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The residents of Planes del Rei, in Pratdip, report being deprived of drinking water for seven days<\/h2>\n

ACN Pratdip<\/span> \u2013 The urbanization of Planes del Rei, in Pratdip (Baix Camp), has been without drinking water since December 31. This is what the residents denounce, claiming that the town hall is disengaging from the issue, blaming it on a malfunction in the installations, and justifying it by stating that the urbanization is private. However, the affected residents argue that, although it is a private urbanization, they pay their drinking water bills to the town hall.<\/p>\n

“The mayor only issued a decree \u2013 presented on Wednesday \u2013 in which he says he asked the company to do what they can so that we have water,” said \u00d2scar Serrano, one of the affected residents, to the ACN agency. He adds that the mayor insists it is the homeowners who must pay for the repairs.<\/p>\n

In the urbanization, about 190 residents<\/span> are affected by this water cut, which occurred during the end-of-year and Epiphany holidays, a time when many families are hosting visiting relatives from elsewhere.
“We can\u2019t shower, do laundry, or cook,” laments Serrano, who points out that some neighbors filed complaints on Tuesday with the Mossos d’Esquadra (Catalan police).<\/p>\n

Serrano also explains that some residents had to seek refuge with relatives in other villages because they “couldn\u2019t take it anymore” after seven days without drinking water<\/span>, except for a few brief moments when the water briefly flowed again.<\/p>\n

Neighbors also complain that no technical team has yet come on-site to repair the facilities, and that no alternative solution<\/span>, such as a water tanker, has been provided.<\/p>\n

The affected residents point out that they pay their water bills to the town hall<\/span>, as well as the maintenance and repair fees<\/span>. Serrano adds that there is currently debate over “whether the pumps are new or old,” but to him this is irrelevant because the town hall is responsible<\/span>:
“It must be paid for, and that’s it. We pay a lot of taxes every year, and those costs are already included in the monthly bill,” he emphasizes.<\/p>\n

Furthermore, he finds the situation even more absurd considering that Pratdip is one of the municipalities with the most water resources:
“Water runs through the ravines, and springs flow everywhere; not having water simply due to a lack of mechanism is very serious, especially when the town hall bears full responsibility.”<\/p>\n

On Saturday afternoon, residents gathered to publicly denounce<\/span> the situation.<\/p>\n

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A Baix Camp urbanization without water for a week<\/h2>\n

The urbanization of Planes del Rei, in Pratdip (Baix Camp), has been without drinking water since December 31. This is what the residents denounce, claiming that the town hall is disengaging from the issue, which would be due to a malfunction in the installations. The town hall justifies its inaction by saying it is a private urbanization.<\/p>\n

However, the residents insist that, even if it is private, they pay their drinking water bills to the town hall. “The mayor only issued a decree [presented Wednesday] stating that he had asked the company to do what is necessary so we have water,” said \u00d2scar Serrano, one of the affected residents. He adds that the mayor maintains that the owners must pay for the repairs.<\/p>\n

Approximately 190 residents are affected by this cut, which occurred during New Year and Epiphany, a period when many families receive visits from relatives from other areas.
Some residents filed complaints with the Mossos d’Esquadra (Catalan police).<\/p>\n

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The water conflict pits Pratdip against Les Planes del Rei<\/h2>\n

This morning, the municipality of Pratdip held its first plenary session of the year, marked by controversy. The debate focused on the water supply issues affecting the private urbanization of Les Planes del Rei.<\/p>\n

The controversy dominated the first plenary meeting of the year, held this morning in Pratdip. Around thirty residents attended this tense session, during which cameras from Canal Reus Televisi\u00f3 were denied access at the request of the mayor, who prohibited the recording of the session.<\/p>\n

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The events date back to December 31, when the residents of this area were cut off from running water. Since then, they have denounced the local government\u2019s inaction and the absence of any proposed solutions.<\/p>\n