This morning the Committee on Monitoring Programme on Air Quality Sewer, chaired by Mayor Lazaro Mellado, with the assistance of all local groups and, as a guest, representatives of the Clean Air Platform held.
During that period, according to the agenda, first unanimously approved the minutes of the previous meeting, to then move to the second point you realized environmental actions, relating to air quality developed from the Department of Environment.
At this point a complete study information Aqualogy in March, He answers by the technician that company each and every one of the issues that arose from the various members of the commission was given.
The result of the study, which was already made public, confirmed once again that in Sewell levels of air quality are normal, having located this time the meters in areas where there were more complaints and therefore assumes that there is a greater sensitivity to the odor episodes.
However, it was found that the measured rates are well below permitted levels for each compound.
Then realized the Draft Municipal Ordinance odorifera Air Quality in the town.
They insisted on the desirability of implementing a document to make it possible to control and eradicate odor episodes in the city, as well as lay the foundation for improving air quality throughout our municipality.
The fact that there are not many precedents of an ordinance as submitted for approval, so the whole process is being careful not to disturb the powers of other authorities is given.
From the first moment, is by involving local groups to try to get a text that is agile, while rigorous, sparing no means to reach the ultimate goal, which is simply to get a tool to monitor and correct any incident occurring in the field of odorant quality.
The next step is the opinion of the Standing Committee Informational Planning and Environment to be held on Friday July 25, prior to their treatment in the regular plenary session on 31 July. After these formalities and once it is published in BORM will expose the public for 30 business days for claims.
It is certainly a broad time frames, allowing all stakeholders to study the ordinance and make proposals that can improve.
The Mayor welcomes the high level of agreement that has been in the Commission as to the importance of the actions that are being developed.
Fortunately, in recent months there has been a low incidence of episodes, although it is known that given situations odors in summer due to the dryness of the sewer system, which has nothing to do with pollution, nor indeed pose a risk health of residents.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Alcantarilla