,500 scuppers, 63 pumping stations and 10,000 meters of collectors, including as a special performance interceptor storm Ronda Union City
Cartagena City Council is working since 15 July until 15 September in the intensive cleaning of the public sewerage system, with special attention to the scuppers flood areas ahead of the rainy season, as Councillor of the area indicated Infrastructure, Francisco Espejo.
Through the concessionaire of the sewer, Aquagest, cleaned and checked a total of 9,500 scuppers (drains) that exist throughout the municipality.
These operations include cleaning, maintenance and monitoring of 970,000 meters of sewers, 10,000 meters of collectors and 63 pumping stations, says Espejo.
Mirror explained that the work will accentuate the face of the September rains, but during the year there is continuous maintenance with cleaning all the major networks available to the city once or twice a year. In addition, the special preparation rains includes reviewing and monitoring 129 specific highlights where the flood risk is higher, he adds.
The cleaning scuppers have been completed in Cartagena Casco, Source Cubas, La Palma and Santa Ana Residential Estate
We are currently cleaning scuppers, Quarry Hill, Garden City, the Eixample, San Anton Alameda, Santa Lucia and La Manga.
GREAT COLLECTOR OF THE CITY OF ROUND UNIA "N
Includes preventive cleaning large sewer collectors visited, a network of over 10,000 meters of pipes that run large in the city and to be cleaned from the inside, made for them 2 mixed teams.
Among them is the Interceptor stormwater Ronda Street Union City, a collector of large (5 x 2.5 meters), being cleaned and a special performance this year.
It employs several workers these days taking mud and dirt from inside.
Is completing the cleaning manifold Calle del Carmen and will soon continue cleaning the collector Calle Caridad.
Collectors who have already finished cleaning are the following:
- Citadel (Slum Lady of Charity) - Juan de la Cosa, Jacinto Benavente-Cavite Heroes-Puertas de Murcia
SEWER SYSTEM
There are 971,000 meters of sewer and storm water running.
The cleaning of the sewer is made with 6 mixed teams sewer cleaning, organized into morning and afternoon shifts.
Teams have a capacity of 3,500 liters of clean water and 5,500 gallons of dirty water.
Cleaning occurs with water at a pressure of 180 kg/cm2.
PUMPING STATIONS OF SEWAGE
During the period before the rains intensified cleaning and overhaul of the 63 pumping stations existing wastewater, but their maintenance is annual.
Most of them are remotely controlled, so any failure is detected instantly and organize the necessary human and technical resources to solve the problem before it affects the subscriber.
SPECIAL PROTOCOL IN FLOOD
Finally, the special plan in case of rain includes the activation of the 'Protocol of rain', through the remote control in Aquagest.
Through this action is organized staff to review the functioning of all elements of the sewerage system and to perform 'Snow Routes "to avoid pools of water on the street or overflow covers.
The main problem that appears in the cleaning of drains is the falling leaves of the trees that hinder the entry of water to the same surface to clog the grates.
Remember that the Municipal Water Service (through the concessionaire, Aquagest REGION OF MURCIA, SA), is available 24 hours a day, every day of the year to serve those ads that are received with some potential implications.
These incidents are decreasing as a result of cleaning programs sewers and major municipal improvement works that are performed daily.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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