Simarsul invests 472,000 euros in sanitation in Montijo

A Simarsul, a company responsible for waste water management in the Setúbal Peninsula, signed a contract of EUR 472,000 to build a waste water drainage and uplift system in the Praçada municipality of Montijo, was announced today.

In a statement, Simarsul – Sanitation of the Setúbal Peninsula states that the contract was signed on Tuesday in the Palaces of the Municipality of Montijo, and that the work, with a term of execution of 330 days, was awarded to the company Obagoito II – Construction and Public Works.

According to Simarsul, this is an undertaking that will strengthen the collection and forwarding of waste water to the Waste Water Treatment Station (ETAR) of Afonsoeiro, also in this municipality of Setúbal district.

“The project will strengthen the collection and forwarding of waste water for treatment at the Plant – Waste Water Treatment Station of Afonsoeiro, promoting sustainable management of the urban water cycle and contributing to the protection of water resources, ecosystems and public health”, reads the statement.

The company also mentions that investment in the new rainwater drainage and uplifting system contributes to the protection of water resources, ecosystems and public health, by improving sanitation infrastructure.

Simarsul is responsible for the management and exploitation of the multi-municipal wastewater sanitation system of the Setúbal Peninsula, in the municipalities of Alcochete, Barreiro, Moita, Montijo, Palmela, Seixal, Sesimbra and Setúbal.

The company, of exclusively public capital, has as shareholders Águas de Portugal and the eight municipalities covered by the system.

As part of the ongoing investment plan, Simarsul plans to continue to develop works for the completion of reorganisation, infrastructure rehabilitation and improvement of the efficiency and reliability of waste water treatment processes.