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València’s Chilled Public Fountains Set Summer Record as City Plans 23 More

City officials cite extreme heat as the driver of record use.

Fuentes dispensadoras de agua refrigerante
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Imagen de la visita de la presidenta de Emivasa a las instalaciones del polígono Vara de Quart

Overview

  • The network dispensed 56,000 liters in July and 68,000 in August, surpassing 124,000 liters across the two months.
  • Year-to-date dispensing has reached 748 cubic meters, according to municipal and Emivasa data.
  • València currently operates 54 refrigerated, filtered Pusdar points with 120 liters per hour capacity per unit, with 23 more slated before year-end.
  • Usage for the week of 11–17 August rose 21% versus a comparable July week, and two newly opened Marina units became August’s highest-consumption sites.
  • Operations are managed through a 24/7 digital twin control center, while Emivasa reports 24,000 app users, 97,000 online-office users, and 177,512 e-billing accounts representing 39% of subscribers.