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NO MORE TURKEYS OF WARM WATER

Two years ago I wrote" Considerations on the water needs in the city of Cali "raised the urgency of undertaking a fundamental solution and the progress that had been done in order to achieve that goal. At that time stated that it was undesirable that the temporary solution (While we kept waiting for the final solution) to water suspensions of Cali was to store water for about 4 hours in a raw water reservoir, because the level of contamination could be stored without risk of damaging the water, unable to ensure that contaminated water was stored there available for treatment after several days of enduring the heat of the Valley. Stated that for the solution to the lack of water would be more prudent, and today I thought with greater certainty, save water treated with the recommended residual chlorine, having been pumped into storage in height. Thus, in the event of a suspension of energy power would be used from those tanks. Also mitigate the suspension time by the lack of electricity.

suspension of water service last week has given us part of the reason, but after spending more than 15 billion pesos in a solution that worked temporarily and partially.

temporary palliatives must be forward-looking, as part of a final solution. elevated tanks are a component for future storage of treated water by gravity from Cali.

Today is insistently talking Cali River reservoir, another partial solution or worst, harmless to the subject at high risk of water shortage and high cost of producing it. For the two additional meters would provide the highest reservoir in times of drought could take advantage, you should have availability of a water supply twice the current size of the Rio Cali. This would be just to use and treat water for three months, every three years, taking a loss of earnings during the remaining 33 months. The dependence of the Cauca River continue, with the problems that have so far: pollution and turbidity of the river that does not occur in summer. Rio Cali plant is used all the time in the maximum contribution of the Cali river so the dam would only serve to dam the current water supply and storage in the major avenues, to use water in extreme drought every three years.

is also talking about making a new withdrawal of water upstream from the present, the polluted Rio Cauca to the Puerto Mallarino. This solution only mitigate the events by the flooding rivers found after re-take and delivery channel rainwater CVC-South, continuing with the risks that I mentioned in earlier writings dependency systems pumping and irrigation Cauca River pollution including trihalomethanes, high water treatment costs, energy costs and treatment of that water. All these additional values \u200b\u200bof all users pay via fare.

Again, Cali requires less polluted water sources, which are taken to new heights of level to 1,200 meters above sea level to avoid pumping and the risk of relying on electric power, reducing their consumption. Also decrease costs for the user, to be more economical to not have production levels of pollution of the river Cauca. With the draft waters of the South at that level could be obtained about 6,000 liters Additional per second without pumping and treatment more affordable.

should continue studying the so-called Pacific sources, revising and updating the land use and Aguasucia Naya river in Yurumangui in Pacific water transfer in the Cauca River Valley, will take water to a height of about of 1,350 meters above sea level, on the Pacific slope to the mountain pass through a tunnel with a capacity of about 6 cubic meters per second. Today it is more feasible with existing technology for the construction of tunnels, but the disadvantage of high costs, but above the water needs drinking, it necessarily have to incur these costs to supply water needs throughout the South Valley. Would seek ways of financing the private sector for this type of solution.

must start as soon as possible, because time lost is not recoverable. This time you are paying by a more expensive price to the user. In my opinion the next steps, as I said 2 years are:

First, treatment plant to the drinking water of about 600 liters taking the Rio Pance, respecting the vocation of recreation on holidays and flow environment. Storing treated water in various parts of the city, allowing the network to continue to supply water even in a power outage or a decision not Cauca River. The time for this solution is about 2 years to keep it running. In the case had been made in 2007 as planned today and would have, especially if in 2005 some council members and employees of Emcali not been opposed to this alternative.

Second, continue studying southern sources to take a year or two studies to begin construction of deposits and pipelines in the area of \u200b\u200bPance, which would already be running a plant treatment be extended to new capabilities. The construction would take about 4 years, to be diligent enter these sources in 2015 to supply drinking water.

Third, at the same time must be doing studies on the sources of the Pacific to about 2015, with all environmental studies, to begin construction of deposits, tunnels and the treatment plant. With a construction time of about 5 years, we would water the Pacific 2020.

Fourth and finally, not abandoning existing plants, because Cali deserves to have a backup and not rely from a single source. We must continue to work to decontaminate water sources, removing the existing discharges and take them to the WWTP, thereby removing an important part of the Cauca River pollution. Continue building along the canals of the Malls rainwater that could lead to citizens live channel that space, thus avoiding becoming landfill, making communications pedestrian and cycle routes along all of them, building a alternate communication mesh irrespective of strata, causing the city to communicate on a human scale, more friendly living space.

After failing to complete the restructuring process work, as I stated to my successor in 2007 was expected to decrease annually workers extralegal labor costs by 19 billion pesos in 2004, values \u200b\u200bthat make the company uncompetitive, and so in the future continue and will only be diminished by competition with the consequences for their customers. As the political commitment to retain a EICE Emcali to the current president does not exist, for the first time I believe that the mechanism that the municipality is eligible to make a successful restructuring of the company is liquidated. not be followed with a warm wet cloth, should be taken once and for all radical and final solution for the good of all users EMCALI.

Carlos Alfonso Potes V.
Consultant, Former General Manager EMCALI
http://carlosalfonsopotes.blogspot.com/
capotesvic@gmail.com
April 21, 2011