ANGUILLARA – ARSENIC: THANKS TO ZINGARETTI COUNCIL FOR WATER PURIFICATION FUNDS

“The new regional administration, on the other hand, recognizing the gravityà of the situation in our municipality promptly approved the allocation of funds that will enable our municipality to carry out the necessary work to restore the potabilità of’Water for the Biadaro and Ponton aqueducts of the’Elk, enabling così all’Administration to protect public health and for citizens to finally be able to take advantage of an invaluable common good such as the’potable water”.

Thanks to the sum granted by the Lazio Region and as soon as it will beà been resolved the ongoing health emergency, communicated to the city’s administration by the Lazio Region and the Istituto Superiore della Sanità on December 27, 2012, and which provides for the’interruption of the supply of water having arsenic values between 20 and 50 micrograms/liter from 1° July 2013 (see page 4 of the ISS’s note), it will beà Started the administrative procedure necessary to define a tender for the final resolution of the arsenic problem in Anguillara. Until then, the potabilità of the water in homes served by the Biadaro and Ponton dell’Elce aqueducts will beà secured by temporary and rented dearsenification facilities that are the subject of the expression of interest whose deadline è scheduled for April 16 p.v.