Ecological PRESS TO PUBLIC OPINION The Movement for Water Quality, which is a civic organization that arises from the obvious open and notorious bad quality of drinking water we have received the citizens of Great Valencia, aware of the extreme importance and responsibility that has to handle the issue because of its implications on the health of the citizenry, we have always had the fundamental values adherence to the Law, the institutionalization of the Venezuelan State, total transparency and scientific truth, and these values \u200b\u200bhave always guided our actions and statements, hoping with this procedure can give such responsibility to the institutions, especially institutions State.
is why, yesterday, July 14, 2010, in view of having passed 84 days since we made our first application, to Mr. Manuel Fernandez that was made public the values \u200b\u200bof water quality parameters as laid down in Article 66 of the Organic Law for the Provision of Potable Water and Sanitation , having completed all the stages and administrative lapses to the Organic Law on Administrative Procedures, and having completed 49 days without receiving a reply to the same application diagram by Mr. Cristóbal Francisco Ortiz, resorted to the Supreme Court, where covered in the Laws and rights under the Constitution of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, mostly ask:
"That immediately to ensure the right of access to information enshrined in Article 28 of the Constitution of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, which stipulates that citizens" will have access to documents of any nature containing information whose disclosure is of interest to communities or groups of people, "just the right enshrined in Article 117 of the Constitution to" provide quality goods and services, as well as adequate and not misleading about the content and features products and services they consume, and the right of users and users of water service provided by HIDROCENTRO, enshrined in Article 66 of the Organic Law on Provision of Potable Water and Sanitation, to be regularly informed, and therefore make public the current values \u200b\u200bof the parameters established water quality in the "Health Standards for Drinking Water Quality."
also take this opportunity to point out that in view of the repeated refusal of Hidrocentro and the Ministry of Environment to comply with the obligation to publish the values \u200b\u200bof the parameters of water quality and to the apparent poor quality of itself and the lack of participation of other scientific and academic institutions, we were forced to take a sample from their own resources to scientifically proven that the water delivered by Hidrocentro not meet at least two of the parameters set in the "Quality Health Standards Potable Water, "showing that the values \u200b\u200bof residual chlorine and aluminum in the water are outside the parameters established by the Health Standards. These measurements were performed by 2 independent laboratories certified by the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, with very extensive experience and credibility in the Carabobo State, and have not been tampered with in any way. These laboratories, whose services have been recruited multiple times by state agencies and the industrial sector Carabobo, ensuring that errors in their measurements are less than 10%.
is also necessary to explain to public opinion in these studies did not participate or intervene at the University of Carabobo, but were made for 2 private laboratories. The University of Carabobo if you have formed a committee to investigate the problem of Water, chaired by Dr. Jacqueline Loyo of Sardi, who leads a multidisciplinary team of faculty researchers of the University, however, has not yet issued official statements analyzes have been doing.
It should be emphasized that true to our commitment to total transparency, all technical details regarding the studies and / or copies of the reports are available on request for those who want to analyze with due detail. However, it is necessary to clarify, that is NOT us as citizens and users who conduct studies for us to verify the quality of our water, but is required Hidrocentro and other public institutions to meet its responsibilities established by Law Rinse with evidence, not statements, the veracity of the allegations made by citizens.
has never been our intention to create alarm in the population, but to denounce responsibly, always based on empirical evidence and verifiable by anyone with a sincere willingness to do so, the problems we have identified in both plants treatment, Pao-Cachinche in illegal discharges, the real reason of rationing, in drinking water with non-standard parameters and repeated breaches of the Act, among others, some of which have been tentatively recognized by Hidrocentro.
is also necessary clarify that it is completely false that we have not participated in the Commission has been studying water issues in Carabobo because lack of willingness of the Movement. In the May 21 meeting at the headquarters of Minab in Carabobo, thanks to pressure from the community and the willingness of officials of the Environmental Nursery, were allowed to enter one of our members, and a timetable had been discussed Inspection of the plants, which would allow us to participate, and also invited environmental organizations interested in participating. However as of May 27 when we come to inspect the Wastewater Treatment Plant Wastewater "The Guayos" Dep. Maria Carrasco, we are denied access to it, despite being the only environmental organization that was present, a fact that was outlined in the regional media. Again, on May 28, we went to inspect the Wastewater Treatment Plant "La Mariposa" and we were prevented from participating, despite having made very specific allegations about the many problems in the plant.
Then on June 7 this year, the commission publicly invited environmental organizations to submit proposals, we went to the headquarters of the Colorado Hidrocentro where he would meet the commission, to record a document of proposals contentivo of 18 points that we consider important steps towards solving the water problem in Carabobo, we were not even allowed access beyond the surveillance, where we were forced to surrender the document. Later on June 14 along with officials of the Public Defender of Carabobo State, including the Defender Theobald Zamora, Pao-Cachinche, signed a record where Hidrocentro, represented by its President Manuel Fernandez, undertook to convene during the first week of July, as recorded in the minutes, to a meeting where we would all the information requested and would lead to an inspection of plants. Unfortunately, to this date, Hidrocentro has called us not breach its commitment. So it is false that we have not participated in the commission because they would have liked, but because we have been repeatedly prevented from participating.
We will take the floor to the Deputy Minister of Water, Mr. Cristóbal Francisco Ortiz, to engage in a "healthy debate" where they can clarify and discuss tests based on the actual size of the problem of water in Carabobo and the actions to be taken for their solution. Under this, we is necessary before such a dialogue, at least they should make public the actual values \u200b\u200bof water quality within the parameters established in the Sanitary Regulations, which have been formally asking for 86 days. Therefore invite the Vice Minister of Water to come to Valencia, and we encourage you to inspect in the presence of the media and communities, Treatment Plant, Pao-Cachinche Dam, the Diversion and tributaries: to corroborate some of complaints we have made.
From the Movement for Water Quality, we believe that a situation of such importance to all citizens, without distinction of any kind, should be taken more responsibility on the part of officials who have the duty to guarantee our right of access to a vital public service such as water, and has the moral and legal duty to provide a science with verifiable evidence response to various requests that we have done. We also call for more civil society organizations and research institutions to join the study of water issues in Carabobo, and reiterate our commitment to continue to act civilly Carabobo, above any particular interest, the quality of the liquid more precious to life, the water we all drink.
Movement for Water Quality
