Water win

THE regional government has announced its plan to fund improved water treatment plants across Axarquia, bringing fresher and cleaner water to homes across the region. The regional authority is investing more than €10 million in the project.

The maintenance project, which has already begun, will now receive a further investment of €10.6 million, the authority announced on Monday, January 30. Twenty four local water treatment plants will be upgraded to the latest technologies to serve the 35,000 local residents who receive water directly from the sites.

Regional President, Francisco Salado said that he recognises that the project is not the most popular use of funds but described it as necessary, considering the treatment plants serve so much of the local community.

Salado added, “With clean and purified water it will be easier to address future irrigation problems and to plan the urban and tourist development in our region.”

The improvements are particularly important as the region looks to optimise water saving after 2022 saw drought across many parts of the region. The modernisation work on the water plants should be finished by the end of 2023.