The Ministry of Public Works, through its management of Water and Rural Water Supply Programme (APR) will begin the installation of 30 portable water treatment plants of water donated by the English company Acciona, in communities in the affected regions by the earthquake of February 27. Company English Acciona made the generous donation of brand water purification units Seta Model 2E 3000, to come to the aid of the villages affected by the earthquake and thus benefit about 10 000 inhabitants. This is 30 units of surface water treatment by sedimentation processes, coagulation, filtration and disinfection using calcium hypochlorite generated by three cubic meters of water per hour, will benefit as many localities in the regions of O'Higgins, Maule, Bío Bío and La Araucanía.
regard, the Minister of Public Works, Hernán de Solminihac, explained that "we are moving forward and working hard in our reconstruction plan that has as one of its axes restore water service in rural areas affected by the earthquake and this grant will help us come up with more solutions for people, so we are very happy and grateful this good news. "
Meanwhile, the CEO of Acciona Chile, Manuel Olivares, said that "as a pioneer in development and sustainability, we could not stay on the sidelines of the joint cross many have undertaken to contribute in rebuilding this great country. That is why we made this joint delivery that will help immediately to the lifting of dozens of villages affected by the catastrophe of 27 February. "
MOP, through its Rural Water Programme, identified the communities that will benefit from these teams that have ponds distribution of 10 thousand liters and generators, among other elements, and an estimated cost of 80 thousand dollars each, resulting in a total of 2 million 400 thousand dollars.
The first three plants that came to our country and were transferred to the regions where they are installed and will start from April 27 in the towns of Las Peñas, municipality of San Fernando in Region VI, The Delicias district of Los Angeles, VIII Region and Isla Los Pinos, Toltén commune, Region IX. Currently working on the coordination of transport to selected sites, as well as the management and operation of equipment.
The remaining 27 teams will arrive in our country in late April through May will be located in regions with a deficit of supply of this vital resource.
The program has preliminarily determined that eight of these devices installed in the region of O'Higgins, Maule ten, eleven in the Bío Bío and La Araucanía, which provide purified water and good quality people benefit areas. No However, the list could be modified as you develop the balance of the localities in order to replace one or more if the water supply was normalized earlier.
Although each site will determine the uptime of the equipment as the needs of the population, the plants are equipped to deliver 40 liters per capita day. Considering the 10 000 people who will benefit, this represents a supply of 400 thousand liters per day.
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