The water pool Teulada and Benitatxell is investing € 300,000 in the improvement of the drinking water network after eight years of stagnancy

19/6/2020


Last Friday, the board of directors concluded a historic agreement that allows the two municipalities to invest independently in the drinking water network.

 

Teulada Moraira / Benitatxell, June 19, 2020: The Board of Directors of the Teulada Moraira and El Poble Nou de Benitatxell Water Pool has concluded a historic agreement during its meeting. Each village will be able to make individual and rapid decisions on investments in the network based on an annual budget that will be divided proportionally.

After eight years of investment standstill and in the face of damaged infrastructure, this year the decision was finally taken to allocate € 300,000 for repairs to the network, which supplies directly to households. 68% is available to Teulada Moraira, and 32% goes to El Poble Nou de Benitatxell.

For the distribution of the budget, they agreed on three variables and, will determine the percentage of investments for each municipality each year. The number of consumers in each village; the length of the network and each municipality's needs play a significant role.

"This agreement means a before and an after for the Water Pool. It is the start of more efficient management", said the President of the Corporation and Mayor of Benitatxell, Miguel Ángel García, and the Vice-President and Mayor of Teulada Moraira, Rosa Vila. Both stressed the importance of a good water supply network, especially in municipalities whose population multiplies during the summer months. Both also emphasised that the atmosphere between the two local governments and their willingness to cooperate and invest annually in improvements is fantastic.