The Secretary General of the PSOE of Lanzarote and Member of Congress, María Dolores Corujo, and the mayor of Tías, José Juan Cruz, held a working meeting with officials from ACUAES (Water Basins of Spain) in Madrid to technically follow up on the expansion of the Wastewater Treatment Plant (EDAR) of Tías and the pumping stations from Puerto Calero.
The project, endowed with an investment of 20.1 million euros from the Government of Spain, is part of the agreement between ACUAES and the Lanzarote Water Consortium that was promoted by María Dolores Corujo during the last legislative term, with a global budget of 40 million euros allocated to modernize the island's hydraulic infrastructures, which includes the current execution of the Arrecife Wastewater Treatment Plant.
The new Tías Wastewater Treatment Plant will increase its treatment capacity by 50%, reaching 12,000 cubic meters per day, and will incorporate tertiary treatment that will allow the treated water to be reused for agricultural irrigation, gardens, and street cleaning. Furthermore, the facility will include new pumping stations from Puerto Calero, improving energy efficiency and the integrated management of the water cycle in the municipality.
"This work is not the result of improvisation, but of serious planning and management that yielded results. Everything that is being executed today in terms of water in Lanzarote is due to the work carried out last term with the support of the Government of Spain," highlighted María Dolores Corujo.“While others declare emergencies, we signed agreements and tenders that today guarantee water and a future for Tías and for the entire island.”For his part, Mayor José Juan Cruz emphasized that this investment is key to the municipality's development: "With this expansion, Tías gains capacity, efficiency, and sustainability. It is a project that prepares the municipality for the future, betting on the responsible use of water and on modern, public management of the water cycle."Corujo recalls that these investments represent the biggest boost to the water purification and reuse system in decades and that, once completed, they will allow progress towards a more sustainable, resilient island adapted to climate change