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The Councillor for Infrastructure, Francisco Espejo, this morning reported to the Local Government Committee of the actions being carried out by the municipal services to keep in good repair the sewer ahead of the rainy season.

As pointed out by the council, this work to prevent the occurrence of torrential rain is done throughout the year by the dealership Aquagest but intensifies during the summer months ahead of September and October dates with increased risk of precipitation .

The works are focusing on cleaning up the scuppers and sewerage networks.

In the town there are a thousand miles of sewer lines and 10,500 Scuppers are cleaned once or twice a year, according to their proximity to wooded areas, their location in areas that collect as much rainwater.

Mirror has said that its maintenance is permanent and is done with equipment capable of introducing water at a pressure of 180 kilos per cm2.

The 5500 municipal service has identified that scuppers on taking better care of the risk of rain.

From 15 July to 15 September, is campaigning on those specific cleaning sinks, which are traversed by six sewer cleaning equipment.

As of today we have gone over 4700, more than 92 percent.

68 also maintained the pumping stations, mostly equipped with a remote control system allowing any fault immediately know.

The council also explained that when activated alerts rains, the municipal service implements a protocol Showers and monitored 135 highlights, located in what is called a route from the rain, they are the ones who usually have greater conflict.

Knowing when it will rain and how much is also important, so you have a weather alert service that predictions 10 web query several times a week.

Finally stressed that modernization works that have been carried out maintenance work and have reduced the number of Jams by half in the last two years.

Thanks to this investment and maintenance, can be said to Cartagena, contrary to what happened a few years ago, is now ready for the rains, although the council has stated, you can not let your guard down because you are never safe from Torrential exceptionally episodes.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena