The president of the Cabildo, Oswaldo Betancort, the Minister of Water, Domingo Cejas, and the Minister of Planning and Projects, María Jesús Tovar, have visited the hydraulic works for the improvement and expansion of the supply network that are being carried out in Montaña de Tinache, in Tinajo, and on the El Sobaco road in San Bartolomé.
The works in La Montaña de Tinache, in the municipality of Tinajo, are being carried out by the company Hormiconsa Canarias S.A., have a budget of 1,439,043.40 euros and with the forecast that the works will be completed during this year. With regard to the works on the El Sobaco road, in the municipality of San Bartolomé, they are being carried out by the company Transportes y Excavaciones Tiagua S.L., for a total amount of 67,431.23 euros, IGIC included, and will be completed during the month of June.
“The action and investment plan of the Water Consortium is fulfilling the roadmap to meet neighborhood demands, and improve and expand the supply network in those areas most affected by water cuts, which is the case of the municipality of Tinajo, or those others that have not reached the distribution networks as in the El Sobaco road”, according to the president of the Cabildo, Oswaldo Betancort.
“With the completion of these projects, we hope to significantly improve the efficiency and coverage of the drinking water supply service in these municipalities, thus contributing to the development of the area and the well-being of the residents”, Betancort adds.
Despite the delay in the works in Montaña de Tinache, due to the need to make changes to the initial project and the budget, 4.5 kilometers of pipeline have already been installed and “it is expected that the recovery of the scattered deposit of Tinajo and the improvement of the supply of Mancha Blanca and the town of Tinajo can be completed during this year”, according to the Minister of Water, Domingo Cejas.
For his part, the mayor of Tinajo, Jesús Machín, was very satisfied with the start of these works and thanked “the collaboration and involvement of the Water Consortium in this important action for his municipality”.
As explained by the Minister of Water, Domingo Cejas, “the works consist of adapting the deposits located in Montaña de Tinache, rebuilding their roofs, waterproofing the tanks and with the installation of a pipeline that connects all the deposits with the pumping station, through a bypass, allowing the municipality of Tinajo to have water reserves that avoid cuts”.
This work is 80% financed with FDCAN funds and 20% by the Cabildo de Lanzarote. The Minister of Finance and Planning and Projects of the Cabildo de Lanzarote, María Jesús Tovar, has highlighted that “the Cabildo allocates a total of 14 million euros from the FDCAN to improve hydraulic works to combat the water emergency, acting on the most urgent and necessary, as we have also done with the tender for the work of the pipeline of the Central Supply Line that has 6 million euros”.
1,500 meters of supply pipe in El Sobaco
This project aims to execute the works to improve and expand the drinking water supply network on the El Sobaco road, located in the municipality of San Bartolomé, in the Finca de La Florida area.
The action contemplates the installation of more than 1,500 meters of PVC-O pipe of 90 mm nominal diameter, with the aim of increasing the hydraulic capacity of the existing network and extending the service to those plots that, at present, lack supply in said area.
The works to be executed include, among others, the opening and excavation of trenches, placement and installation of the new pipeline, filling and compaction of the trench with suitable material and replacement of the affected pavement by resurfacing, guaranteeing correct integration into the existing road.
This intervention responds to the need to provide the area with an adequate hydraulic infrastructure to the growing demand, since the current network has a clearly insufficient capacity to cover consumption needs, especially in periods of maximum demand.
