The group's spokesperson, Selene Alberich, defended the need to provide the municipality with regulatory tools to act comprehensively on the water system, “reducing losses and regulating intensive consumption.” The CUP warned that the climate crisis is exacerbated in Tortosa by very low hydraulic efficiency.
According to data provided by the group, nearly 55% of the water entering the supply system is neither registered nor billed due to losses and structural deficiencies. This situation highlights the urgency of the motion to be debated in the February plenary.
“"it is not enough to ask for individual efforts from citizens while the system continues to lose more than half of the water that enters it."
The motion focuses on regulating intensive consumption and prioritizing collective and essential uses. Alberich stressed that without its own ordinance, the City Council lacks the tools to manage uses or anticipate future drought episodes, emphasizing that the ordinance must guide the urban model and hold large water consumers accountable.
“"Regulating water use is exercising municipal sovereignty over a common good and guaranteeing the right to water today and in the future."
