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Problem affects Tumbes and Corrales due to the breakage of the drive line at the El Milagro plant.The National Superintendency of Sanitation Services (Sunass) monitors the actions carried out by Agua Tumbes following the breakage of a 20-inch drive line that connects the main intake of the water resource with the El Milagro drinking water treatment plant (PTAP).
The break occurred in an old asbestos and cement network, on Jose Jimenez Street, in front of the Pontoneros barracks, which prevents the conduction of raw water to said PTAP and reduces the production of drinking water.
The Agua Tumbes provider reported that metal clamps are expected to join the network with PVC pipes; Meanwhile, they installed a provisional pumping system that diverts water from the Tumbes River to the PTAP, while the repair work on the affected delivery line continues.
Population
For alternative supply, Agua Tumbes reported that it uses eight 18 cubic meter tank trucks to serve its approximately 12,000 affected users in the districts of Tumbes and Corrales. Sunass verifies that the provider complies with its alternative drinking water supply plan through cisterns.
The regulators office will monitor in the field throughout the period that the problem lasts, so that Agua Tumbes complies with its contingency plan against this emergency, the institution stated.
Likewise, Sunass guides residents about their duties and rights as users and the responsible use of drinking water. The population can contact the Sunass Phone Number 1899 to report problems with alternative supply or request guidance on distribution points.
