Anbi, strategic plans for water from the National Assembly: 13 billion coming

Among the interventions, those of the general director of Anbi Massimo Gargano, of the minister of Infrastructure and Transport Matteo Salvini, and of the councilor for Public Works of the Municipality of Rome Ornella Segnalini

ROME – The National Assembly of the Anbi dedicated to the topic of post-PNRR met today in Rome. Among the speeches, those of the general director of Anbi Massimo Gargano, of the minister of Infrastructure and Transport Matteo Salvini, and of the councilor for public works of the municipality of Rome Ornella Segnalini.

Salvini: 418 projects in the water strategic plan “OK with first 73 in July”

“What I’m trying to do on the issue of water is to plan in the medium and long term to avoid chasing the perennial emergency. With the collaboration of the reclamation consortia we are creating for the first time a strategic plan for the management of the ‘water in the medium and long term. There are 418 projects for a total of 13 billion and the first installment for the first 73 projects, by July, for almost a billion in investments, which can be financed”. Thus the Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, Matteo Salvini.

Gargano (ANBI): Synthetic food identity theft that consumes water

“Synthetic food is a great theft of identity that is done to all agriculture but to the Italian one in particular. For us in the water sector it also means an activity that not only presents all the various unethical but also a large consumption of water”. Thus Massimo Gargano, General Manager of Anbi.

We don’t like the EU against invaders

“Europe cannot be that of ecological runoff. There are many things we don’t like, including the outright refusal of disposal tanks and reservoirs for containing water. And then the regulation on environmental crimes which provides new cases such as having a concession to withdraw water and going over the limit by nothing. Something that says a lot about this matter on which we must seriously reflect”, continues Gargano.

The most important work in the country is maintenance

“Maintenance. This is the greatest public work that Italy needs and the extraordinary work of this country”. Concludes Massimo Gargano, General Manager of Anbi, during the work of the national assembly of the same Anbi which was held in Rome.

Tokens: With the new Peschiera, Rome has secure supplies

“We are providing the capital with a safe water supply, starting from its main aqueduct, the Peschiera, which crosses areas at seismic risk and in some parts is still built with a single pipe. Investments amount to over 2 billion euros in the water sector destined for the Capital. Around 45 million allocated to flood risk as for Madonnetta, for which we are proceeding with the design and then entrusting the works to the Reclamation Consortium. Over 1.5 billion euros are aimed at reducing network losses water and to supply the city safely, creating the largest European work in this sector, the Peschiera aqueduct, worth 1.350 billion”. This is one of the passages of the speech given by the Councilor for Public Works of the Municipality of Rome, Ornella Segnalini, on the occasion of the national assembly of the Anbi.

“The remaining resources – added Segnalini – are those Pnrr which were acquired, 50 million euros, to reduce losses, and the other 150 million, for a secure supply even in the face of climate fluctuations. Finally, another 500 million euros are intended, both through investments from the tariff of the Acea Ato 2 investment plan and through 16.5 million euros of municipal budget funds, to create water and sewerage systems in the peripheral areas of Rome which are still without them (Fosso dell’Osa, Tragliatella, Cava Pace, Fosso San Giuliano, Giustiniana), to maintain networks built several decades ago, to build new purifiers, to constantly intervene with scheduled maintenance on a reasoned and at greater risk selection of the 330,000 drains present on the municipal roads. Suffice it to say that for the water and sewerage sector alone, Acea’s annual per capita investments reached 107.4 euros per inhabitant, higher than the European average of 100 euros, and far higher than the Italian average of 48 euros. “.

Reduced Rome network water losses from 47% to 28.7%

“The Pnrr for Rome was not only a financial instrument, but the instrument through which this city, through its subsidiary Acea, improved its performance in terms of network losses and got to work most important water supply in Europe, i.e. the doubling and safety of the Peschiera aqueduct. Losses went from 47% in 2017 to 28.7% last year and are expected to reach 25% on average. with Europe”. This is one of the most important passages of the speech held by the Councilor for Public Works of the Municipality of Rome, Ornella Segnalini, on the occasion of the national assembly of the Anbi.