Work continues to try to resolve the problems with the Street lights and the corroding cables. Several of the underground ducts that carry the street light cabling have now totally collapsed.  We are having to re-route new cables through new ducts and in one or two areas dig up the road way.  Obviously a close watch has to be kept on cost, but this work is unavoidable and will form a part of the work Industria will eventually ask us to carry out.

 

Brian

 

We are currently changing runs of existing garden water pipe for new as in many of the areas the pipes are perforated and breaking down.

We are also currently  experiencing problems with the street lights.  The cables are now in excess of thirty years old and we are replacing areas to solve the problem and inserting new earth spikes  every fifth Lamp Post.  The exercise is taking considerably longer than we hoped for, as in places access manhole covers have been concreted over and hidden from view.

Brian

 

Due to an administrative error, the figures quoted in the previous blog regarding water savings are incorrect. Please accept my apologies for this.

The correct figures are as below

2011 to 2012 – 65,473 euro

2012 to 2013 – 33,822 euro

The total savings for the periods mentioned are 31,651 euro.

Brian

Owing to the stirling work carried out by the maintenance team the renewal of mains water pipes and pipes running to house meters, the total water bill for the first six months of this year is €17,600.  The first six months of 2012 €25,400.  No outside contractors called in all work completed with in house labour, leads to a saving of €7,800.  All credit to the team led by Miguel.

June 2011 to June 2012 total water use including gardens €84,160.

June 2012 to June 2013 total water use including Garden water, which we have now had the use of recycled garden water, for 1 year = €40,070.

Owners use 2011/2012 = €27,164.  June to June

Owners use 2012/2013 = €25,619. June to June

Brian