During the week it was learned that a mega water cut will take place this Saturday in the province of Mendoza. It has already affected different areas since the early hours of this Saturday and will be carried out to advance with the measurement of the aqueducts. The detail explained by Mendoza waters. Although the work would finish during the afternoon, the outage may last until late into the night this Saturday. In some places, service is beginning to be restored and they are asking to use water responsibly.
Very early in the morning of this Saturday, from 4 in the morning, the cuts began to take effect although they were only perceived in low pressure. Until now, in City of Mendozaoutages were recorded in the First section, although in areas of the Fifth there is no impact on the service.
However, MDZ reports recorded total outages in the Godoy Cruz department. Villa Hipódromo and Carrodilla are the most affected areas. “Zero water,” noted readers of this newspaper this Saturday morning. After noon the water returned to some of the aforementioned places, which reported their greatest impact during the morning.
In turn, they noted that in other points of Godoy Cruz but on the border with the City, a decrease in service was already noticeable and that “less water comes out of the tap” since 10 in the morning. Another of the points very affected at this time is Dorrego, in Guaymallen. “Nothing at all, no water comes out,” they told this medium.
“Continuing with the operational improvements of the company, and in order to advance with the work of macro-measurement of aqueducts, on Saturday, May 25, the operation will be carried out to place the electromagnetic flowmeter in the reinforced concrete aqueduct of 1,100 mm in diameter in the Plaza Cioppo on Chile and Viamonte streets Luján de Cuyo“, highlights an official statement from Aysam.
“To improve the quality of service to more than 1,100,000 Mendoza residents and achieve the regulation and operation of macro-distribution aqueducts, the optimization and replacement of the distribution system in The Puntilla for a simpler, more functional, automated and remote-controlled one,” they officially highlighted.
The work will be carried out progressively during the execution of the work and is included within the framework of the Project to optimize the current macro-distribution system of the Metropolitan Area.
It is the first time in the history of the company that measurement works are carried out in order to obtain precise production, distribution and consumption data. The total investment for this work is approximately US$5.1 Million. The provision of this flowmeter, chamber execution and installation has an approximate investment of US$350,000.
Scheduled cut for installation of the flowmeter:
This Saturday, May 25, there will be a scheduled outage throughout the day in the Metropolitan Area in the following departments:
- Lujan : La Puntilla and Carrodilla.
- Godoy Cruz: Sarmiento, Benegas, Las Tortugas, San Francisco del Monte and the western area.
- City : In Sections 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th and the Favorite.
- Las Heras: Central, western and northern areas.
- Guaymallen : Dorrego, Las Cañas, Villa Nueva, San José, Pedro Molina, Jesús Nazareno, Rodeo de la Cruz and Km11.
- Maipu : Coquimbito.
The tasks will be executed by operational personnel of Aysam with the support of the contracting company, who starting at 4 am will begin the work of cutting the aqueduct and installing the flow meter. The day has been specially planned to avoid inconveniences during classes.
What to do during a service outage
- Keep a supply of bottled drinking water. 2 liters per person. Store in clean containers.
- Permanently take care of the water reserve in the home tank.
- If you are near the area affected by the cut:
- Make extremely responsible and supportive use of drinking water.
- Regulate the intensity of the water flow in the taps.
- Avoid using automatic washing machines, dishwashers and watering gardens.
- Remember that washing sidewalks and vehicles with a hose or using a pressure washer is PROHIBITED 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
- Control leaks in faucets and leaks in toilets
