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Lanzarote's water supply normalized Thursday after desalination plant repair

The involvement of Canal Gestión Lanzarote staff was crucial in fixing the desalination plant that broke down mid-month.

Generic image of a leaking water pipe.
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Generic image of a leaking water pipe.

The breakdown of the Lanzarote V desalination plant, which occurred mid-month, was definitively repaired this Monday, with water supply expected to normalize across the island's seven municipalities by Thursday.

The Lanzarote V desalination plant, which suffered a breakdown mid-month, was definitively repaired at 3:00 AM this Monday. It is anticipated that the gradual process of filling reservoirs and distributing water will lead to normalized supply across the island's seven municipalities by Thursday. This was indicated by the insular president, Oswaldo Betancort, alongside Domingo Cejas, the relevant counselor, and Fernando Fernández, manager of the Insular Water Consortium (Cabildo and seven town councils).
The insular president expressed gratitude for the work of Canal Gestión Lanzarote employees, highlighting their crucial role in the repair, and criticized the approach of the company managing the integral water cycle. Betancort stated that the subsidiary of Canal de Isabel II appears to wish to leave without assuming its maintenance responsibilities, reinforcing the necessity for the Consortium to take over the full management of the water cycle.
For the supply to return to normal, while maintaining the scheduled cuts common on the island, it will be essential to avoid new breakdowns this week. The recovery of one of the three portable plants, damaged last week, will also aid in the normalization process.
The breakdown of the Lanzarote V plant resulted in a deficit of at least 70,000 cubic meters of water over a week, according to Domingo Cejas, a quantity roughly equivalent to the island's entire daily water consumption. The affected desalination plant has the capacity to produce up to 18,000 cubic meters per day.
During the press conference, the urgency to accelerate the process of rescinding the agreement with the current concessionaire, in effect since June 2013, was reiterated. There is confidence in retaining the approximately 200 professionals currently employed by the company. The opinion of the Canary Islands Consultative Council in June will be pivotal for the final decision at a Consortium assembly.
Betancort emphasized that the management of the integral water cycle is apolitical. Taking over the service is a top priority for his government, aiming to direct and resolve existing issues. Claims for damages and losses are anticipated, and the intervention is likely to occur during the summer, pending further reports.

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