Water emergency in San Marino. Aaslp: “Irrigation of the lawns outside the historic center has been interrupted”
With reference to the ordinance of the State Congress which provides for the ban on the use of drinking water, aimed at domestic users, for the irrigation of green areas, the Autonomous State Company for Public Works “intends to communicate how, in compliance with the same , the irrigation of the lawns outside the historic center has already been stopped: a necessary initiative, the effects of which are already visible, however, such as the yellowing of the lawns “.
L’Autonomous state company for public works declares in a note that he has “provided for all the necessary containment, control and saving measures and to date the only active irrigations are those defined as ‘rescue’ or those essential to avoid the death of the lawns, guaranteeing the survival of the root waters as well as plants considered more prestigious and in need of greater protection.
The frequency of irrigation of lawns and flower beds in the historic center “has been greatly reduced despite the endangering of a tree capital and which has been invested in flowers for over 10 years”. The goal of the few irrigations currently active is to “continue to guarantee an acceptable level of aesthetics for the historic center of Unesco Humanity visited at this time of the year by the complications of thousands of tourists and to safeguard a green capital that will be able to recover quickly if you lose it “.
Aaslp technicians, “not only in this emergency situation, constantly monitor with the utmost attention the consumption and levels of drinking and non-drinking water used by the irrigation systems which today, thanks to an important replacement and updating work, to use for the most part a ‘dripline’ irrigation system, that is a system that delivers minimal quantities of water, exclusively in the vicinity of the roots to maximize the effect of minimal irrigation “.
Furthermore, “the plants are fed by storage tanks that collect white water or that are heavily filled with non-potable water. As regards the transformation and updating of the plants, an initiative that requires time and resources, the ASLP is today strongly committed ”.
The most recent designs of green spaces in the San Marino area, edited by the Autonomous State Company for Public Works, “take into account the problems related to drought that recur almost annually, for which shrubs are privileged which, after having taken root, no longer need of irrigation and succulents able to live without water “.
Giuliana Barulli (director of Aaslp): “The need to maintain an adequate aesthetic level of the territory, the common good, the landscape, the meadows near the school buildings and the historic center takes on a value within the discussion relating to water saving. In this regard, the ASLP requires understanding for initiatives that may appear to be in contrast with the current situation. The will is to improve and apply remote supervision systems for irrigation over time on the basis of real needs which will therefore be increasingly targeted and efficient. We are also working to create small collections of water in the area and for some some collection wells. We remain available to receive reports of malfunctions or to answer citizens’ questions “.