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The Water and Waste Services Regulation Authority has urged SMAS Almada to proactively compensate residents impacted by recent water supply disruptions.
Residents can request compensation from the Setúbal Municipal Services.
The chaos of uncorrected exams and the lack of water in Almada remain unresolved. Could the Prime Minister blame the parties that only offer unsolicited opinions?
The Minister of Environment states that residents of Almada who were left without water can request financial compensation.
The Almada Municipal Assembly will discuss a motion of no confidence from the PSD against the municipality's socialist leadership next week, accusing it of repeated failures in managing the water crisis, civil protection, housing, urban hygiene, and accountability. The document, which the Lusa agency had access to this Tuesday, will be discussed at the next meeting.
Requests can be made as long as they are submitted within 30 days. Maria da Graça Carvalho says that two new boreholes in Seixal will resolve the problem in the short term, but that there is a solution designed for all municipalities on the south bank, involving a connection to the system that supplies Lisbon.
The officer from the GNR Traffic Brigade was struck by a vehicle on the IC2 on Friday night in Alcobaça. There are now 110 Portuguese citizens and people of Portuguese descent dead following the double earthquake in Venezuela.
Among the fatalities are 20 children and 90 adults. Meanwhile, in Almada, ten areas of the municipality will be without water starting at 10 PM tonight. The outage will last until 6 AM on Sunday.
The water supply shortage in Almada is being analysed by the Ombudsman, who stated that the situation is under review following the receipt of complaints.
The Ombudsman is analysing the situation regarding the lack of water supply in Almada, in the Setúbal district, following complaints filed by residents in the municipality. “The situation is under analysis following the receipt of complaints,” the Ombudsman stated in a response sent to the Lusa agency, without providing further details.
In recent days, successive water outages have been reported in the municipality of Almada, with a particular impact on the Costa da Caparica.
Water supply failures in Almada raise questions about consumer rights. Ana Sofia Ferreira, from DECO PROteste, argues that those affected should be compensated and that the fixed component of the bill should not be charged while the service is unavailable.
Tariff exemptions, extended payment deadlines, and priority for hospitals and nursing homes. These are the urgent measures the consumer protection association is requesting from the Almada Municipal Water and Sanitation Services (SMAS).
In recent days, successive water supply failures have been reported in the Almada municipality, with a particular impact on the Caparica coast.
The Water and Waste Services Regulation Authority (ERSAR) states that no other situations equivalent to the one currently being experienced in Almada have been identified, where the water supply has been interrupted and was even cut off during the early hours of this morning. “ERSAR is not aware of other similar situations,” the regulator indicated in a written response to...
In recent days, residents of several locations in the municipality have reported successive water outages.
The announcement was made by the vice-president of the Almada City Council, in the Setúbal district, Filipe Pacheco
Teachers, support staff, and operational assistants are demanding better wages and improved schedules this Tuesday in front of the Setúbal City Council.
At 8 PM, it was reported that applications that had already been validated in the municipality of Alcácer do Sal remain unpaid.
