This November 8, the municipality of Saint-Geniès-de-Malgoirès inaugurates a project to improve the drinking water supply. After more than a year of work, the reservoir and the new pipes are operational, ensuring quality water for residents.
This ambitious project of Nimes Metropolisup to 1.2 million eurosincludes the construction of a new reservoir and the modernization of the distribution network. The new tank consists of two tanks of 900 m³ each, for a total capacity of 1,800 m³. The water is supplied by the turbidity treatment plant which filters and treats the water coming from the two Creux des Fontaines boreholes, thus ensuring the inhabitants of Saint-Geniès-de-Malgoirès high quality water and safety. constant sanitation.
This equipment demonstrates the ambition of Nîmes Métropole to guarantee a quality and sustainable public water service for Saint-Geniès-de-Malgoirès. This project illustrates Nîmes Métropole's desire to invest in essential infrastructure for the well-being and health of residents, while preserving natural resources.
Franck Proust, president of Nîmes Métropole
A two-step plan
In order to compensate for episodes of turbidity due to the erosion of natural limestone in the sources, which could affect the water of Saint-Geniès-de-Malgoirès, a two-step transformation had to be carried out. In 2019 a turbidity treatment plant was built. Then, the new reservoir, allowing the storage of up to 1,800 m³ of treated water, which strengthens the storage capacity of the municipality and thus ensures a sufficient water reserve in the event of need or incidents on the network. Saint-Geniès-de-Malgoirès.
