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Concepción: Essap carries out adaptation of sewage and water distribution networks

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Essap, Paraguay's state-owned sanitation company, is undertaking infrastructure upgrades for water distribution and sewage systems in Concepción following persistent user complaints.
  • The company's president, Luis Fernando Bernal, failed to attend two scheduled meetings with the Municipal Board, citing weather and a meeting with the President of Paraguay.
  • Essap's regional manager, Juan Celso López, assured the Municipal Board that a dedicated team is working on site until all issues are resolved.

Residents of Concepción, Paraguay, have long endured inadequate water supply and collapsing sewage systems, prompting urgent intervention from the state-owned sanitation company, Essap. After numerous complaints from citizens and municipal authorities, Essap has finally initiated crucial upgrades to the city's water distribution and sewage networks. This action comes after significant pressure, including unfulfilled promises from Essap's president, Luis Fernando Bernal, who was expected to address the Municipal Board but twice failed to appear.

Essap came with the entire technical team to solve the inconveniences.

· Juan Celso LópezAssuring the Municipal Board that the company is actively working on solutions in Concepción.

The absence of Essap's president has fueled frustration among Concepción's residents and elected officials. Bernal's excuses—first citing weather preventing his flight from Asunción and later a meeting with President Santiago Peña—were met with criticism from council members. This perceived lack of commitment from the top leadership has amplified the community's grievances, highlighting a disconnect between the company's central administration and the pressing needs of the local population.

We are not coming with promises, we are coming to provide solutions; we will not leave until all the inconveniences claimed by the citizens are resolved.

· Juan Celso LópezEmphasizing Essap's commitment to completing the infrastructure work in Concepción.

Despite the leadership's no-shows, Essap's regional manager, Juan Celso López, attended a Municipal Board session to outline the ongoing work. López assured the board and the public that a specialized team from Asunción is on the ground, working diligently to resolve the critical issues. He emphasized that the company is committed to seeing the projects through to completion, stating, "We are not leaving until all the inconveniences claimed by the citizens are resolved." This commitment, coupled with the ongoing rehabilitation of the water treatment plant and network improvements, offers a glimmer of hope for Concepción's long-suffering residents, though the repeated absences of the company's president remain a point of contention.

the plane he was going to travel on could not take off from Asunción due to weather issues.

· Luis Fernando BernalExcusing his absence from a meeting with the Municipal Board of Concepción.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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