In this morning were held scheduled meetings and had been summoned by the mayor.
First, in the Auditorium of the Centre for Citizen Participation, held the meeting between the heads and representatives of AMPAS all schools Sewer and CEO of Environment, Amador Lopez, the deputy director general Environmental Quality, embodies Molina, the head of the Planning and Environmental Assessment, José Mora and head of the Environmental Inspection and Control, Luis Martínez-Mena, with the assistance of technicians from the company Aqualogy, who had made the study on air quality in Sewell.
Kicked off the event with the intervention of the mayor to submit Lazarus Mellado the CEO and other members of his team, as well as the representative of that company.
The Mayor explained that in accordance with the commitment made at the previous meeting, had promoted this meeting to delve into the details of the episodes of bad smells occurred in the second week of January, so that all data had of the causes of the incidents reported.
Amador Lopez intervened then to publicize the commitment of its Directorate General for the different educational communities, and its willingness to clarify as necessary.
This indicated that a series of briefings was programmed in schools to encourage in students the habits of respect and care for our environment.
He then introduced the other members of his team, who were explaining the measures that were being taken from their respective powers and that after all the checks performed by the technicians, it could be concluded that there had been no episodes of pollution, or chemical accident on 10 and 13 January, so there had not been any health risk.
A detailed tour made by the sequence of events that had occurred and had been the sole focus raft reserve Derivatives Company Chemists who was cleaning regardless of the required protocol and the weather, which had an intense foul odor that because of a change in wind direction came to Sanje IES and other areas of the municipality.
He said the raft represented more than 90% of odor problems that had occurred in recent months.
Similarly, it is stated that the Directorate General had been working so dauntless for making a map of companies that could serve to identify more quickly the source of any event that may occur in the future, which would help make the necessary measures immediately ..
To dig deeper into the information about the quality of our air, then intervened technical Aqualogy company, who carefully explained each and every one end and the results analyzed, which determined that can be said without fear Gutters that have acceptable air quality.
Once again the mayor reiterated his commitment to implement any measures necessary in order to end these episodes.
He also returned to affect their commitment to improving information channels schools.
Then began the scheduled meeting of the Committee on Monitoring Air Quality Sewer, chaired by the Mayor, with the assistance of members of the same and the presence of the same representatives of the Directorate General for the Environment and cited, and as invited technicians of the Department of Environment, two members of the Clean Air Platform and a technician from the company Aqualogy.
At the meeting the members of the Commission on the conclusions that had been reached after analyzing the occurring episodes from all technical standpoints reported.
The great collaboration that had been working in recent years between the two administrations, coordinating each and every one of the actions was expressed.
It was reported on the measures that had been implemented since the City Council to increase control over the companies that could foster annoying episodes, by launching in the coming months a new ordinance that will improve the control of odors.
Similarly, the CEO said different measurements to be made throughout the municipality with a mobile measuring station, which will have a better map information elements that occur in Sewer and proliferation depending on the weather .
It was also reported that he is working so they can restart the cleanup of waste remaining in the raft booking Derivatives, when the protocol is approved to use and the most favorable conditions exist for carrying out the work, without the slightest risk of discomfort for people and always on a weekend in which no class in schools.
By Mayor also reported on the launch of a new larger study to analyze the air quality in the entire municipality.
Finally, after the interventions of the various participants, was put back on the table layout of the two governments to continue working toward getting eradicate discomfort that had occurred in recent months and had created much unrest among neighbors.
The offer was made to all groups represented there by the Directorate General to give all the information requested and to improve communication channels with citizens in general and schools in particular.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Alcantarilla