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Luis Bermejo said that "the city of Murcia has the face of Spain by inefficient water management and Emuasa fixed guaranteed profit to the private part of the company"

NOW MURCIA propose at the next Board of Emuasa, in February, a 20% reduced water rates of all residents of the municipality.

The proposal of the municipal formation is motivated by the fact that Murcia is by far the city with the highest prices water Spain, and that these rates are not justified by the original cost of this resource.

Thus, the price for Murcia is 29.35 euros per 10m3, much higher than in towns around as Alicantes (21.98 euros) or Almeria (19.45 euros), and nearly three times that of the municipalities the cheapest water, Valladolid and Zaragoza.

Councilman Luis Bermejo said that the tariffs "exorbitant water in the city are mainly due to the inefficient management of the joint venture Emuasa and the fact that the entity guarantees to its private shareholders a fixed benefits, which do not fluctuate according to commercial activity or market. "

About inadequate corporate governance, the mayor points out that this is reflected in that Emuasa "does not meet its goal, which is to provide service in the best conditions and ensuring that it reaches all citizens. This does not happen because of the very high rates, which cause the water is inaccessible for part of the population. Thus, about 2,000 families in the municipality are forced to turn to the Social Fund Emuasa, without taking into account that there may be families even though no resources , they are not being helped. "

With respect to profit, explains Bermejo Emuasa private guarantees the company an annual turnover of 2.5 million euros, regardless of costs and prices that water has each year.

The council stressed that "if every year affects citizens a fixed benefit that adds directly to the cost of the resource amount, it is impossible that the tariffs are reduced."

Therefore, the council concludes that "greater control over Emuasa necessary, a reduction in benefits and an improvement of its management, so that all this translates into a significant reduction in the bills."

In this sense, "Now Murcia committed to a model of public water 100%, which ensures universal access, without excluding anyone, this resource users."

Source: Ahora Murcia