The Institution conditions these spaces through the Environmental Protection and Improvements project to which it allocates 3 million euros
Curbelo values the usefulness of the measures, since it allows the recovery and optimization of the flow they provide for human and agricultural consumption.
The Cabildo of La Gomera has reported, this Thursday, on the recovery and cleaning work of springs that it carries out in the island geography, within the framework of the Environmental Protection and Improvement project, which it carries out through the public company Gesplan, and which has an investment of 3 million euros.
This action is added to the twenty cleaning and waste collection works, conditioning of tracks and trails, forestry treatments, cleaning of ravines and ravines, together with the protection of population centers in the face of the growing risk of fires.
Regarding the nascents, the island president, Casimiro Curbelo, explained that in the last month there has been action in Benchijigua – San Sebastián de La Gomera; Arguamul – Vallehermoso-; and San Antonio – Agulo-; with the conditioning, clearing and elimination of existing vegetation, along with the cleaning of ditches to optimize the circulation of the water provided by the springs.
“These measures contribute to cleaning up and avoiding the loss of water from these points, at a time when the absence of precipitation also affects its contribution capacity,” warned Curbelo, who appealed to avoid misuse of this resource during the summer months.
Likewise, he referred to the set of actions that the Institution and the Insular Water Council have designed in coordination with the municipalities to reinforce the water distribution infrastructure in the municipalities and reduce losses in the network. “We have prioritized projects of this nature in the Island Plan for Cooperation in Works and Services, in addition to those subject to the Hydraulic Infrastructure agreement signed between the State and the Canary Islands.”
In this area, he recalled that funds have been provided for actions for water purification in Vallehermoso and Hermigua, or the improvement of the sanitation network in Agulo. Meanwhile, in the case of PICOS, actions have been prioritized to reduce drinking water leaks in the rest of the municipalities.
