They temporarily retain part of the volume of the floods caused by rainfall, thus reducing the impact downstream, avoiding the collapse or overflow of the drainage system. It had been more than 20 years since these works were carried out, which were executed by the Secretariat of Urban Development.
After many days of work, in which specialized machinery was used, the Municipality of Concordia, through the Secretariat of Urban Development, recovered one of the water reservoirs that fulfills a vital function in the city, as it temporarily retains part of the volume of the floods caused by rainfall, thus reducing the impact downstream, avoiding the collapse or overflow of the drainage system.
The optimization tasks were carried out at the reservoir on Moulins and Concejal Veiga streets, which had not undergone a deep cleaning in over 20 years.
The Director of Engineering, Cristian Buffa, pointed out that “since the beginning of the administration of mayor Francisco Azcué and with the Secretary of Urban Development Alejandro López, we set the goal of recovering the operation of the water reservoirs that exist in our city.”
That is why during the month of October “recovery and optimization works were being carried out on the reservoir on Moulins and Concejal Veiga streets, which is the first one we started with. Specialized machinery for this type of terrain was used, such as a crawler backhoe, plus backhoe loaders and trucks removing the sediments, which are deposited in a site established for recovery by the Municipality.”
FUNCTION OF THE RESERVOIRS
Regarding the function that the reservoirs fulfill, Buffa explained that “when we talk about water storage and distribution, we often speak of reservoirs, a term used when we refer to structures designed and developed to conserve and preserve water and give it different uses such as irrigation, supply to the population, among others. In the cases of our city, the water reservoirs are for flood control; they temporarily retain part of the volume of the floods caused by rainfall, thus reducing the impact downstream, avoiding the collapse or overflow of the drainage system,” he remarked.
The maintenance works are carried out by the team that makes up the personnel of the Defensa Sur. “They are the ones who periodically carry out the weeding and cleaning of this place. With them, we are also planning and sanitizing drainage systems in different parts of our city.”
“This action is added to others that had been on the agenda for years, and we are addressing them based on a political decision by mayor Francisco Azcué, the Secretary of Urban Development Alejandro López, and the different areas that compose it,” concluded Buffa.
After many days of work, in which specialized machinery was used, the Municipality of Concordia, through the Secretariat of Urban Development, recovered one of the water reservoirs that fulfills a vital function in the city, as it temporarily retains part of the volume of the floods caused by rainfall, thus reducing the impact downstream, avoiding the collapse or overflow of the drainage system.
The optimization tasks were carried out at the reservoir on Moulins and Concejal Veiga streets, which had not undergone a deep cleaning in over 20 years.
The Director of Engineering, Cristian Buffa, pointed out that “since the beginning of the administration of mayor Francisco Azcué and with the Secretary of Urban Development Alejandro López, we set the goal of recovering the operation of the water reservoirs that exist in our city.”
That is why during the month of October “recovery and optimization works were being carried out on the reservoir on Moulins and Concejal Veiga streets, which is the first one we started with. Specialized machinery for this type of terrain was used, such as a crawler backhoe, plus backhoe loaders and trucks removing the sediments, which are deposited in a site established for recovery by the Municipality.”
FUNCTION OF THE RESERVOIRS
Regarding the function that the reservoirs fulfill, Buffa explained that “when we talk about water storage and distribution, we often speak of reservoirs, a term used when we refer to structures designed and developed to conserve and preserve water and give it different uses such as irrigation, supply to the population, among others. In the cases of our city, the water reservoirs are for flood control; they temporarily retain part of the volume of the floods caused by rainfall, thus reducing the impact downstream, avoiding the collapse or overflow of the drainage system,” he remarked.
The maintenance works are carried out by the team that makes up the personnel of the Defensa Sur. “They are the ones who periodically carry out the weeding and cleaning of this place. With them, we are also planning and sanitizing drainage systems in different parts of our city.”
“This action is added to others that had been on the agenda for years, and we are addressing them based on a political decision by mayor Francisco Azcué, the Secretary of Urban Development Alejandro López, and the different areas that compose it,” concluded Buffa.