The project that seeks to solve the drinking water crisis in Santa Marta - Other Cities - Colombia

The solution to the crisis of shortage of drinking water that the capital of the department of the cupcake It seems that you already have a solution in sight.

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At least that is what the technical, environmental and economic studies that were carried out to define the water sources that will provide the deficit of 2,400 liters per second of water that the city currently has.

In this sense, it was established that the Piedras, Guachaca and Buritaca rivers, in the Sierra Nevadawill be in charge of supplying the aqueduct, which will later distribute it to the samarium households.

According to the study, the river stones The existing infrastructure will be used to increase the water concession from 400 to 800 liters per second for a scheme that from October to December can capture 800 liters per second.

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The rest of the year, 400 liters per second or less will be captured, depending on the flow of this water current.

Looking for money to finance the project

Currently the project is at 66 percent, but with the approval of the final alternative, it is expected to have the works defined in the next three months.

“We will build the first stages and for the remaining phases, we will leave a precise roadmap for the next administrations,” he said.Governor Carlos Caicedo.

For her part, Mayor Virna Johnson indicated that this progress was possible through cooperation with the Government.

The works involved in building

In the explanations of the rulers, it was known that in the Guachaca River A subsurface filtering gallery-type intake 20 meters long by 18 meters wide and 3.6 meters deep will be built.

In the months of January, August and September, 2,400 liters per second will be captured through it; and from February to July between 1,600 and 2,000 liters per second.

Drinking water in Santa Marta

Design of the catchment plant for the rivers of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta.

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Governorate of Magdalena

At Buritaca River A catchment of 900 liters per second will be located and water will only be obtained in the months of February to July, when the flow cannot be completed with the Guachaca tributary.

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The Guachaca and Buritaca intakes will have water pumping stations to take it to the new El Curval plant, where a pipe with a diameter of 1.5 meters and 29 kilometers in length will be used.

In the El Curval sector, in the township of Bondathe new potabilization plant will be located, which will be of the fully automated conventional type.

The project also includes the designs of the aqueduct networks of the Nuevo Milenio, Villa Dania, Garagoa, Cantilito, Timayuí, November 11, El Yucal neighborhoods, among others, and the Bonda corregimental head, which will be completely connected to the new infrastructure. for continuous 24-hour service.

By Roger Urieles
For THE WEATHER Santa Marta
@rogeruv

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