Benidorm gives visibility to its water infrastructures on the World Water Day
During three days, there are guided visits to the purifier and the water treatment plant to know the integral cycle of water
The mayor emphasizes the importance of these facilities in a period of scarcity
Benidorm has wanted to give visibility to its water infrastructure on World Water Day, which is being celebrated today and is being celebrated over three days with activities organized by the City Council in collaboration with the water concessionaire, Hidraqua, and have For the purpose of making citizens aware of how the integral water cycle in the municipality works and also raise awareness of the importance of rational use of resources.
This morning, the mayor, Toni Pérez, has toured the facilities of the Treatment Station of Drinking Water (ETAP) along with the councilman of Water, José Ramón González de Zárate; members of the corporation; municipal technicians and the concessionaire company. A guided tour analogous to the one that from yesterday are realizing social groups and neighborhoods, students and general public.
Pérez recalled that these "guided tours" began yesterday and will continue throughout the day and tomorrow to "raise awareness of the importance of water, infrastructures and work that is done to bring water to the homes in The best conditions, and that once it leaves these homes and after a comprehensive treatment can be reused and made available for irrigation parks and gardens.
The mayor explained that both, the sewage treatment plant and the sewage treatment plant are key infrastructures for the efficient management of resources, and more sensitive in periods of scarcity such as those experienced in previous years. In this sense, he has insisted that even in times of lack of rain Benidorm is guaranteed water thanks to "the human and investment effort, sustained over time, by the City Council, the Water Consortium and the companies that manage these resources."
Activities for the little ones
Within the activities of World Water Day, Benidorm has paid special attention to the smaller ones. More than 350 schoolchildren from the 3rd and 4th year of Primary schools from Gabriel Miró, Bautista Lledó, La Cala, Miguel Hernández, Aitana and Vasco Núñez de Balboa schools, have attended the performance of 'La Gota Viajera', a play that aims to raise awareness The importance of saving water.
The performances have been held at 10.00 and 11.30 in the Assembly Hall of the City Council.
