Valencia City Hall reduces water pressure at night to transfer it to neighboring municipalities without supply

Through a message on its social networks, the municipal government team also warned that the tall plants of the buildings Without a water pump, their water supply could be limited.

The council insisted on the importance for the population to carry out a “responsible consumption» water and thanked citizens for their “effort and collaboration”.

This Thursday morning, the mayor of Valencia, Maria José Cataláargued that a probable drop in pressure or water cut was being studied between 1:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. in the city to help supply neighboring towns and transfer it has 13 municipalities with network issues due to DANA.

At a press conference after a minute of silence for the storm’s victims, Catalá asked that “the alarm not be raised” and insisted that hydraulic infrastructure work in Valencia.

In addition, he explained that the council will hold meetings with the Generalitat to assess the developments in the most affected areas.

Catalá clarified that this Wednesday the decision was taken to lower the city’s water pressure to store “THE maximum possible» and “turn this on transfer», through the metropolitan connection.

“Many municipalities are experiencing very serious problems and we need to help them because Valencia makes all the water potable and redistributes it to 51 municipalities in the metropolitan area. We are not the only ones responsible, but we can partly help to that restoration and collaborate to improve the situation,” underlined the mayor.

Regarding the drop in pressure already achieved, the mayor explained that some farms did not have water “because they do not have a pump” and insisted that “it was not cut off “.

Catalá asked “all residents of Valencia to be very aware that at this time it is important to consume optimal and responsible water.”