The Mijas Town Hall is to carry out an immediate and comprehensive renovation of the water supply infrastructure in the neighbourhoods of El Coto and Doña Pilar, thereby improving the quality and reliability of the service. Specifically, the works involve replacing the current fibre-cement pipes with new ductile iron pipes of a larger diameter, and therefore greater capacity, across a total of ten streets in both neighbourhoods.

The contract for the works has already been awarded to VGC Global S.L. for a sum of 650,000 euros and a completion period of three months. The councillor for Infrastructure, Juan José Torres Trella, has reported that the renovation will impact fundamental aspects such as “improved service reliability, greater inherent resistance to internal pressures and thermal changes, better use of available resources, and better control of the quality of the water supplied”.

Doña Pilar

Specifically, in the Doña Pilar residential area, the scope of the works focuses on Hernán Cortés, Alejandro Malaspina, Francisco Pizarro, Fernando de Magallanes, Juan Sebastián Elcano, and Pedro Valdivia streets. Due to the age of the current network, and with the aim of minimising breakdowns and preventing leaks, a new ductile iron distribution network with a diameter of 100 millimetres will be installed.

The work will involve the opening and backfilling of trenches, installation of new pipes, replacement of service connections, installation of valves on branch lines, and concrete finishes, upon which the Town Hall will carry out the resurfacing of all roads included in the municipal asphalting plan. Torres Trella stressed that the route of the network, which measures 1,377.35 linear metres, was chosen to reduce losses and crossings.

In addition, 68 domestic connections will be installed in strict compliance with the specific regulations for the supply of drinking water by Acosol, the public company of the Association of Municipalities of the Western Costa del Sol, which is responsible for the supply. Consequently, the water pressure reaching the homes on these streets will be improved.

 

El Coto

Regarding the works in El Coto, the tasks will be carried out on Rebeco, El Corzo, Urogallo, and Codornices streets. The current fibre-cement pipes will be replaced by a new network of ductile iron pipes with diameters of 100 and 150 millimetres..

As in the case of Doña Pilar, work will involve the opening and backfilling of trenches, installation of new pipes, replacement of service connections, and installation of valves on branch lines. The network has a length of 1,609.89 linear metres, and the route was likewise chosen to reduce losses and crossings. Torres Trella reported that 104 domestic service connections will be installed following Acosol’s regulations for the supply of drinking water.

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