a call 112 warned early yesterday afternoon, Saíñas river came cloudy inside your mouth rodeira beach (Pontevedra) and apparently drifting waste feceswhich forced lower the blue and green flags, raise the yellow take precautions and report the incident to the bathers closest to the incident area. to the sentry box. The problem was detected at: pump well Located between Castroviejo and Rodeira streets stuck in the river. According to the City Council, the service concession company took immediate action and malfunction resolved in “less than half an hour”Although it is the last episode of the program after eight in the evening The channel was still cloudy and the dozens of small fish swimming were dead. in the water.
About second part Registered in Rodeira this month of the year August, two weeks ago after the discharge of waste from a pump well on Avenida de Ourense in the urban area into the Bouzós river, causing the hoisting of the yellow flag and then the red flag prohibiting washing, two weeks ago. Environment and Business and Services Council Members, Pilar Nogueira and Iria Malvido (PSOE), the precautionary banner will remain until todaywaiting for the waters of Saíñas to calm down and the tides to sway to drag the waste that has accumulated on the shore. They also announced that this mission will be accelerated with staff and machinery from the Council or UTE. clean that part of the riverbed and the shoreline of the beach.
Different vehicles were deployed in the afternoon. Operators from the concessionaire company worked on pumping well clogged with waste materials According to municipal sources, those thrown into the plumbing network emphasized that the problem was resolved in a short time. Also, technicians Control of Augas de discharges Galicia, who came to pour paint into the faecal waters to confirm that they did not flow into the river and that the problem was solved. Local Police Agents, Municipal Emergency-Civil Protection Group members and lifeguards Organizations serving in Rodeira also followed the leak and answered the doubts of the bathers about the appropriateness of washing. The yellow flag advises caution, but does not prohibit bathing, and the red one was not considered necessary.
In the app, only some users near the mouth of the Saíñas and verified water turbidity they chose to enjoy the sand without going into the sea and especially warned children not to do it. Meanwhile, on the rest of the beach, the activity was similar to other weekends in August. thousands of people filling the sandbank and alleviation of sea heat due to high temperatures.
Councilor Iria Malvido assumes that pumping wells are failing, most likely due to summer saturation, but she highlights: The council was attentive mobilize the necessary tools and UTE agilely fixed the bug. Again, the river “needs a while” to clear its waters and return to normal, and trusts throughout the day today the yellow flag can be raised and green and blue can be hoisted.