The City Council and Veolia have invested nearly 70 million euros in water infrastructure over the last 20 years

Benidorm City Council and Veolia, the company that manages the city's water cycle, have invested approximately €70 million in renewing and improving the city's water infrastructure over the past twenty years. This was announced this morning by Councillor José Ramón González de Zárate and the company's regional manager, Ciriaco Clemente, during the presentation of the campaign "The Most Valuable Resource Deserves Your Greatest Commitment," held in conjunction with World Water Day on March 22nd.

The event took place at Dinapsis facilities, where the Councillor for Water Cycle highlighted the city's "96% efficiency in water management and our ongoing efforts to surpass that level and remain a benchmark." Ciriaco Clemente emphasised that this level of efficiency is precisely due to "the numerous investments made." Clemente cited as an example the fact that “despite remaining on alert due to water scarcity, the municipality has functioned normally and will continue to do so this coming summer.” “This is not by chance or luck, but rather the result of a continuous investment policy,” he asserted.

The Veolia manager stated that the company has invested 45 million euros over the last two decades through the Investment Fund and the Renewal Fund, a figure that González de Zárate raised to 70 million euros “if we include the investments made by the City Council, the Generalitat (Valencian regional government), and the Provincial Council.” At this point, the councilman called on the central government for “investments such as dredging our reservoirs and dams to increase their storage capacity, or modernising the floodgates to prevent problems in the event of heavy rains.”

González de Zárate also announced that the City Council continues to work “on projects and investments with a view to the future” and specified that there are a total of 18 projects about to be put out to tender, covering all neighbourhoods of the city.

Among them, he cited those to be carried out on Ibiza, Stockholm, Santander, Iceland, Norway, and Emilio Ortuño streets. “We are working to renew and replace the city's drinking water pipes because some are over 15 years old. We are introducing new materials and sensors that alert us when a leak is detected so we can act as quickly as possible,” he explained. Ciriaco Clemente, for his part, announced that March “will be busy” with events related to World Water Day, “with activities every day of the week starting on the 22nd because we have a lot to share and communicate.”