Water and Sanitation news

The Decentralized Sanitary Works Agency (EDOS) informs that this Monday, July 20, a repair will be carried out on a main drinking water pipe at the intersection of 11 de Noviembre and Ituzaingó streets, where a significant water leak was detected.

The Decentralized Sanitary Works Agency (EDOS) informs that this Thursday, July 2, work will be carried out to connect to the new Drinking Water Network, in the area of Tucumán and Moreno streets, within the framework of the Complementary Works for the lower Manzores stream basin.

Mayor Alfredo Francolini and the interventor of the Decentralized Sanitary Works Agency, Jorge Mendieta, defined priorities for the agency's work in the second half of 2020. Various works will begin to be executed, coordinated with the National Water Works Agency (Enohsa).<br /> &nbsp;

The Decentralized Sanitary Works Agency informs that tomorrow, Wednesday, June 24, a main water pipe will be repaired, the rupture of which occurred in the vicinity of the Water Treatment Plant in San Carlos.<br /> <br /> &nbsp;

This Tuesday, the work carried out by the personnel of the Municipality's Sanitary Works concluded, putting the drinking water network into operation for 150 homes in the Agua Patito neighborhood.

<p><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family: tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: small;">​​</span>On the occasion of the National Day of Sanitary Works Workers being commemorated this Friday, May 15, EDOS informed that the agency will not provide services, operating only with on-call staff for emergencies.</p>

<p>During this Thursday, technical personnel from the Decentralized Sanitary Works Agency will carry out maintenance and risk prevention tasks on the water intake pumps that operate at the San Carlos Water Treatment Plant.</p>

<p>Given the low level of the Uruguay River and the forecasts indicating that this trend will continue, the Decentralized Sanitary Works Agency (EDOS) carried out various maintenance tasks at the Water Treatment Plant, with the aim of optimizing the performance of the intake in order to minimize the possible impact that may occur in the service.</p>

<p><i>The Decentralized Sanitary Works Agency (EDOS) is carrying out an information campaign providing advice for the proper use of the sewage and storm drain network. On repeated occasions, when the agency's crews arrive to carry out repairs, they encounter situations that show misuse of the network, which results in harm to the entire community. For this reason, different important tips are reiterated to keep in mind to collaborate among everyone so that the service continues to improve.</i><br /> &nbsp;</p>

<p>The Decentralized Sanitary Works Agency (EDOS) called for a contest in which schools in the city participated, to choose the new logo for the entity. The initiative arose from a proposal by Mayor Enrique Cresto with the aim of achieving a new visual identity. A work presented by sixth-grade students from the Almafuerte school was selected.</p>

<p>Once the work of replacing a submersible pump that was out of service due to malfunctions at the Water Treatment Plant has been completed, the drinking water service in the city is beginning to normalize.</p>