The lack of planning and investment in basic infrastructure for decades in Concordia has resulted in many neighborhoods in the city still lacking the necessary supply of drinking water. Today, the Municipality is taking responsibility for this historical debt with an investment of over $200 million, aimed at guaranteeing an essential service for thousands of residents.
In this stage, the interventions to be carried out by the Decentralized Sanitary Works Entity (EDOS), with the collaboration of the Secretariat of Urban Development, will focus on the Los Pájaros and Llamarada - Las Viñas neighborhoods, three sectors that face critical problems in the supply of drinking water every summer.
LOS PÁJAROS NEIGHBORHOOD
The neighborhood suffers from serious issues during the summer season due to low network pressure and increased demand. To provide a structural solution, a new borehole has already been initiated and the existing elevated tank will be reconditioned, in addition to strategically regulating the distribution valves.
The work will allow for guaranteeing the service to 1,300 residents of the neighborhood and improving the supply for another 1,500 inhabitants of the area.
“In the case of the Los Pájaros neighborhood, this tank has been here since 2017 and was never put into operation. We do not understand why and no one explains why. Now we are doing it,” stated the mayor Francisco Azcué, while highlighting that “with this borehole we will be able to cover a fairly wide area, since the water obtained for this neighborhood is freed up from the Roca aqueduct, benefiting the Pampa Soler and La Bianca area with a greater flow,” he explained.
LLAMARADA – LAS VIÑAS NEIGHBORHOOD
In this northwest sector, the lack of flow forced the placement of temporary emergency tanks in recent summers. The intervention plans for a new borehole. With this work, 1,100 families will have a regular service and more than 3,000 residents of nearby neighborhoods will also benefit.
With these actions, the municipality seeks to resolve a structural debt with the city. The mayor stressed: “There were many years of applying patches, which is why we ask people to understand that it will take time to solve the underlying problems. We will continue to invest because improving the quality of life of our residents is a priority. This can be done thanks to responsible administration, eliminating unnecessary expenses, taking resources where they need to go, and having an efficient state.”