These actions are carried out periodically with the objective of maintaining optimal conditions to guarantee correct functioning in the event of potential situations.
Technical personnel from the Secretariat of Urban Development of the Municipality of Concordia are carrying out maintenance and testing tasks at the central pumping station of the Defensa Sur.
The work consists of the temporary closing of the floodgates to partially flood the reservoir and thus put into operation the eight pumps installed at the plant. This maneuver, which is performed periodically, independently of emergency situations, allows for keeping the facilities in optimal and operational conditions, guaranteeing an efficient response to potential floods or intense rainfall.
“We perform these tests regularly, both when there is rain and on occasions like this one, in which the river level gives us the possibility of closing the floodgates without issues. This allows us to work more safely and efficiently, without exposing personnel to adverse weather conditions,” explained the head of the Logistics and Technical Area of Storm Drain Cleaning, Gabriel Noguera.
During these days, the pump groups will be tested in shifts. “They are not all turned on at once, since they are always alternated to avoid wear and ensure that, if any of these pumps fails, there are others ready to operate.”
OTHER ACTIONS
In addition to the central station, testing tasks are carried out at two other substations within the defense system: one sewage and one storm drain, located in the María Goretti neighborhood. Both have two pumps each, which are also verified regularly.
In case of not being able to use the main reservoir, the tests are carried out in the Pellegrini street sector, where the procedure is replicated on a smaller scale.
These tasks are coordinated permanently with the different areas of the Secretariat of Urban Development, by instruction of the mayor Francisco Azcué who has requested to keep all pumping systems in optimal operational conditions. These preventive actions are fundamental to ensure the correct functioning of the defense and water protection system of Concordia.
Technical personnel from the Secretariat of Urban Development of the Municipality of Concordia are carrying out maintenance and testing tasks at the central pumping station of the Defensa Sur.
The work consists of the temporary closing of the floodgates to partially flood the reservoir and thus put into operation the eight pumps installed at the plant. This maneuver, which is performed periodically, independently of emergency situations, allows for keeping the facilities in optimal and operational conditions, guaranteeing an efficient response to potential floods or intense rainfall.
“We perform these tests regularly, both when there is rain and on occasions like this one, in which the river level gives us the possibility of closing the floodgates without issues. This allows us to work more safely and efficiently, without exposing personnel to adverse weather conditions,” explained the head of the Logistics and Technical Area of Storm Drain Cleaning, Gabriel Noguera.
During these days, the pump groups will be tested in shifts. “They are not all turned on at once, since they are always alternated to avoid wear and ensure that, if any of these pumps fails, there are others ready to operate.”
OTHER ACTIONS
In addition to the central station, testing tasks are carried out at two other substations within the defense system: one sewage and one storm drain, located in the María Goretti neighborhood. Both have two pumps each, which are also verified regularly.
In case of not being able to use the main reservoir, the tests are carried out in the Pellegrini street sector, where the procedure is replicated on a smaller scale.
These tasks are coordinated permanently with the different areas of the Secretariat of Urban Development, by instruction of the mayor Francisco Azcué who has requested to keep all pumping systems in optimal operational conditions. These preventive actions are fundamental to ensure the correct functioning of the defense and water protection system of Concordia.