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Ersep Schiaretti asked to consider a further fine for Water

The governor said the presence of algae in the San Roque no excuse for not ensuring the aroma and taste of drinking water

01/05/2011 00:01 by Editorial Lavoz

Governor Juan Schiaretti surprised yesterday to the dealership asking hard questions of drinking water in the city of Córdoba, who was blamed for not delivering water under optimum conditions. "What I know is that the concessionaire Aguas Cordoba has to ensure not only that water is drinkable, but the smell and taste, and has no excuse for not ensuring that," questioned during a ceremony in which microcredit handed vulnerable families to repair their homes.

Without saying a word about the controversial move of the Government House and the demolition of New Cordoba The governor sought to deflect attention to other sensitive issue for the public: water odor, taste and even ugly copper color in some neighborhoods of the city for a few days.

said he asked the Secretary of Water Resources, Louis Salamone, which operates against Ersep, organ of the contract of concession, "to put the fine that may be required.

Yesterday afternoon, Salamone Ersep sent the note with the public commission that the governor asked. "I urge the Ersep to advance more rapidly than it is doing and to evaluate why you are not meeting our goal" said. And he reiterated that it is not a drinking problem, "but smell, taste and turbidity in some cases."

spokeswoman concessionaire Aguas Cordoba, Marcela Davila, said the company will not respond to the governor said.

deadlines. Jorge Saravia, director at the Ersep, Salamone received the order and welcomed the participation of the grantor (the executive) in the conflict.

Until next week there would be no developments regarding the possible application of a second penalty to Aguas Cordoba. The first, which is still under administrative discussion, due to bad odor and taste as drinking water brought last November.

Anyway, Saravia acknowledged that geosmin levels in the water are well below the end of 2010. "But I do not mean they are not above average," he said. The Ceprocor studied water samples.

at 9.30 yesterday inspected the plant Ersep Suquía. Saravia said he recommended that the camera always operates at maximum ozone, even when the algae in the raw water is not warranted. "As they always say that there are variations, then it is advisable to always run at peak." Cordoba said water would be done. Saravia

remarked

award the contract provides (Chapter 3.3.2) that the company must prove experience in eutrophic waters. "Not surprisingly this situation," he said. Source

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