Aguas de Cádiz reinforces drain cleaning ahead of storm Bruna

Cádiz's storm drains are being cleaned again with reinforcements ahead of the arrival of rain. Aguas de Cádiz has intensified over the past week and will keep up in the coming days the cleaning and maintenance work on the city's sewer and stormwater network ahead of the rainfall forecast associated with storm Bruna, the municipal company has reported. The city has more than 10,000 long-grate storm drains spread across the entire municipal area. These elements are what collect and drain water from the street, so their cleaning is key when it rains heavily. The work is concentrated in the points where drainage usually presents the most problems. These are the La Viña and La Laguna neighborhoods, where the inspection and cleaning of the collection elements has been reinforced to try to reduce incidents during rainfall episodes. This reinforcement is in addition to the preventive actions the municipal company carries out throughout the year. The most recent was the extraordinary campaign in July, August and September, before the rainy season, in which an intensive cleaning of the stormwater network was carried out. Aguas de Cádiz recalls that, even if the network is in good condition, very intense rain in a short time can cause occasional water accumulations or puddles on public roads until the network manages to absorb and drain all the flow. To this are added factors typical of autumn, such as falling leaves and other debris, which can occasionally obstruct the storm drains. The president of Aguas de Cádiz, José Manuel Cossi, has stated that «the maintenance of the sewer and stormwater network is continuous work that is intensified when weather forecasts announce rain episodes». Cossi added that the goal is «to anticipate and keep the infrastructure in the best possible condition to facilitate water drainage».