Mayor Santiago Guarderas said they are recovering Epmaps from a two-year neglect
On the morning of this Wednesday, December 1, the relaunch of the potable water and sewerage program for Quito. The program that contemplates 11 works will have a value of $ 221 million. The event took place in the auditorium of the parent building of the Metropolitan Public Water and Sanitation Company (Epmaps – Agua de Quito).
The financing will be divided as follows: $ 87.1 million from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB); $ 40 million from the Fund for the Promotion of Development (Fonprode) and $ 39.9 million will be resources from Epmaps.
The 11 works are expected to be delivered over the next six years, the same financing time that international banks have provided.
These will be the works:
- Construction of a potable water project for Calderón and San Antonio from the Paluguillo plant in Pifo.
- Hydraulic optimization of drinking water networks.
- Expansion of the Bellavista plant from 3,000 to 4,500 liters per second.
- Doubling the capacity of the El Troje treatment plant from 750 to 1,5000 liters per second.
- Drinking water and sewerage master plan. It will take place after the 2022 census.
- Pilot plan for reading consumption in smart meters.
- Automation of the company with a telemetry and automation system in a command post located at the Bellavista plant.
- Complete the treatment capacity of the wastewater treatment plant located in Quitumbe. So far only 3% is treated.
- Construction of the network of interceptors and wastewater treatment in La Merced and Checa.
- Social Innovation and Gender, entrepreneurship projects in communities that need help.
The manager of the Epmaps, Othón Zeballos, said the company was paralyzed due to the instability she went through, referring to the struggle for mayor that was generated after the removal of Jorge Yunda and all the legal entanglement that it generated.
The manager assured that the December 5 and 6 will launch the first tender for $ 57.9 million for the construction of the Paluguillo – Puembo section, which will be the first step to transport the vital liquid to the Calderón parish.
He also pointed out that after the award, the start of the work could be in March or April 2022 and from there the 18 months that the work will be delayed will count.
Mayor Santiago Guarderas indicor that there was a greater neglect in Epmaps. “The crisis lasted four months, but in two years nothing was done,” he said.
He also criticized that the award of contracts to the Geinco company, which now has observations issued by the State Comptroller General’s Office, caused a setback in the management of the company. (I)
Paul is a talented author and journalist with a passion for entertainment and general news. He currently works as a writer at the 247 News Agency, where he has established herself as a respected voice in the industry.
