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An "underground dron" periodically checks the status of the underground pipelines by providing live images of the interior of the pipelines.
The sanitation network currently has a length of 424.5 km, has 9,810 connections, 8,875 logging wells and has about 3,400 grids for the collection of rainwater.
The Mayor of Lorca, Fulgencio Gil Jódar, along with Councilman responsible for the municipal company Aguas de Lorca, Juan Francisco Martinez, have supervised this morning the routine inspection of the sewerage network that are being developed periodically by experts in This subject with the aim of detecting possible incidents within the vast system of supply and sanitation of the municipality, which, as a whole, has an extension of 1,100 km.
The First Edil has stated that "the methods and procedures of inspection with camera are essential for a correct diagnosis of the sanitation and supply networks, allowing in this way to verify their correct operation. This is the most advanced technology, sophisticated and Existing tip, which represents a guarantee that in Lorca do not miss a single drop of water.
The Mayor has pointed out that thanks to this latest technology can detect and correct incidents such as, Cracks in pipes, which can cause leaks and badly made connections, which penetrate the interior of the main pipe causing obstructions in it.
The application of this system also makes it possible to calculate the slope of the pipe and to check if there are sections that can present counter-pendents and accumulation of water.
Fulgencio Gil explained that Aguas de Lorca has been carrying out these inspection tasks in the subsoil, introducing these systems of interior verification with television camera in the conductions of the municipal water network, both in urban areas, as well as in neighborhoods and districts.
This intervention consists in the inspection, both preventive and corrective, carrying out, in addition, research and control tasks for the location of pipelines and technical advice in order to solve eventual incidents that might arise.
The adequate and prompt review of the networks is key to a correct decision-making in reception, maintenance, rehabilitation and replacement work, "Gil Jódar reported.
The Mayor of Lorca has emphasized that during the last 4 years Aguas de Lorca has carried out a total of 316 workdays even arriving in some occasions to carry out the analyzes with two teams simultaneously.
In this time period, no less than 94.5 kilometers of nets composed of different diameters and materials have been inspected, having achieved an average yield of 299.12 ml / day. "
It should be remembered that Lorca's exclusive sanitation network currently has a length of 424.5 km, has 9,810 connections, 8,875 register wells and has about 3,400 grids for the collection of rainwater.
It is worth noting the existence of 8 Sewage Pumping Stations (EBAR) and 9 Sewage Treatment Plants (WWTP).
The sanitation network is composed of pipes with diameters between 200 and 1800 mm.
In Lorca there are a total of 37,470 customers with potable water supply, and despite having the largest dispersion of population centers in the country (39 districts and many places), of them 27,266 customers with direct connection to the sewerage network, Which is 72.75%.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca
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