Several residents of Guargacho, in San Miguel de Abona (Tenerife), have raised concerns about the problems they are facing with their water supply, as in many cases it comes out brown and with an unpleasant smell. They have also reported outages that “hinder its use for basic cleaning and personal hygiene tasks.”
This complaint has been supported by the Municipal Socialist Group, which has called for a “swift technical investigation” into the water quality in the area.
According to a statement from the council, the issues are due to the renovation works on the supply and drainage networks currently being carried out in the neighbourhood by the public company TRAGSA, as part of a project from the Government of the Canary Islands.
The situation, the PSOE points out, was brought to the council meeting by councillor Érika Sánchez, who emphasised the residents’ concerns. For its part, the concessionaire states that during the course of these works there could be occasional incidents in the water supply “unrelated to their usual operations,” such as temporary supply cuts, episodes of turbidity, or reductions in pressure or flow.
The company assures that its technical team is working to minimise the effects and recommends using domestic reserve tanks during this period, in addition to reporting any issues to customer service. TAGUA emphasises that the “inconveniences are not related to the ordinary management of the service” and that the goal of the works “is to improve municipal infrastructure and ensure a more modern and efficient supply.”
