The mayor of Vila-real, José Benlloch, accompanied by the councilor for public services, Jesús M. Madrigal, visited the Bassa del Poble facility to begin the project to build two granulated activated carbon plants at these facilities and at the Amorós mine.
Facsa, The company that holds the concession for the drinking water service in the municipality will be in charge of carrying out the construction. During the visit, the company's area coordinator, Rafael Ferrer, explained all the details of this project, which will be completed in five months. Ferrer explained that "the objective of this work is to definitively eliminate any presence, however minimal, of any type of pesticide in the water sources and to always guarantee the highest quality.".
To achieve this, treatment plants will be installed, consisting of granular activated carbon filters located at the outlet of the water intakes. These filters retain pesticides and their metabolites, which adhere to the surface of the granular activated carbon particles inside. In addition, work is underway on the development of the study and project for new treatment plants for the Reg Nou and Court de Carinyena facilities, thus completing the entire supply facilities of Vila-real with this system.
The mayor emphasized that “water is gold, it is a very scarce resource and the City Council has always prioritized efficient management, in collaboration with the company Facsa, "A company from our province, innovative and aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals." In this regard, the mayor thanked the company's representatives for their willingness to collaborate and move forward with the installation of the latest technology. Those present during the visit included Facsa's CEO, José Claramonte; Facsa's Supply Director, Pascual Maximino; Supply Operations Manager, Isaac Durá; and municipal technician Jesús Martí.
“We have already come a long way in improving our water infrastructure, with the constant renewal of pipes to prevent leaks and the implementation of remote meter reading systems for more efficient management, and now we are laying another stone in this new Vila-real of the 21st century in which we must have quality water and enough to anticipate the needs of the future,” the mayor concluded.
