The Aragonese government has spent 15,600 euros to collect samples in Quiles

To date, the Regional Executive has allocated €15,600 (inclusive of VAT) for the expenditure on analysis commissioned by a specialist company (Ematsa). For one thing, the company carried out measurements in the river weeks ago to find the source before confirming the contamination came from castile and leon.Later, when it was learned that the Quayles had entered contaminated Aragon, the DGA remained cooperative with the company so that their technicians can continue to collect samples in order to develop a solution for the gastroenteritis outbreak in Tarazona.

The €15,600 corresponds only to the cost of Ematsa, since this amount does not include all analyzes sent to the Clinical Hospital of Zaragoza, the School of Medicine of the University of Zaragoza or the Public Health Laboratory.

Likewise, sources in the Ministry of Health noted that in addition to these evidences, the protozoan crisis also implies financial expenditures in terms of material and human resources for the Ministry of Agriculture and Agriculture in terms of epidemiological surveillance, sanitary inspections or inspections and other actions. environment. The amount cannot be specified.

The water bill is €16,000 more

Aragon’s General Directorate of Interior and Emergency Affairs has so far invested 7,907 euros in the distribution of water in the four affected municipalities of Tarazona, Novaras, Torrelhas and Los Fayos, and has invested an additional 8,000 euros For installing water tanks in affected areas. The water transfer alone cost a total of 16,000 euros. Furthermore, in the case of the Aragon Water Institute, the organization has allocated €2,500 for water analysis at a treatment plant in the municipality of Turiazon.

Health Minister José Luis Bancalero said a few days ago that the Aragonese government would be responsible for financing measures taken in the region to combat the protozoa.

He guaranteed funds to subsidize four UV purification plants (one in each affected city) at a cost of less than half a million euros. It is assumed that it will cost €3 million to lay a large 7-kilometre-long pipeline that will transport water from the source of the Quails River to the town’s catchment area.

Therefore, the DGA will also pay for the fungicide treatments that will be applied to the river. This measure prioritizes the fastest, in which case the executive will pay the Walqa-based company OX-CTA.

Under any circumstances, Bancalero also pointed out that it would not hurt if the state (which is currently undertaking the coordination of the epidemic as it affects more communities) and the Provincial Council of Zaragoza (DPZ) could bear some costs or provide some assistance.

This situation would also require a payment to the municipality’s coffers. In the case of Torreras, as this newspaper reported a few days ago, Maintenance of the new water treatment plant costs around €2,000 a year, while in Tarazona the council also undertook the distribution of bottled water for more than a month and offered bonuses to users of the heated swimming pool, which was closed due to the closure. prevention. He’s also considering ways to compensate the city’s businesses and hospitality industry.