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National Funds Restart Santa Fe Water Plant Expansion

Recent certificate payments ended months of stoppages, and short‑term maintenance and leak repairs are being stepped up for the summer.

Overview

  • Work at the Santa Fe treatment plant resumes Monday with a 44 billion‑peso national investment, lifting capacity from 8,250 to 14,500 m³/h, with physical progress at roughly 12–13% and completion estimated for July 2027.
  • The national government cleared debts and issued three work certificates totaling about 4 billion pesos in the past two months, enabling the contractor consortium to return and plan a gradual ramp‑up.
  • Aguas Santafesinas scheduled a temporary water shutdown on Sunday, November 16, from 02:00 to 12:00 for plant maintenance worth 122 million pesos, with contingency supply for hospitals and system purging to limit turbidity on restart.
  • A 1.1 billion‑peso summer plan is underway for plant interventions, leak detection, and pipe renewals, with officials projecting roughly 5% more output by late December, or about 400 m³/h, to reinforce pressure in northern neighborhoods.
  • The ‘mirror’ plant in Granadero Baigorria is about 35% complete, targets June 2027 for finish, will add 6,000 m³/h, and is planned to tie into the proposed Acueducto Gran Rosario to move water west and southwest across the metro area.