ACUAES Awards Over €7M for Tenerife Wastewater Projects
ACUAES, a company under Spain's Ministry for Ecological Transition, has approved over 7 million euros in contracts for two water projects to build a main wastewater pipe in the West system and connect the town of Chío to a new treatment plant.
ACUAES, a company under Spain's Ministry for Ecological Transition, has approved contracts worth over 7 million euros (excluding tax) for two important water projects. These projects involve building a main wastewater pipe in the West system and connecting the town of Chío to it. Once finished, these projects will ensure that wastewater from Chío is treated at the new West wastewater treatment plant, which ACUAES has already built.
The contracts were split into two parts. COMSA, S.A.U. won the contract for the main mid-altitude pipe, valued at 3,961,339 euros (excluding tax). This work is expected to take 13 months.
Meanwhile, OBRASCON HUARTE LAIN, S.A. secured the contract for connecting Chío. This involves building main pipes for both wastewater and rainwater, costing 3,048,325 euros (excluding tax) and taking 11 months.
ACUAES has also put out a separate contract, worth 316,910 euros, for technical support. This includes overseeing the construction, ensuring health and safety, and monitoring environmental impact.
The main mid-altitude pipe will be 5,276 meters long. The Chío connection will involve two shorter pipes: a 590-meter wastewater pipe and a 578-meter rainwater pipe, plus two overflow points. This information comes from a company statement.
These projects are part of a larger 37-million-euro investment by ACUAES in Tenerife's West system. This broader effort is guided by an agreement with the Tenerife Island Council and the Island Water Council, which outlines 233.5 million euros for various sanitation, water treatment, and reuse projects across the island.
As part of this agreement, the West system has already seen the construction of the San Juan wastewater treatment and pumping station, four other wastewater pumping stations, connecting pipelines, and a new main wastewater treatment plant. This plant is designed to serve 109,000 residents, covering areas like Guía de Isora and Santiago del Teide.
The new main wastewater treatment plant is complete and awaiting activation. The Tenerife Island Water Council needs to connect it to the electricity supply from the Fonsalía distribution center, which is expected to happen by early February.