The Lanzarote Water Consortium has finalised improvement works on the drinking water and irrigation network connecting El Cuchillo and Soo, situated in the eastern part of the island.
This project is set to bolster domestic water supply and agricultural irrigation in this vital farming zone, an area renowned for its jable (volcanic soil) and traditional produce including sweet potatoes and watermelons across the municipalities of Teguise and Tinajo.
Oswaldo Betancort, the president of the Lanzarote Cabildo and the Water Consortium, welcomed the completion of the project. “We are fulfilling our commitments to the farmers and residents of these historic towns, strengthening the drinking water network and ensuring more efficient and secure irrigation,” he stated.
Funding is provided by the Water Consortium from a total budget of €5 million, which has been allocated for priority interventions in supply and sanitation networks across the island.
Domingo Cejas, the Cabildo’s Water Councillor, highlighted the significance of the project. “With these actions, the Lanzarote Water Consortium reaffirms its commitment to modernising the entire water cycle, supporting the primary sector, and improving the quality of life in rural areas of the island,” he emphasised.
The work, which was awarded a contract value of €352,857.30 and executed by UTE Renovación Redes, is now complete. Officials are currently awaiting only the chlorination test and the final health report, with the network scheduled to be commissioned in March.
The project area extends from the junction of the San Juan Evangelista and Hermanos Pinzones roads, continuing along calle Lugar El Cuchillo. Its primary aim is to deliver tangible improvements to both the potable water supply infrastructure and the irrigation network designated for agricultural use.
Regarding domestic supply, the new infrastructure will enable the Soo network to interconnect with a planned pipeline in the western zone, thereby facilitating a link to the existing network in El Cuchillo. On the agricultural front, the scheme expands upon the project to modernise and enhance irrigation in the northeast of Lanzarote. This has been achieved by installing a pipeline parallel to the main supply line, guaranteeing water access throughout the entire agricultural area.
The scale of the engineering work is considerable, involving the installation of 2,230 metres of 110-millimetre diameter PVC pipe for the drinking water network and a further 2,230 metres of 140-millimetre diameter PVC pipe specifically for agricultural supply. In total, this represents nearly five kilometres of new pipelines that will structurally reinforce the hydraulic system in this important jable region.
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