The Vall d'Uixó City Council and FACSA have begun work to renovate and improve the drinking water network infrastructure in the Plaza del Centro area and its surroundings. The mayor, Tania Bañós, along with the Councilor for Urban Planning, Francesca Bartolomé, and various representatives from the concessionary company, visited the construction site, which includes the renovation of the drinking water pipes.
The works, which have a budget of €202,982, will be carried out in two phases. The first phase, estimated to last three months, will involve renewing the network along sections of Correos, García Esbrí, and Xacó streets, including resurfacing and widening the sidewalks where necessary. A mobile phone charging station will also be installed at the corner of Xacó Street and Corazón de Jesús Avenue.
As for the second phase of the work, it will consist of the renewal of the pipes in the Plaza del Centro, which will be combined with the works that will be carried out in the same location during the next few months, with the aim of partially pedestrianizing "this emblematic space, which we are recovering for the people after a process of citizen participation and which will revitalize the area commercially", as Baños has expressed.
Representatives from FACSA and the Vall d'Uixó City Council have stated that "the renovation of this section of the drinking water network is yet another example of the ongoing joint effort between the council and FACSA to provide the highest quality drinking water to the residents." During today's visit, they noted that "the municipality of Vall d'Uixó has undergone a significant transformation in its water supply. Since 1997, residents have had access to drinking water 24 hours a day, and consumption has been reduced by 601%, from 17,000 m³/day to almost 7,000 m³/day, primarily due to investment in improvements and the sectorization of the network, which has reduced losses."“
It is also worth noting that during these last few years, almost 40,000 meters of network have been renewed, which represents 20% of the current pipes and there is a remote control system that uses the latest advances in computer and telecommunications technologies.
