The arrival of the machine purchased by UTEC was to take place in mid-May, but it was delayed due to various factors.
The desalination plant that the company bought in May Technological University of Uruguay (UTEC) to collaborate against the effects of water crisis again delayed its arrival and now it is expected that the arrival will take place at the end of the month.
The machine was announced on May 16 by the Secretary of the Presidency, Álvaro Delgado, and was to arrive a week later. However, his arrival was delayed by not entering the hercules plane by a matter of centimeters and it was reported that it was going to be transferred by boat.
After having sailed from Houston, The plant was expected to be in the country by mid-July, but, as reported by 970 Universal, difficulties in ports led to a new delay. Therefore, the new estimated date of arrival is between 28 and 30 of this month.
What will the plant be used for when it arrives?
Among the characteristics of the plant it can be mentioned that it has a capacity of 150,000 literswhich would supply 150,000 peoplepredicted for a context where the salinity of the water was high, not a reality like the current one, with values of chlorides and sodiums within schedule.
It was designed to give water to hospitals and sanatoriums, with trucks that transport water to different parts of the country that need it, mainly in areas where there is a easy logistics “Regarding the loading of tanker trucks so that they could supply some strategic area”.
His arrival will occur at moments where the OSE water quality improved significantly, to such an extent that today the Presidency report on the amount of chlorides and sodium in the water gave values below 100 mg/l, well below the maximums allowed by the Ministry of Public Health (MSP), which are 720 mg/l for chloride and 440 mg/l for sodium.
Source: Ambito
